UPDATE: 5 bonus winners!! Five folks have won a free download of Secrets from Silicon Valley featuring Reid Hoffman, Tim Ferriss, Guy Kawasaki –all who have profoundly influenced my career– plus many other great business minds. Congrats to:
Nelson Mouellic
Bob Fisher
Brian Bulemore
Rodrigo Figueras
Tony DiMaggio
Winners: email production@chasejarvis.com to claim your prize.
AND… Tune in LIVE RIGHT NOW. Guy Kawasaki is coming up next.
UPDATE: Huge thanks to the 500 or so of you who took the time to submit your amazing stories in entry — and for a contest that just ran for a few hours. The winner is Jose Rosado. I’ll be flying Jose a few thousand miles, but it’ll be worth it. And he’s promised to pay it forward. ALSO: watch this space/blog post and my twitter facebook G+ as over the next 2 days we will be awarding Runner Up Prizes — the $99 dollar video download (or streaming) of the entire event — to several of you who entered. HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!
This is another one of those gigs where I pinch myself – getting to work alongside some of the best creative entrepreneurs in the world – AND… Here’s a kicker: I want you and a friend to join me for FREE.
For one lucky winner + friend, I’ll pick up airfare, a room for 2 nights and 2 VIP tickets to attend the entire 2-day event below… plus time for us to hang out and drink beer together when I’m not MC’ing the event… The event starts TOMORROW! PLUS WE’RE LIVE STREAMING THE ENTIRE EVENT. Read on for details + how to enter…
Transform your business with Secrets from Silicon Valley.
This event is more than a year in the works, thousands of hours of work from some very talented people, and more than a few sleepless nights on my own part. We are opening our San Francisco based creativeLIVE studio TOMORROW and the very first broadcast is one you don’t want to miss. I’ll be hosting and it’s going to deliver a punch of insider, unprecedented information from some of the world’s smartest people.
Just as Hollywood implies celebrity, Silicon Valley is synonymous with creative innovation. Attracting the greatest business minds in the world, SV is the world’s startup epicenter. This broadcast offers you direct access to the pioneering minds behind this powerful community. Whether your business is just you or employs fifty people, you’ll learn how to survive, grow, and thrive directly from entrepreneurs who have done it. Do you want to learn from LinkedIn’s founder Reid Hoffman and ask about his secrets to success? Tim Ferriss? Guy Kawasaki? Chris Guillebeau? You’ll hear from them and many more. I know I’ve learned a thing or two from these people I call friends, but knowing what I know about how valuable their secrets have been, I would have given a limb to be able to ask them questions years ago.
If you win the contest below, you can attend in person, but even if you don’t win, you can still get the entire knowledge base by >>> RSVP’ing right here under ‘sign up’ <<<< and then tuning in live. All this access… No travel. Ability to ask questions. Totally free. If you miss the live broadcast or want to watch it again, you will be able to purchase the full event, just like creativeLIVE always works.
Here’s how you can enter to win t to join us in San Francisco. It’s easy.
First, you must RSVP/sign up at this event link here.
Second, just answer the question: Why do you want to join me at the event? Let me know in the comments below and I’ll pick a winner based on how compelling your answer is!
If you think of something better to say or something to add to your original comment, feel free to enter again or add whatever you want to say in another comment. We’ll trace your answer back to you.
Lastly. This contest is worldwide. If you need to miss thursday, we can fly you in for friday, etc. and please note****THIS CONTEST ENDS AT 6PM pacific time TODAY. Winner will be announced this evening VIA MY TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND G+ ACCOUNT. Due to tight timeline, we must hear back from you within 60 minutes so we can hop on the phone and work out logistics for your travels. So make sure you are watching!
Official Rules HERE.
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Who: You, Me, and 15 of the world’s most creative entrepreneurs
What: a LIVE, interactive broadcast of Secrets of Silicon Valley from creativeLIVE
When: This Thursday and Friday, June 20-21 (Detailed schedule below)
Where: tune in to www.creativeLIVE.com/live
Here is the list of experts scheduled to give Master Classes, and the topics they will teach. Hope to see you there -physically or virtually.
Reid Hoffman, Founder LinkedIn & Ben Casnocha, entrepreneur (The Start-up of You)
Tim Ferriss, New York Times bestselling author (Solving your Business Problems)
David Goldberg, CEO Survey Monkey (The Art of Asking a Question)
Chris Guillebeau, New York Times bestselling author (The $100 Startup)
Pamela Slim, Business coach and author of Escape From Cubicle Nation
Megan Smith, VP of Google[x] (Networks Effects: 21st Century Collaboration and Opportunities)
Guy Kawasaki, New York Times bestselling author (The Art of Enchantment)
Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin (How to Sell Your Company without Selling Your Soul)
Sarah Leary & Nirav Tolia, Co-founders of Nextdoor (Look Before you Leap: How to Evaluate a Business Idea)
Spencer Rascoff, CEO of Zillow (Lessons from 15 Years in Tech)
Toni Schneider, CEO of WordPress (Managing a Distributed Workforce)
Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk (How to Get More Done)
Niniane Wang, CTO of Minted (Creating a Great Website on a Budget)
When you tune in, you’ll hopefully learn some valuable lessons and skills. I know I will!
Contest Details:
1) Official Rules HERE.
2) Prize: Airfare for 2, 1 room for 2 nights and 2 VIP tickets, combined value $2,000 US
3) Contest starts: June 19, 2013 11am PDT
4) Contest ends: June 19, 2013 6pm PDT
5) Notification: Winner will be announced the evening of June 19, 2013 PDT via Chase Jarvis Facebook, Twitter and Google+ and the winner MUST respond within 60 minutes because of the short timeline or we will have to choose the next winner.
6) How to enter for a chance to win:
_Go to link in the text above and RSVP to sign up for the broadcast
_Answer the question in the comments below: Why do you want to join me at the creativeLIVE event?
7) Our team will determine the winner based on how compelling your reason for wanting to attend is.
My mission in life from last two years have been to connect people in person for learning and teaching.
I have spent my entire life savings on creating and managing LetsLunch.com without external funding.
I want to attend the event and see how can i contribute to the event with my resources and learnings.
Start up of a business is incredibly difficult, keeping that business going takes so much more than hard work. It takes dedication and the proper knowledge to be able to sustain one’s business and scale it correctly without limiting potential. With technology having grown as quickly as it has in the past decade the business model has changed and it is adapt or be left behind. I have started such a business and have felt the crunch of taking my business from a part time gig to a full time endeavor. Going through the basics of a business plan, identifying my niche and market as well as benchmarking success have kept me moving in a positive direction but it is still limited by the one denominator that can’t change without new ideas, that limitation is me and my experience. When I look at my business I see the passion and hard work I’ve put in to it as well as the sacrifices I’ve made (including time spent with my wife/kids) and though I would love to say that I would love to learn the tricks of the trade to work smarter I’m not foolish enough to believe hard work and stepping outside my comfort zone won’t be required. Again its my own limitations I have to overcome, stepping outside of my comfort zone and doing what is necessary to be successful is easily said but without the firsthand knowledge from those who have done it just remains just out of my reach. I could run down my Resume of my past 42 years of life but this is not about the things I have done but what I have yet to accomplish, I am far from being done. Being a part of something where so many others have traveled down that same road to become successful is what I yearn for, seeing the names posted for this workshop gives me chills as I have read most of their stories of their success and the opportunity to be able to hear them speak and pick their minds as well as yours intrigues this business owner who is trying to not forget his limitations but grow is spite of them. I would be honored being awarded such an opportunity and whether I am there in person or watch it online I will make sure I take the points to heart as for me there is nowhere I would rather be than a business owner looking for success.
Who and why wouldn’t someone want a chance to meet Chase and some of the best minds in the world for a once in a lifetime opportunity? As a final year university student (like everyone I suppose) I’m trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my life. 2 years ago Chase was the reason I picked up a camera and taught myself how to use it. That has completely changed my life and the way I see the world. CreativeLIVE has single handedly taught me more than 3 and a half years of my degree. I have an idea right now that I’m developing that in my local market, has close to no competition and a outside the box business strategy to implement it, I’d do anything for the chance to share that with you all. I believe that this will be the defining moment in my life where I’ll be able to learn from the best of the best in their fields and bring my entrepreneurial ideas to life regardless of whether or not I win this competition. So as to answer my previous question, I can think of 15 people in the world right now that don’t need to win this competition: they are already speaking there. PS: having beers with you would also be awesome.
I began seriously honing my art and diligently collecting information about photography over a year ago, though I have been shooting since I was a kid. It originally began as an outlet for artistic expression.When I began shooting senior pictures, family portraits, model/actor headshots, I realized I had found a way to connect with others using my art. It was a mutual exchange for me. It meant so much that these people, who didn’t even know me, would actually pay me to preserve their lifetime memories, It is an investment that I do not undervalue. I have developed my techniques in many different genres of photography but I have yet to really develop a solid business plan. Why? because I have no clue how. I attended college for almost six years majoring in Communication, Psychology and Women’s Studies, only to kick myself for not studying something that would help to advance my career such as Business or Marketing. What I have is persistence, drive and passion, what I lack is the ability to organize and self promote, though I desperately want to. I am blessed with two sons and a husband that support me in every move I make, however my drive comes from the desire to develop a place in the world to call my own. I’m looking to be successful in something more then just domestic duties, As much as I love my boys, I have a deep yearning for an individual identity other then that of just a mother and wife. I want to instill in my boys a sense of ambition. To be afforded an opportunity to be personally educated by some of the best in the field is beyond inspiring. It will give me the tools I need to utilize my skills, to pursue and reach the goals I have set for myself. If you choose me, I will not let you down. Throughout my life I have developed a skill for beating the odds through hard work and relentless desire to find better for myself. My backstory is not a pleasant one. I dropped out of high school in the 9th grade. I spent a couple years as a delinquent before I got pregnant at 17. That’s when I realized what I was becoming and decided to change my course. I got my GED at 19 and enrolled in a community college. Three years later I moved to a bigger city to attend a University. I will bring the same perseverance if chosen to attend this event. My dream is to pursue my love of photography and to help women. I run two pages on Facebook, inspired by women in Rock’n’Roll that are devoted to elevating and inspiring women who may be survivors of abuse.
Please give me the opportunity to gather this invaluable knowledge so that I can further my own journey. Thank you so much for what you do on Creative Live! It is appreciated and received with gratitude.
Stuck in a routine reality, and always craving for that creative energy, but often too cautious to take the jump, but I am so ready now that if my mind and soul could speak you will hear WOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA all the way to the West Coast.
I am a passionate photographer (and yes I am am one of those dreamers who own an autographed Steven Pass). I have dual citizenship and I speak three languages. I can cook. Really. I love to play soccer. Messi considers me the best player. Ever 🙂
I live in Miami. I’ve been to Paris. And Rome. And London. And Barcelona. And many other awesome places. I love to travel, for an event or just to catch up with old friends. Bulls flat out refuse to fight me. Because I am skinny. I love snowboarding but I am learning kiteboarding. So I can fly.
I am honest. I still believe in the promise of a handshake. I always keep my promise. I know how to choose a good wine. I love delicious food. And good deserts. I enjoy stand up comedy.
I run my own charity. I love helping others. My dad is chess master, but I can draw better. People think I am a good person. And I really am.
Pick me and you will change my life!