Why to start up?

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Presentation on the reasons we, founders, launch a startup. Performed on October 2013 at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, in front of a hundred students with an engineering background.

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WHY TO
START UP?
FORUM EPFL – 10.10.2013
SEBASTIEN FLURY
SEB@STARTUPOLIC.COM
+41 78 822 96 47
©startupolic

About me
HEC Lausanne

Credit advisor

Startup mentor

BLOGGER

ENTREPRENEUR
©startupolic

What do you want?
WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU?
WHAT’S YOUR PASSION?
DO YOU WORK TO LIVE OR… DO YOU
LIVE TO WORK?

TIME IS SCARCE
©startupolic

Choice
CORPORATION
Vs

STARTUPS
©startupolic

Corporation?
STABILITY / WORK-LIFE BALANCE
HIGH SALARY
08:00 – 17:00
ROUTINE
COACHING / TRAINING
HIERARCHY
POLITICS
©startupolic

Start up?
ROLLERCOASTER
LOWER SALARY
24/7
EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT
AUTONOMY / LEADERSHIP
REACH THE NEXT STEP WITH YOUR
TEAM
©startupolic

Why to start up?

MONEY?
FAME?
EGO?
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Why to start up?
Because you…
ARE MAD, MAN!
WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT / PROVE
SOMETHING
SEEK RECOGNITION
WANT TO HAVE FUN (= WORK HARD)
©startupolic

What you need to start
ENERGY / PERSISTENCE
DISCIPLIN
AUTONOMOUS / BE SELF-DRIVEN
CREATIVITY
DESIRE TO LEARN
PASSION
©startupolic

When to start?
YOUNG GRADUATE
Vs

LATER?
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WHERE to start?
INCUBATORS
Vs

HOME / STARBUCKS
©startupolic

HOW to start?
BUILD YOUR NETWORK
GIVE TO OTHERS, HELP THEM
WITHOUT ASKING ANYTHING
EFFECTIVE NETWORKING
TAKES TIME… SO START
BEFORE NEEDING IT!
©startupolic

HOW to start?
EDUCATE YOURSELF BY
READING TECH BLOGS
STARTUPOLIC.COM ;-)
PAULGRAHAM.COM / AVC.COM / BOTHSIDES OF
THE TABLE / TECHCRUNCH / MASHABLE /
VENTUREHACKS / THENEXTWEB /
RUDEBAGUETTE / STARTWERK.CH

©startupolic

HOW to start?
TALK TO CUSTOMERS
SURROUND YOURSELF
BUILD A MVP, LAUNCH, LEARN
RE-BUILD, RELAUNCH, RE-LEARN
DO IT AGAIN!

©startupolic

Is that really for you?
STARTUP IS NOT FOR EVERYONE
NOT EVERYONE IS AN
ENTREPRNENEUR
BUT…
YOU CAN BECOME ONE!
©startupolic

HOW?
JOIN A STARTUP
EXPERIENCE THE UP’s AND DOWN’s OF
A STARTUP WITHOUT RISKS (WHAT
COULD GO WRONG?)
LEARN x LEARN x LEARN
©startupolic

Or… taste it yourself!
STARTUP WEEKEND’s
HACKATHON’s
- - VENTURE IDEAS / VENTURE
CHALLENGE / STARTUPTRAINING
©startupolic

Next steps
DEFINE YOUR CONCEPT

START, DIVE INTO THE
JOURNEY
(and let me know!)
©startupolic

CONTACT
SEBASTIEN FLURY
SEB@STARTUPOLIC.COM
+41 78 822 96 47
TWITTER:
@SEBASTIENFLURY
BLOG:

WWW.STARTUPOLIC.COM

STARTUP:

WWW.COTERIES.COM

©startupolic

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Why to start up?

3. What do you want? WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU? WHAT’S YOUR PASSION? DO YOU WORK TO LIVE OR… DO YOU LIVE TO WORK? TIME IS SCARCE ©startupolic

5. Corporation? STABILITY / WORK-LIFE BALANCE HIGH SALARY 08:00 – 17:00 ROUTINE COACHING / TRAINING HIERARCHY POLITICS ©startupolic

6. Start up? ROLLERCOASTER LOWER SALARY 24/7 EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT AUTONOMY / LEADERSHIP REACH THE NEXT STEP WITH YOUR TEAM ©startupolic

8. Why to start up? Because you… ARE MAD, MAN! WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT / PROVE SOMETHING SEEK RECOGNITION WANT TO HAVE FUN (= WORK HARD) ©startupolic

9. What you need to start ENERGY / PERSISTENCE DISCIPLIN AUTONOMOUS / BE SELF-DRIVEN CREATIVITY DESIRE TO LEARN PASSION ©startupolic

12. HOW to start? BUILD YOUR NETWORK GIVE TO OTHERS, HELP THEM WITHOUT ASKING ANYTHING EFFECTIVE NETWORKING TAKES TIME… SO START BEFORE NEEDING IT! ©startupolic

13. HOW to start? EDUCATE YOURSELF BY READING TECH BLOGS STARTUPOLIC.COM ;-) PAULGRAHAM.COM / AVC.COM / BOTHSIDES OF THE TABLE / TECHCRUNCH / MASHABLE / VENTUREHACKS / THENEXTWEB / RUDEBAGUETTE / STARTWERK.CH ©startupolic

14. HOW to start? TALK TO CUSTOMERS SURROUND YOURSELF BUILD A MVP, LAUNCH, LEARN RE-BUILD, RELAUNCH, RE-LEARN DO IT AGAIN! ©startupolic

15. Is that really for you? STARTUP IS NOT FOR EVERYONE NOT EVERYONE IS AN ENTREPRNENEUR BUT… YOU CAN BECOME ONE! ©startupolic

16. HOW? JOIN A STARTUP EXPERIENCE THE UP’s AND DOWN’s OF A STARTUP WITHOUT RISKS (WHAT COULD GO WRONG?) LEARN x LEARN x LEARN ©startupolic

17. Or… taste it yourself! STARTUP WEEKEND’s HACKATHON’s - - VENTURE IDEAS / VENTURE CHALLENGE / STARTUPTRAINING ©startupolic

20. CONTACT SEBASTIEN FLURY SEB@STARTUPOLIC.COM +41 78 822 96 47 TWITTER: @SEBASTIENFLURY BLOG: WWW.STARTUPOLIC.COM STARTUP: WWW.COTERIES.COM ©startupolic

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