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September 15, 2011
The First Annual LiveWhale Developers Conference
Be the frontman for a rock band Perform a wedding Give a keynote address
Megalomania Checklist
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Two Steves, Two Presentation Styles
I travel a lot.
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.
People like us
People like us are smart, nice, and funny, like to work with technology and people, don’t mind working hard on fun stuff,and take pride in the value they create.
People like us are smart, nice, and funny, like to work with technology and people, don’t mind working hard on fun stuff,and take pride in the value they create.
LiveWhale is software for people like us.
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OK, that actually sounds super elitist.
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People like us aren’t particularly interested in claiming that we’re better than people who aren’t like us.
In higher education, there are way more of ‘us’ than ‘them.’
In the CMS marketplace, there are way more of ‘them’ than ‘us.’
And Here’s the Thing
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How can we explain this in a way that doesn’t sound silly?
What Keeps Me Up at Night
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What Also Keeps Me Up at Night Sometimes
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(Todo: Embed awesome applet accessing laptop webcam to reflect live image of #LWDC audience)
The Answer, for Now
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Make the LiveWhale community a community1.
Launch some new stuff to make your jobs easier 2. and more fun
Kick off a big year for LiveWhale (with your help)3.
Three Goals for #LWDC
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Make the Community a Community
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.Shockingly, me talking is not the primary point of this conference.
Make the Community a Community
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.We are super lucky that there are so few people here.
Make the Community a Community
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Launch Some New Stuff
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.Launching a week from today:LiveWhale Developer Central
Launch Some New Stuff
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.Launching a week from today:LiveWhale Developer Central
Every LW developer gets a user on support.livewhale.net and full •edit access to support documentation
Launch Some New Stuff
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.Launching a week from today:LiveWhale Developer Central
Every LW developer gets a user on support.livewhale.net and full •edit access to support documentation
Make your own LW support site: • support.livewhale.com/yourschool
Launch Some New Stuff
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.Launching a week from today:LiveWhale Developer Central
Every LW developer gets a user on support.livewhale.net and full •edit access to support documentation
Make your own LW support site: • support.livewhale.com/yourschool
Developers-only site: post widgets, code, questions, ideas •
Launch Some New Stuff
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.Launching a week from today:LiveWhale Developer Central
Every LW developer gets a user on support.livewhale.net and full •edit access to support documentation
Make your own LW support site: • support.livewhale.com/yourschool
Developers-only site: post widgets, code, questions, ideas •
We have lots of questions for you about this!•
Launch Some New Stuff
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.Launching a week from today:LiveWhale 1.4.2
Launch Some New Stuff
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.Launching a week from today:LiveWhale 1.4.2
Over 50% of new features began as requests from LiveWhale developers.
Launch Some New Stuff
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.New in 1.4.2:LiveWhale Places
Launch Some New Stuff
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Here’s some text on the screen. I’d like you to read it, because it’s awesome.New in 1.4.2:LiveWhale Places
Images + Places = Real-Time Campus Map•
Blurbs + embedded videos + Places = Virtual Tour•
News + Events + Blurbs + Places = a Lake Forest map of Chicagoland•
Launch Some New Stuff
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Do I have to figure out a way to call LiveWhale something other than a CMS?
What Also Keeps Me Up at Night Sometimes
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Kick Off a Big Year for LiveWhale
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LiveWhale customers, 2007-2011: 6
Schools evaluating LiveWhale right now: 6
Kick Off a Big Year for LiveWhale
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LiveWhale customers, 2007-2011: 6
Schools evaluating LiveWhale right now: 6
Energy expended in the marketing of LiveWhale: almost none
Kick Off a Big Year for LiveWhale
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More LiveWhale customers > more LiveWhale developers
More LiveWhale developers > more fun
More fun = the point of existence
Kick Off a Big Year for LiveWhale (with your help)
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How are we going to market LiveWhale?By telling its story.
How are we going to tell its story?By showing it in practice.
Kick Off a Big Year for LiveWhale (with your help)
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How are we going to market LiveWhale?By telling its story.
How are we going to tell its story?By showing it in practice.
Oh, and we might take out an ad in the Chronicle of Higher Education or something, if Tonya will let us.
Kick Off a Big Year for LiveWhale (with your help)
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We won’t ask you to sell LiveWhale for us. That’s our job.
But we need your help telling the story.
That’s what we’re hoping to get from this conference.
Kick Off a Big Year for LiveWhale (with your help)
Thanks, everybody!
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Oh, there’s just one more thing.
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Stories Events Photos Missions
LiveWhale Reporter
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iPhone now, Android soon
Three Business-y Points about LiveWhale Reporter
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iPhone now, Android soon
Six-month feature freeze
Three Business-y Points about LiveWhale Reporter
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iPhone now, Android soon
Six-month feature freeze
Free App Store download; free for all current and future LiveWhale customers
Three Business-y Points about LiveWhale Reporter
HeaderLadies and gentlemen, Fred LeBlanc.
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The Competition
“Open source”
“Enterprise solutions”
The Competition
Drupal
Ektron, dotCMS, OmniUpdate, etc.
The Competition
Have money? Go with OmniUpdate.Have no money? Go with dotCMS. Seriously, there’s no reason to even look much beyond those two systems in our world.”
The Competition
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Drupal vs. LiveWhaleThe Competition
Drupal vs. LiveWhaleThe Competition
A Swiss Army knife
Drupal vs. LiveWhaleThe Competition
A Swiss Army knife vs. a campus-wide army of engaged, location-aware, content-generating ninjas
LiveWhale vs. EktronThe Competition
A campus-wide army of vs. Delta Airlinesengaged, location-aware, content-generating ninjas
LiveWhale is awesome.•In summary,
LiveWhale is awesome.•Our odds of success are pretty good.•
In summary,
LiveWhale is awesome.•Our odds of success are pretty good.•We’re depending on you, but all you have •to do is be yourself.
In summary,
LiveWhale is awesome.•Our odds of success are pretty good.•We’re depending on you, but all you have •to do is be yourself.It’s gonna take some time, which is fine.•
In summary,
LiveWhale is awesome.•Our odds of success are pretty good.•We’re depending on you, but all you have •to do is be yourself.It’s gonna take some time, which is fine.•Steve Jobs • never uses bullet points.
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LiveWhale is awesome.•Our odds of success are pretty good.•We’re depending on you, but all you have •to do is be yourself.It’s gonna take some time, which is fine.•Steve Jobs • never uses bullet points.Please can we take a break now.•
In summary,
Thanks for using LiveWhale!