IEEE Day Talk at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam on 7th October, 2014.

1. CAREER &
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Sandeep C
Co-Founder & COO

2. Why I chose Entrepreneurship
• Do something different/creative
• Freedom to decide my work and schedule
• Exposure
• Didn’t want a monotonous life

3. My First Failure
• What did I learn?
• Passionate Co-Founders
• Awesome Team
• Bonding
• Valid Idea

4. Starting up is not a bed of roses.

5. What is a Startup?
Problem
Customer You

6. How to get an idea?
• Look for problems
• Don’t “think-up”; Start “noticing”
• Pay attention to things that bother you!

7. The Perfect Team
• Hustler
• Hacker
• Designer

8. Validate your Idea!!
• Not all ideas are great!
• Talk to as many people as possible.
• Don’t hang on to your “sweet” idea.

9. What next??
•Build!!
•Sell!!

10. What NOT to Do
• Building things which you think 'they' want.
(Build things which 'they' actually want.)
• Keeping your Ideas secret.
•Worrying about competition.
• Preparing for a Sprint, not a Marathon
•Wasting time
• Not being ready for Failures

11. SWOT
• You must identify and keep
up to date a detailed listing
of your:
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Opportunities
• Threats
• Keep the list confidential or
even secret.
• But, be sure to write it on
the back of your eyelids!
• Update it regularly

12. Activity – Prepare your SWOT
• Take 3 minutes for each.
• Form a table and note down your points.
• After writing, read through them for 3 minutes.
• Some Hints:
• Strengths and Weaknesses tend to describe the
PRESENT situation.
• Strengths and Weaknesses are typically INTERNAL to
you.
• Opportunities and Threats tend to describe the
immediate FUTURE.
• Opportunities and Threats are typically EXTERNAL to
you.
• Strengths and Opportunities are POSITIVE factors.
• Weaknesses and Threats are NEGATIVE factors.

13. • Lack of Interpersonal skills
• Can be impatient
• Time pressure
• Cannot handle multiple
tasks
• Lack of Job Opportunities
• Time Pressure
• The multitude of everyday
demands
•Website Designs
•Good Documentation
• Quiz Competition
• IEEE
• Committed
• Compulsive
• Strong follow-through
• Articulate
• Writes well
• Balanced work-life perspective
• Multi-interested
• Ambitious
Strengths Opportunities
Threats Weaknesses

14. Online Resources

15. Must Watch!!

16. What activities do you do in a day?
• Think about everything
• You have 10 minutes to list them down

17. Time Management Quadrant

18. Time Management Quadrant

19. Read More:
• MVP
• Lean Startup
• Business Model Canvas
• Bootstrapping
• Iteration
• A/B Testing

20. ‘Each of YOU has the unique
opportunity to Change the World. It’s
your choice whether you want to’
Arjun R Pillai, Co-Founder and CEO, Profoundis

21. Reach out to me at http://m3r.in/sandeep