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TED Talk is a company that runs speaking events in which one brilliant person talks about their one specific area of expertise. Like a TED Talk on saving the world or the power of introverts or the power of lizards. Any of those would apply. There's a lot of TED Talks at this point. Bill Gates has done one. Brene Brown, His Holiness Pope Francis, they've all done TED Talks.
TED Talk is a company that runs speaking events in which one brilliant person talks about their one specific area of expertise. Like a TED Talk on saving the world or the power of introverts or the power of lizards. Any of those would apply. There's a lot of TED Talks at this point. Bill Gates has done one. Brene Brown, His Holiness Pope Francis, they've all done TED Talks.
They have, and it all began 40 years ago as a conference, but now the TED Talk is basically its own genre. And there's different styles. There's the pacing philosopher. There's the zany genius. There's the casual billionaire. You know it's a TED Talk when you hear it because, Jack, they have the really critical... causes, but then the dramatic inflections to keep your attention.
They have, and it all began 40 years ago as a conference, but now the TED Talk is basically its own genre. And there's different styles. There's the pacing philosopher. There's the zany genius. There's the casual billionaire. You know it's a TED Talk when you hear it because, Jack, they have the really critical... causes, but then the dramatic inflections to keep your attention.
They have, and it all began 40 years ago as a conference, but now the TED Talk is basically its own genre. And there's different styles. There's the pacing philosopher. There's the zany genius. There's the casual billionaire. You know it's a TED Talk when you hear it because, Jack, they have the really critical... causes, but then the dramatic inflections to keep your attention.
Did you know that there's a rule of TED Talks that they cannot go longer than 18 minutes? Yeah, if you know this yet, there's the 18-minute rule of every TED Talk. Why is that, Jack? That's the scientifically optimal amount of time to go deep, but not lose the audience's attention.
Did you know that there's a rule of TED Talks that they cannot go longer than 18 minutes? Yeah, if you know this yet, there's the 18-minute rule of every TED Talk. Why is that, Jack? That's the scientifically optimal amount of time to go deep, but not lose the audience's attention.
Did you know that there's a rule of TED Talks that they cannot go longer than 18 minutes? Yeah, if you know this yet, there's the 18-minute rule of every TED Talk. Why is that, Jack? That's the scientifically optimal amount of time to go deep, but not lose the audience's attention.
It's long enough to go deep on the history of cockroaches, but short enough to keep you interested in the history of cockroaches. But here's the news. TED Talks is looking for a new CEO. The guy who's been leading the company for 25 years is also choosing his successor in classic TED Talk style. The next CEO of TED Talk is going to be whoever has the best idea for the future of TED Talk.
It's long enough to go deep on the history of cockroaches, but short enough to keep you interested in the history of cockroaches. But here's the news. TED Talks is looking for a new CEO. The guy who's been leading the company for 25 years is also choosing his successor in classic TED Talk style. The next CEO of TED Talk is going to be whoever has the best idea for the future of TED Talk.
It's long enough to go deep on the history of cockroaches, but short enough to keep you interested in the history of cockroaches. But here's the news. TED Talks is looking for a new CEO. The guy who's been leading the company for 25 years is also choosing his successor in classic TED Talk style. The next CEO of TED Talk is going to be whoever has the best idea for the future of TED Talk.
It's basically an audition, and they're taking applications. The CEO left his email address. You should ping him. But besties, Jack and I jumped in T-boy style. We whipped out a PowerPoint presentation and we found a bigger story here on TED Talks, the business. This is a shockingly deep media business that generates an estimated annual revenue of $100 million.
It's basically an audition, and they're taking applications. The CEO left his email address. You should ping him. But besties, Jack and I jumped in T-boy style. We whipped out a PowerPoint presentation and we found a bigger story here on TED Talks, the business. This is a shockingly deep media business that generates an estimated annual revenue of $100 million.
It's basically an audition, and they're taking applications. The CEO left his email address. You should ping him. But besties, Jack and I jumped in T-boy style. We whipped out a PowerPoint presentation and we found a bigger story here on TED Talks, the business. This is a shockingly deep media business that generates an estimated annual revenue of $100 million.
It's a wild evolution because TED Talk began as a secret conference exclusively for rich patrons, but now it's an open, complex media company. First, they have the annual TED conference, which always takes place in Vancouver. $10,000 tickets, and you get to see Sam Altman speak in person on the future of AI taking over the world.
It's a wild evolution because TED Talk began as a secret conference exclusively for rich patrons, but now it's an open, complex media company. First, they have the annual TED conference, which always takes place in Vancouver. $10,000 tickets, and you get to see Sam Altman speak in person on the future of AI taking over the world.
It's a wild evolution because TED Talk began as a secret conference exclusively for rich patrons, but now it's an open, complex media company. First, they have the annual TED conference, which always takes place in Vancouver. $10,000 tickets, and you get to see Sam Altman speak in person on the future of AI taking over the world.
There's also the TED membership, which gets you access to a newsletter and other events ranging from $5 to $500 a month. So you can see that video of Mel Robbins reminding you that you're sabotaging your own happiness. Now, TED Talk's mission is to be open. They want to offer their content for free, but they also need to make money, which makes YouTube perfect.
There's also the TED membership, which gets you access to a newsletter and other events ranging from $5 to $500 a month. So you can see that video of Mel Robbins reminding you that you're sabotaging your own happiness. Now, TED Talk's mission is to be open. They want to offer their content for free, but they also need to make money, which makes YouTube perfect.
There's also the TED membership, which gets you access to a newsletter and other events ranging from $5 to $500 a month. So you can see that video of Mel Robbins reminding you that you're sabotaging your own happiness. Now, TED Talk's mission is to be open. They want to offer their content for free, but they also need to make money, which makes YouTube perfect.