Can't wait to try out mmhmm and pimp my Zoom meetings

When you work for a VC firm focusing on software, you’ll see a lot of product demos. I mean, a lot. They come in various formats, usually with some demo effects, and can be performed live in a conference room or in a cafe, or virtually over Zoom or something similar. Sometimes you’ll see a recorded demo video. Well, today a colleague shared a demo video, which immediately grabbed my attention and felt very fresh and cool.

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It pays to have a good mic and headphones in video meetings

With just a few simple fixes video meetings can be improved a lot. This is important especially if you have several participants and the meeting topic is complex, potentially causing a lot of debate. If the meeting is held in a language which isn’t everybody’s native language, the benefits should be obvious. After all, the point is to collaborate and that requires that we understand each other.

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The power of eyewitness videos

The human brain is wired so that watching something horrific unfold in front of your eyes is much more shocking than hearing or reading about it. I was vividly reminded of this when I saw the eyewitness video of George Floyd’s death. This is the same video that quickly spread across the internet and sparked massive protests not just in the US but also in Europe.

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