Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/31/2024.
This is the story of the ups and downs of the development of VisiCalc, accompanied by many photographs and optional historic video. This speech has proven very popular for many years. It has been given many times to students at Harvard Business School by Dan as a guest lecturer, at other educational and training institutions, and at numerous conferences and meetings. It can be used as an introduction to the excitement of a new industry, as history, or to inspire people that they, too, can change the world. It includes much of the material on the History section of this website.
Why were products like the spreadsheet so successful? How can we best take advantage of new technologies to address our needs? What is going to be hot for innovation and why?
Some points covered: What is the difference between "innovation" and "invention"? Why do people buy products? VisiCalc as a case history. What rules of thumb do we learn from that experience? What do we see when we apply those rules today?
He addresses these questions both through his perspective as a person who has created world-changing technology himself and as a technologist who continues to work in the field. His approach is very human, often drawing upon sociological sources and simple non-technical principles as well as examples. Including enough time for a good question and answer period makes this even better. The presentation can be tuned to audiences of all levels of technological expertise and has been successful for high-tech gatherings as well as for a dinner speech that includes spouses. People come away with new insight and having learned principles they can apply and explain to others.
Dan Bricklin is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Life of an Entrepreneur and the Early Days of the PC Software World and Innovation That Makes People Pull Out Their Wallets. The estimated speaking fee range to book Dan Bricklin for your event is available upon request. Dan Bricklin generally travels from MA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Thomas Dohmke, Jonas Andrulis, Imran Chaudhri, Jeff Dean and Arun Gupta. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dan Bricklin for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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