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Tercek raises fresh questions, insights and possibilities


Every business leader, thinker, doer or spectator should be deeply concerned by the fresh questions, insights and possibilities raised in Rob Tercek's book, Vaporized.

Paul Zilk

Reed MIDEM

CEO

VAPORIZED

Robert Tercek’s book Vaporized is the definitive analysis of the most powerful force that is shaping the 21st century economy: dematerialization. Entire categories of physical products, and the companies that make and sell them, have been replaced by software.

In 2016, Vaporized was celebrated as the International Book of the Year at the Frankfurt Book Fair by the editors of GetAbstract. Tercek’s book was selected as the winner from a field of 10,000 competing business titles.

To introduce the concept of dematerialization, Tercek builds on his personal experience working at the forefront of the digital transformation of the print, music, television and other media industries. Big Media took the first blows dealt by the rise of digital technology. One by one, once-tangible goods such as music CDs and video DVDs were “vaporized”, or replaced by digital data. Soon many other industries followed. Tercek’s book is a chronicle of this transformation.

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US PATENTS

Robert Tercek is the co-author of several patents pertaining to decentralized entertainment granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office, including the following:

11,410,039 Architectures, systems and methods having segregated secure and public functions

11,315,017 Architectures, systems and methods for program defined transaction system and decentralized cryptocurrency system

11,120,335 Architectures, systems and methods having segregated secure and public functions

11,087,214 Architectures, systems and methods for program defined transaction system and decentralized cryptocurrency system

11,042,801 Architectures, systems and methods for program defined state system

10,902,320 Architectures, systems and methods for program defined transaction system and decentralized cryptocurrency system

10,776,696 Architectures, systems and methods having segregated secure and public functions

10,713,564 Architectures, systems and methods for program defined state system

10,679,128 Architectures, systems and methods for program defined transaction system and decentralized cryptocurrency system

10,496,923 Architectures, systems and methods for program defined transaction system and decentralized cryptocurrency system

10,489,709 Architectures, systems and methods having segregated secure functions and public functions

10,445,643 Architectures, systems and methods for program defined state system

What they say about Robert

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HIS WORK REDEFINED TV

The label 'creative' has become so commonplace that it's lost its impact, but Robert is the real deal: his spark electrified every project at MTV. There were awards & accolades, but for me, the greatest accomplishment is how his work redefined the way TV was presented in Asia and opened the eyes of an Asian generation of 3 billion when satellite TV first beamed across Asia in 1991.

Kenn Delbridge

Company Director

Supervising Editor Splice Studios

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A Visionary and an Inspiration

Robert is truly a visionary and an inspiration. He has a gift for always being one-step ahead of the pack. Follow Robert's lead and you follow the future. I look forward to collaborating with Robert again.

Brian Selzer

President & Co-Founder

Ogmento, Inc.

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Passion + Clarity

Rob Tercek prepared special talks for several Billboard digital entertainment events, including the Digital Entertainment Expo, and Mobile Entertainment Live. He consistently brings both passion and clarity of ideas to each appearance, which have included both solo presentations, moderating duties and panel appearances. In each case, Robert has always been very forward looking in his comments, supporting his predictions with multiple sources and analysis based on available research. His presentations are always fun, personable and easy-to-follow whether he’s just talking or supported by multimedia assets. As an aside, Tercek served as a valuable source of advice for building our conference topics... often recommending topics and speakers outside his area of individual participation.

Antony Bruno

Exec. Director, Content & Programming, Digital/Mobile

Billboard Magazine

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HE IS A DIPLOMAT, BRIDGE-BUILDER AND AN EVANGELIST

Rob helps us immeasurably as a member of the Board of Directors. He is a diplomat, a bridge-builder and a great evangelist. I trust him to speak to prospective customers and ecosystem partners and to interview our new hires. I’ve never met a more dynamic speaker who can conjure up a vision of the near future that is so compelling that it converts every one to true believers. If you are considering adding a Board member or a strategic advisor to your company, I completely trust, rely on, and highly recommend Robert Tercek and his firm General Creativity.

Frank Chindamo

Founder and CEO

Virtual Film School

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A COMPELLING MESSAGE ABOUT CREATIVITY AND LIFE PURPOSE

Robert Tercek is one of the most popular speakers we've ever had at X Media Lab events. His keynote speeches are utterly unique, and they connect with our audience on emotional, visual and intellectual levels. He delivers a compelling message about creativity and life purpose that never fails to inspire the attendees. Plus, he makes an extra effort to support our conference by meeting with attendees and sponsoring organizations in private seminars and one-on-one mentoring sessions, and also by promoting our events to local press in media briefings.

Brendan Harkin

Founder

X:Media Lab

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He conveys magic and power through his words

From the moment Robert got on stage the audience was fascinated and so was I. He conveys such magic and power through his words. His content, full of surprising references, was compelling, and the structure and exciting story of his lecture were remarkable. But most of all, what came across to the audience was his profound wisdom about life with all its failures and successes and the attendant lessons. Robert is a top level speaker who affects you so deeply that you will never forget his words.

Claudia Jericho

Director

C'n'B Creative Business Festival & Convention

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One of the Brightest and Most Energetic Executives

Robert is one of the brightest and most energetic executives I have had the pleasure of working with in my entire career. He is very well informed, he has vision and he is always looking for ways to make his efforts and those of his team the most successful in his industry. He is very worthwhile knowing and meeting. Collaborating with him will be rewarding.

Conrad Prusak

Chairman

Phoenix Vistage International

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Tercek raises fresh questions, insights and possibilities

Every business leader, thinker, doer or spectator should be deeply concerned by the fresh questions, insights and possibilities raised in Rob Tercek's book, Vaporized.

Paul Zilk

CEO

Reed MIDEM

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