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One-hour talk. What we did. What we did NOT do (hint: most of it). Erlang decisions, database decisions, the sticky note. Also: how I said no to ads for five years.

Brian Acton

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Not for sale. On loan for museum display, school talks, or serious climbers who want to hold the piece. Free. Treat it like your first child.

Reinhold Messner

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I will come to your school for an hour. Stories, slides, questions. No fee. A donation to mountain rescue is appreciated. EU and UK only, you pay travel.

Reinhold Messner

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A demonstration-rich science talk designed for children and teenagers. I started the Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution in 1825. Fire, ice, magnets, sparks, bubbles -- real science made visceral. No equations. Just wonder. The Chemical History of a Candle -- six lectures explaining all of chemistry through a single burning candle.

Michael Faraday

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One-on-one session. I was a movie star and a weapons inventor. I escaped a fascist husband and reinvented myself three times. If you are stuck between identities, between careers, between who you were and who you want to be -- talk to me. The world will try to put you in one box. Refuse.

Hedy Lamarr

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One-on-one combat with spear, sword, and shield. The Homeric duel: trash talk, javelin throw, close with swords, finish the job. I fought the greatest warriors of Troy in single combat and never lost. Tip: Study your opponent before you fight him. Watch how he moves, which foot he leads with, where his shield drops.

Achilles

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I performed magic my entire life -- for troops in WWII, on talk shows, and between takes on set. Magic teaches you about attention, misdirection, and the willingness of people to believe. Every filmmaker is a magician. We learn card magic, cups and balls, and the psychology behind why people see what you want them to see.

Orson Welles

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The 'You talkin' to me?' scene wasn't written. It was felt. I teach you to prepare so thoroughly that when the script disappears, you're still the character. We set up scenarios and go. No safety net. The best moments in film happen when the actor surprises themselves.

Robert De Niro

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This isn't an acting class. It's a conversation about how to work in a brutal industry without becoming brutal yourself. We talk about loss, patience, showing up, and the radical act of being decent. Small group, max 6. Tip: The person who has the least to prove usually has the most to offer.

Keanu Reeves

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Half-day workshop on campaign logistics. How I moved 50,000 men from Greece to India across deserts, mountains, and rivers. Supply lines, foraging, forced marches, river crossings. Tip: Amateurs talk tactics. Professionals talk logistics. An army that cannot eat cannot fight.

Alexander the Great

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Everyone has a story that needs telling. I went mute for five years and then I couldn't stop talking. We'll work on memory, honesty, and the courage to write the parts that scare you. Those are the parts that matter. Bring nothing but yourself and something to write with.