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CAREER ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Sandeep C Co-Founder COO
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Why I chose Entrepreneurship
  • Do something different/creative
  • Freedom to decide my work and schedule
  • Exposure
  • Didnt want a monotonous life

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

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Starting up is not a bed of roses.
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What is a Startup?
Problem
You
Customer
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How to get an idea?
  • Look for problems
  • Dont think-up Start noticing
  • Pay attention to things that bother you!

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The Perfect Team
  • Hustler
  • Hacker
  • Designer

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Validate your Idea!!
  • Not all ideas are great!
  • Talk to as many people as possible.
  • Dont hang on to your sweet idea.

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What next??
  • Build!!
  • Sell!!

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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

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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

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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.

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  • Committed
  • Compulsive
  • Strong follow-through
  • Articulate
  • Writes well
  • Balanced work-life perspective
  • Multi-interested
  • Ambitious
  • Website Designs
  • Good Documentation
  • Quiz Competition
  • IEEE

Strengths
Opportunities
Threats
Weaknesses
  • Lack of Job Opportunities
  • Time Pressure
  • The multitude of everyday
  • demands
  • Lack of Interpersonal skills
  • Can be impatient
  • Time pressure
  • Cannot handle multiple tasks

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Online Resources
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Must Watch!!
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What activities do you do in a day?
  • Think about everything
  • You have 10 minutes to list them down

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Time Management Quadrant
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Time Management Quadrant
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Read More
  • MVP
  • Lean Startup
  • Business Model Canvas
  • Bootstrapping
  • Iteration
  • A/B Testing

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Each of YOU has the unique opportunity to
Change the World. Its your choice whether you
want to
Arjun R Pillai, Co-Founder and CEO, Profoundis
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Reach out to me at http//m3r.in/sandeep
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