The following are published works solely written by Francisco Dao, founder of The Killer Pitch.

Francisco is currently the writer of an 'expert' blog for www.FastCompany.com. The Fast Company Buzz blog is featured on the FastCompany.com home page every Wednesday as well as on a rotating basis throughout the week.

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http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/francisco-dao/fast-company-buzz

Fast Company Buzz brings you the latest ideas, rumors, and thought provoking discussions from the people and companies that are building the technology and tech/media industries. Instead of focusing on technical details or reprinting mainstream business news, I tap into VC's, entrepreneurs, CEO's and even Wall Street fund managers to find out who's doing what, what's working, and which direction the business winds are blowing.

Yahoo! Finance May 2008: “What You Can Learn from Barack, Hillary, and McCain”

Inc.com, March 2008: “Without Confidence, There is No Leadership”

Inc.com, January 2008: “Can You Admit You Were Wrong?”

Inc.com, November 2007: "Growing Sales Through Leadership"

Inc.com, August 2007: "Make Your Goals Inspirational Not Delusional"

Inc.com, July 2007: "Who's Wired for The Bottom Line?"

Inc.com, May 2007: "Turning Rules into Convictions"

Inc.com, March 2007: "Settle Your Beefs Offsite"

Inc.com, January 2007: "Are You Conditioned Not To Lead?"

Inc.com, November 2006: "Marketing Your Mission Statement"

Inc.com, September 2006: "Lonely and Dangerous"

Inc.com, March 2006: "Take a Bullet First"

Inc.com, January 2006: "Context: The Why and Who of Work"

Inc.com, October 2005: "Creativity and Sales Strategy"

Inc.com, August 2005: "The Commission Conundrum"

Inc.com, July 2005: "Avoiding the Tipping Point"

Inc.com, April 2005: "Streamlining Sales and Fulfillment"

The Conference Board, May 2006, Across The Board: "The Leapfrog Factor" [PDF]

The Conference Board, Sept. 2005, Across The Board: "Strength in Numbers: Why You Should Let More of Your Employees Influence Your Company's Decisions" [PDF]

The Conference Board, July 2005, Executive Action Report: "China: Creating an Unlikely Edge in the Global Market Share Battle"
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The Conference Board, May 2005, Executive Action Report: "Business is Evolving - Just Not in the Ways You Might Think" [PDF]

The Conference Board, Nov. 2004, Executive Action Report: "Forget the Free Sodas" [PDF]

 

Francisco is also author of the book Killer Attitude 53 Rules of Unstoppable Confidence which can be previewed here, and purchased at