Presentation on Technology Entrepreneurship

1. Kamran Samadli
SBD Specialist @ Azercell
Project Coordinator @ Barama

2. About me
www.barama.az
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@BaramaAzercell

3. About me
Kamran Samadli
National Aviation Academy ’14
Information Technologies and System Engineering
Aerocosmic
University of Massachusetts, Amherst ‘13
Public Policy / Social Entrepreneurship /
Government Leadership
SBD Specialist. Azercell
System Administrator. ANAS
Technical Administrator. GoldenPay
Organiser. GDG Baku, Hackathon Azerbaijan,
Baku TechTalks
www.barama.az
linkedin.com/kamransamadli
twitter.com/kamransamadli
google.com/+KamranSamadli
Fb.com/barama.az
@BaramaAzercell

4. Entrepreneurship is…
www.barama.az
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@BaramaAzercell

5. Entrepreneurship is…
… joy coming from the seeing
something you thought about.
www.barama.az
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@BaramaAzercell

6. What I need to make it real?
All you need is
IDEA, PASSION, TIME
www.barama.az
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@BaramaAzercell

7. Entrepreneurial process
www.barama.az
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@BaramaAzercell

8. Idea
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Spend time on your idea
Research
Compare
Talk to your family & friends
Talk to your mentor
And do it again and again and
again and again…… and again…
www.barama.az
Fb.com/barama.az
@BaramaAzercell

9. Startup
• Team
• Prototype
• Fund raising*
www.barama.az
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@BaramaAzercell

10. Team
Team:
- Who are your team members?
- Do they share your values?
- Are they the right ones for your
startup?
www.barama.az
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@BaramaAzercell

11. Prototype
Prototype is a materialized version of your idea
www.barama.az
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@BaramaAzercell

12. Money
Fund raising:
- Your family & friends
- Local companies
- Local VC foundations
- Investors
- Gov and other grants
- Crowdsourcing*
www.barama.az
Fb.com/barama.az
@BaramaAzercell

13. Startup organisations
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Startup Weekend
Startup Grinder
3 Day Startup
Partnership with CRDF Global
Your own organization
www.barama.az
Fb.com/barama.az
@BaramaAzercell

14. Additional…
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Networking
Connections
Relationships with companies
Relationship with Government
Business Incubators &
Accelerators
www.barama.az
Fb.com/barama.az
@BaramaAzercell

15. Additional…

17. Kamran Samadli
SBD Specialist @ Azercell
Project Coordinator @ Barama
ksamadli@azercell.com
google.com/+KamranSamadli
twitter.com/KamranSamadli
linkedin.com/in/kamransamadli