| RE: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Fake Steve Jobs |
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Definitely +1 from me. He’s seems
pretty funny in the interview, too. It’s a risk, certainly, if he
can’t present well. Hopefully we can negotiate something lower if we can offer
a video clip. I think $20k is high for someone with no presentation track
record. From:
eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Donald Smith So, Fake Steve Jobs, aka Forbes
Editor Dan Lyons, is available for our dates, and his price is within budget –
15-20k + travel. IMO, he is hilarious and right
on message (lambasting Apple, SUNW and MSFT for closed thinking stupidness). Here are some links to give you
an idea of what he is about: http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/ http://www.thelavinagency.com/usa/danlyons.html
(his abstracts seem bang on) Amazon Book: http://tinyurl.com/24mpct The problem is that he does not have a public speaking track
record – there are no references and no available video clips. In fact,
part of the negotiation on price would be if we would be willing to provide
video clips from his keynote (if we’re recording things). So there is
some risk. The reason he has no references is that he is just getting
started – it was only made public who he is on August 5th – and he
just signed up with the speaking agency. Here is a vid from a press interview he did after he was
“outed”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKcQEdEVwPI We’re going to ask around to see
if any of our PR contacts know Dan personally and if they think it could work
out. Thoughts? http://bp3.blogger.com/_pNJFZtinpKY/RunVvrOGofI/AAAAAAAAB1o/r5TW3cXQXgA/s400/sunstrategy2.gif -
Don |
