Life Lessons - Georgetown Presentation

Bill Dotson3/1/2011bdotson@webmedley.com

Lessons Learned the Hard Way

EntrepreneurConsultantBiz Development

Marketing TeacherFatherUK Grad (‘95) Traveler

Taught English in Japan Companies TransDigital sold in 2007 Two other start-ups WebMedley – purchased 2008 FanStream – iPhone app

Teaching Digital Marketing & Speaking Three boys

BizDevTech

You Are Old Enough to Think for Yourself

Get Uncomfortable

Dropped out of school at 11Married first cousinHad 13 childrenMarried another cousin after the 1st diedShe was 43 years younger

First business at 16Hired Daniel Webster to represent company in

Supreme CourtOwned large parts of Manhattan & Staten

IslandCreated monopoly on CA steamshipsRailroad baronLargest University endowment of his timeSecond richest American ever

Henry Ford

Career