{"id":139,"date":"2011-05-16T22:14:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T02:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=139"},"modified":"2017-05-11T16:06:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T20:06:10","slug":"how-to-not-come-in-dead-last-at-a-bachelor-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/how-to-not-come-in-dead-last-at-a-bachelor-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Not Come In Dead Last at a Bachelor Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qe_pP-2QR-c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Larry Chiang writes about entrepreneurship and pre-entrepreneurship. He edits the Bloomberg BusinessWeek channel \u201cWhat They Don\u2019t Teach You at Business School\u201d. After Chiang\u2019s Harvard Law keynote, Harvard Business wrote: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/25\/what-they-don%E2%80%99t-teach-you-at-stanford-business-school-at-harvard\/\" target=\"_blank\">What They Don\u2019t Teach You at Stanford Business School<\/a>\u201c (the same title as his NY Times bestseller). If you read his scandalously awesome \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/11\/what-a-supermodel-can-teach-a-stanford-mba\/\" target=\"_blank\">What a Supermodel Can Teach a Stanford MBA<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/gigaom.com\/2008\/02\/21\/howtoworktheroom\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Get Man-Charm<\/a>\u201d, you will like his latest post:<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Not Come In Dead Last at a Bachelor Auction<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100\" cellpadding=\"20\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-117\" title=\"cropped-head-shot1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/cropped-head-shot1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>By Larry Chiang<\/p>\n<p>I am horrified to be doing a bachelor auction.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I am comfortable with women in their 20s and 30s buying me. What I am scared of tremendously is coming in dead last&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Its for charity and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guardsmen.org\/bachelorauction\/\">Guardsman<\/a> is putting this on in SF at Ruby Skye.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V9KdQwZLte4\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nHere is my proposed date package #1. I am calling it:<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Gossip Girls: Bachelor Date Package with Larry Chiang&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nThe write up is below and I am super open to getting feedback via email larry @Duck9 .com<br \/>\nIts Sept 8-12, 2011 (Thurs to Sun)<\/p>\n<p>Get VIP treatment and behind the scenes access to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week that would make Blair Waldorf and Serena Van Der Woodsen from Gossip Girls jealous.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll slip backstage with Larry Chiang and get an incredible life experience at Lincoln Center in New York City.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xs4rHo_ovZE\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>Package includes access to shows like Diane Von Furstenberg, Prabal Gurung, Betsey Johnson GStar Raw, etc.<\/div>\n<div>Stay at the Chuck Bass hotel, &#8220;Empire&#8221; in a corner suite just across from Lincoln Center.<\/div>\n<div>Hang out with male supermodels that IMG represents &#8211; He launched his NY Times bestseller from the runway thanks to his mentor&#8217;s organization, IMG.<\/div>\n<div>Party crash with your celebrity wrangler, Larry Chiang, as you wiggle pass the velvet ropes. Examples include events hosted by Jeremy Piven, Tyra Banks, Chris Bosh.<\/div>\n<div>Mercedes Benz VIP Suite provides refreshments and allow you intimate interactions.<\/div>\n<div>American Express SkyBox allows private viewings provided Larry hasn&#8217;t worn out his welcome authoring too many <a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/13\/how-to-get-a-law-passed-to-kill-your-competition-dead-for-under-17k\/\">credit card laws.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sRZP6EfntoQ\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"__ss_6277737\" style=\"width: 425px;\">\n<p><strong style=\"display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;\"><a title=\"What A Super Model Can Teach a Harvard MBA About Credit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/larrychiang\/what-a-super-model-can-teach-a-harvard-mba-about-credit\">What A Super Model Can Teach a Harvard MBA About Credit<\/a><\/strong><object id=\"__sse6277737\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/static.slidesharecdn.com\/swf\/ssplayer2.swf?doc=lchiang01final-101221121432-phpapp02&amp;stripped_title=what-a-super-model-can-teach-a-harvard-mba-about-credit&amp;userName=larrychiang\" \/><param name=\"name\" value=\"__sse6277737\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed id=\"__sse6277737\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/static.slidesharecdn.com\/swf\/ssplayer2.swf?doc=lchiang01final-101221121432-phpapp02&amp;stripped_title=what-a-super-model-can-teach-a-harvard-mba-about-credit&amp;userName=larrychiang\" name=\"__sse6277737\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0 12px;\">View more presentations from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/larrychiang\">Larry Chiang<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>*** BONUS ***<\/p>\n<p>a party invite for you&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 195px; text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/calendar-widget?eid=1462308805\" width=\"220\" height=\"440\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 10px; padding: 5px 0 5px; margin: 2px; width: 195px; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #ddd; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/features?ref=ecal\" target=\"_blank\">Online event registration<\/a><span style=\"color: #ddd;\"> powered by <\/span><a style=\"color: #ddd; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com?ref=ecal\" target=\"_blank\">Eventbrite<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table width=\"271\" cellpadding=\"20\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"382\"><strong><strong><strong>If you liked this\u2026<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Teach-Harvard-Business-School\/dp\/0553345834\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"default\" src=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/mark-mccormack.jpg\" alt=\"default\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twurl.nl\/237lia\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Larry\u2019s mentor Mark McCormack wrote this in 1983.<\/strong><strong> His own book came out 09-09-09. It is called \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Teach-Stanford-Business-School\/dp\/0615301487\" target=\"_blank\">What They Don\u2019t Teach You At Stanford Business School<\/a>\u2018 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.wordpress.com\/how-to-hack-into-moderating-a-sxsw-panel.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>This post was drafted in an hour and needs your edits\u2026 email me if you see a spelling or grammatical error(s)\u2026 larry@larrychiang com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Larry Chiang started his first company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucms.com\/\">UCMS<\/a> in college. He mimicked his mentor, Mark McCormack, founder of IMG who wrote the book, \u201cWhat They Don\u2019t Teach You at Harvard Business School\u201d. Chiang is a keynote speaker and bestselling author and spoke at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creditcard.org\/testimony.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Congress<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucms.com\/Larry-Chiang-World-Bank-Beijing-Presentation.htm\" target=\"_blank\">World Bank<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Text or call him during office hours 11:11am or 11:11pm PST +\/-11 minutes at <a href=\"tel:650-283-8008\" target=\"_blank\">650-283-8008<\/a>. Due to the volume of calls, he may place you on hold like a Scottsdale Arizona customer service rep. If you email him, be sure to include your cell number in the subject line. If you want him to email you his new articles\u2026, ask him in an email \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can read more equally funny, but non-founder-focused-lessons on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/e\/B002E4CZXA\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Larry\u2019s Amazon blog <\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Chiang writes about entrepreneurship and pre-entrepreneurship. He edits the Bloomberg BusinessWeek channel \u201cWhat They Don\u2019t Teach You at Business School\u201d. After Chiang\u2019s Harvard Law keynote, Harvard Business wrote: \u201cWhat They Don\u2019t Teach You at Stanford Business School\u201c (the same title as his NY Times bestseller). 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