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This Is The Hilarious Pitch Deck David Pogue Used To Launch His New Magazine, Yahoo Tech

Jim EdwardsJan 26, 2014, 19:26 IST

Jim Edwards / BIDavid Pogue at the launch of Yahoo Tech.

It was a huge deal when David Pogue, the New York Times big brand-name tech columnist, announced he was leaving the newspaper to start a new tech site at Yahoo in October.

Journalists usually regard the Times as the pinnacle of their careers - not the place they leave to do something more interesting.

At CES in Las Vegas this year, Pogue launched his new digital magazine, which will be a guide for ordinary consumers. The launch event featured Pogue giving a slideshow explaining why the world needs yet another tech blog at the LVH hotel to a packed audience - and it was hilarious. Here's a digest of those slides.