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Learn How to Fail (For Kania School of Management)

Ced Funches
February 14, 2012

Learn How to Fail (For Kania School of Management)

An open discussion that takes an honest look at the state of education, start-ups, entrepreneurship and what it really takes to succeed.

"The unfortunate truth is that from kindergarten through undergraduate and grad school, you learn very few skills or attitudes that would ever help you start a business. Skills like sales, networking, creativity and comfort with failure. In this new economy, you simply can't afford not to possess those skills."

• Taking control of your education
• Developing networking skills that get results
• Why failing is critical to your success
• Be as good as advertised
• Ethics: Being a good person actually matters

Ced Funches

February 14, 2012
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  1. LEARN HOW Do More With Your Degree Than Just Hang

    It Up TO FAIL Presented by Ced Funches February 17th, 2012 The University of Scranton
  2. No one is going to give you something that you

    don’t ask for. Take control of your education
  3. The goal is to ignore the noise and learn what

    you need to become successful. Take control of your education
  4. “get your job... get tenured... or how did you start

    your own company?” Take control of your education
  5. “A University setting is the perfect place to learn how

    the real business world works....” Take control of your education
  6. Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources

    currently controlled. Howard Stevenson, Harvard Business School
  7. The power of storytelling is very real. It can make

    the impossible seem easy. The Universal Language
  8. “The most fundamental job for entrepreneurs is convincing others to

    believe in something that doesn’t exist.” Alex Bard, Founder of Assistly.com
  9. The better you are at telling your story the more

    inspired people will be to share your story.... The Universal Language
  10. “The only reason that you're conscious right now is because

    I don't want to carry you!” Jack Bauer
  11. “No matter the situation, having a great network can be

    a lifesaver.” Trent Walton, Partner at Paravel Inc.
  12. Social capital is the most important tool for accessing the

    full range of critical resources necessary for entrepreneurs. Developing networking skills that get results
  13. As you build your network always think about what YOU

    can do to help them in return. Benefits of Networking
  14. “My biggest fear is that I will graduate and not

    be able to find a job in this terrible economy.” Graduate student at Boston University
  15. “Wall Street gets bailed out and the rest of us

    are left holding the bag...” Undergraduate student at UMass
  16. “My bank accounts have nothing to do with the President

    of the United States, or his policy.” Warren Buffet
  17. Capitalism: God’s way of determining who is smart and who

    is poor. -Swanson Pyramid of Greatness
  18. Track and field gave you your first taste of the

    awesome agony of defeat. Learning to fail
  19. Failure helps us learn new skills, motivates us not to

    depend on luck or charm. Learning to fail
  20. You need to be okay with failing, in fact, try

    your best to excel at it. Inc. Magazine
  21. And you are the only one to blame if you

    don’t have what it takes to change with it. Inc. Magazine
  22. Who you are as a person truly matters as an

    entrepreneur. Be Good. Do Great
  23. “I can only hope that God forgives me for all

    of the people I have wronged.” Jack Abramoff
  24. Whether you are for-profit or a fledgling non-profit. Honesty truly

    matters to your consumers. Be Good. Do Great