Entrepreneurship @ Cornell - How Not To Suck As A First Time Founder
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A talk I gave on 4/18 at Cornell on what it's like to be an early stage founder and "The Gap" between what it's like on Day 1 Minute ! and
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Entrepreneurship @ Cornell - How Not To Suck As A First Time Founder
- 1. THE GAP How to not suck as an early stage founder aka FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT Vijay Nathan Co-founder & CEO of MyReci MBA â11 @VijayRNathan #eship12
- 2. Who am I?
- 3. Who am I?
- 4. Donât Listen to Me!
- 5. Donât Listen to Me! Not funded
- 6. Donât Listen to Me! Not funded I still make $0
- 7. Donât Listen to Me! Not funded I still make $0 VCs donât want to get in my pants (yet)
- 8. Donât Listen to Me! Not funded I still make $0 VCs donât want to get in my pants (yet) Yesterday, I put my boxers on backwards
- 9. BUT THE ONE THING I DO HAVE IS
- 10. PERSPECTIVE
- 11. Building the largest online community for cooks from around the world to:
- 12. Building the largest online community for cooks from around the world to: Collect all of your recipes from anywhere in one place
- 13. Building the largest online community for cooks from around the world to: Collect all of your recipes from anywhere in one place Discover new inspiration from other cooks
- 14. Building the largest online community for cooks from around the world to: Collect all of your recipes from anywhere in one place Discover new inspiration from other cooks Share their food & cooking experiences with the world
- 16. What you learn in school Day 1 Minute 1
- 17. What you learn in school Day 1 When you Minute 1 can really apply what youâve learned
- 18. What you learn in school YAY! Day 1 When you Minute 1 can really apply what youâve learned
- 19. What THE GAP you learn in school YAY! Day 1 When you Minute 1 can really apply what youâve learned
- 21. IT SUX.
- 24. 5 THINGS TO HELP YOU BRIDGE THE GAP
- 25. 1 Be a sponge, and start NOW
- 26. 1 Be a sponge, and start NOW Read everything (for now)
- 27. 1 Be a sponge, and start NOW Read everything (for now) Be the most informed person in the room (but donât let anyone know)
- 28. 1 Be a sponge, and start NOW Read everything (for now) Be the most informed person in the room (but donât let anyone know) Get on Twitter & start listening
- 29. 1 Be a sponge, and start NOW Read everything (for now) Be the most informed person in the room (but donât let anyone know) Get on Twitter & start listening Industry leaders InïŹuential people in your area Entrepreneurs you respect Cool companies People you want to meet some day Competitors
- 30. 2 Perfect your pitch
- 31. 2 Perfect your pitch If I canât understand what you do in 1 sentence
- 32. 2 Perfect your pitch If I canât understand what you do in 1 sentence
- 33. 2 Perfect your pitch If I canât understand what you do in 1 sentence CONCISE NO JARGON MAKE IT REPEATABLE
- 34. LETâS TRY IT
- 35. 3 Get out of the F$&%#*G building
- 36. 3 Get out of the F$&%#*G building Become a familiar face at events
- 37. 3 Get out of the F$&%#*G building Become a familiar face at events Meetup.com Twitter
- 38. 3 Get out of the F$&%#*G building Become a familiar face at events Meetup.com Twitter
- 39. 3 Get out of the F$&%#*G building Become a familiar face at events Meetup.com Twitter ABDC
- 40. 3 Get out of the F$&%#*G building Become a familiar face at events Meetup.com Twitter ABDC A lways Be D eveloping C ustomers
- 41. 4 Focus on incremental progress
- 42. 4 Focus on incremental progress
- 43. 5 #HUSTLEORDIE
- 44. 5 #HUSTLEORDIE
- 45. 5 #HUSTLEORDIE Work harder
- 46. 5 #HUSTLEORDIE Work harder Work smarter
- 47. 5 #HUSTLEORDIE Work harder Work smarter Want it more
- 48. 5 #HUSTLEORDIE Work harder Work smarter Want it more Otherwise, someone else will eat your lunch.
- 49. 5 #HUSTLEORDIE Work harder Work smarter Want it more Otherwise, someone else will eat your lunch. RobGo.org
- 50. 5 things to help you bridge the gap 1 Be a sponge, and start NOW 2 Perfect your pitch 3 Get out of the F$&%#*G building 4 Focus on incremental progress 5 #HUSTLEORDIE
- 51. Resources Books Apps The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Pen & paper Do More Faster by Brad Feld Balsamiq (Wireframing) Venture Deals by Brad Feld Photoshop How to Win Friends by Dale Carnegie Squarespace or Wordpress Blogs AVC.com - VC perspective, current events VentureHacks.com - fundraising, networking, how to play the game BothSidesOfTheTable.com - entrepreneur turned VC ViniciusVacanti.com - ïŹrst time entrepreneur EladGill.com - experienced entrepreneur Feld.com - Honest, straightforward, current, respected All of the e-ship blogs I read: http://bit.ly/I4tGQp
- 52. Get in touch Vijay Nathan vijay@myreci.com @VijayRNathan
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