A Storytelling Coach More details here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-iyer/
Welcome to the twenty-fourth edition of '3-2-1 by Story Rules'.
A newsletter recommending good examples of storytelling across:
Let's dive in.
Simple yet impactful graph - quite amazing to see the 10+ year impact of the 2008 financial crisis.
Such an interesting way to show India's population dominance - One in every 40th human on earth is from UP.
Perhaps there is hope yet for Indian cities!
a. 'Why AI Will Save the World' by Marc Andreessen
In contrast to all the doomsday coverage of AI, Marc Andreesen (co-founder of VC firm a16z) makes a strong 7,500-word pitch for why AI is vital for humanity.
He starts with clear BLUF (Bottom-Line-Up-Front):
I loved one of the concepts he talks about - of 'baptists and bootleggers':
The comprehensive article covers Marc's perspective on the five main risks posed by AI:
Here's Marc on jobs:
You may not agree with all the points, but the essay makes for a clear, compelling read.
b. 'How to make a statement with just the handles a brand follows on Twitter?' by Karthik Srinivasan
I loved how KFC put in this cool Easter Egg on their Twitter - great find by Karthik:
a. AI Will Save The World with Marc Andreessen and Martin Casado
This podcast episode is a good companion to the earlier article.
Marc covers most of the points made in the article, but its a useful listen since he adds/elaborates on some of the aspects; plus listening to it in his voice is so much better.
That's all from this week's edition.
Ravi
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