1. HURDLE BUSTERS
HOW TO: Have an
Idea & Take it to
Operations
Chelsea Dygert
#ConsultMent
#YesPhx

3. Let’s Create Context
Name
Business you’re working on? Considering?
How did you hear about Eureka / My talk?
Chelsea Dygert
#ConsultMent
#YesPhx

4. What We’ll Cover:
#YesPhx
8 Talks on Ideas to Operations
1) Where Good Ideas Come From
2) Your Elusive Creative Genius
3) *Overview of Co-Working, Accelerators,
Incubators (35+ in Phx)
4) Overview of Idea-to- Operations Building
Blocks
a) Building a Tribe

5. Co-Working?
A Place to Co-work
● Place to work - shared overhead
● Some Free, Some Paid
● Some have Niche’s
● Some have Walls
Where:
● Eureka (Alexandria Network)
● CoHoots
● GangPlank
● TechShop (Chandler)
● Startup Grind (live events)
● Club - E (tempe)
● DeskHub
● SkySong
● Fashion Square ???
● SCORE - Mentors
● SBDC - Small Business Dev.

6. Incubators
Incubators…
● Idea Validation - to - laying the Startup Platform
Create a prepared and connected Entrepreneur
-Typically niche-focused
WHERE
● SeedSpot
To do: Go to Demo Day
● CEI (Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation)
● Desarrollo - inside infusionsoft

7. Accelerators
Accelerators…
● Theoretically get you to (or through) launch
Many do not
● Typically help w/ major funding / Angels + VCs
Where
● Tallwave
● Wasabi Ventures (edu focused)
● AZ Furnace (extension of ASU)
○ UofA & NAU
● WebRocket (int’l mobile focused) - Chris Mohritz

8. Next Time:
WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON...
● The Blocks in the model
○ What to focus on / breaking down hurdles
● Where we’re getting stuck
● Funding??
● Marketing
Resources (a start)

9. Source: Ideas To Operations by
Chris Mohritz
Ideas-to-Operations

10. POLL
1. Please Answer the Eureka Survey!
2. I am Re-signing
a. What type of topics
b. What DAY
c. What TIME
i. 11am? 1pm? 3pm? 5pm?
1. 11am (x5) 2. 6:30 pm (3x) 1st Wed of month Night
3. Do you WANT communication (emails) from me?
a. 5 yes, 2 no

11. TO DO:
A) Join Meetup.com - Eureka Loft
B) Come! (I’m here every 1st & 3rd Wednesday)
C) Write down (or email me) any content ideas
June: Idea-to-Operations,
Funding?
Fall - Marketing - Social Media & trends
D) Connect :)
What do you want to hear about? Write down or email me:
Defining your business, Social Media Marketing, Hashtags, Twitter, Pinterest, Raising
Capital, Wordpress, Instagram, Graphics help, iPhone tips, creating a website, email
campaigns, OTHER CONTENT

12. Connect:
Chelsea Dygert
Dygert #ConsultMent
252-717-9919
Chelsea@DygertConsultMent.com
@cimforgiven
at Local coffee shop
#YesPhx