CCIFC - 10 Tips for Startups

Entrepreneur's Club
French Chamber of Commerce in China, Shenzhen

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1. 5 November 2014, 深圳, China 10 Tips For Startups Fer Martin Instructor @ GeneralAssemb.ly fer@ga.co | f3r.me | f3r.dj
2. Fer Martin Instructor @ GeneralAssemb.ly fer@ga.co | f3r.me | f3r.dj
3. Transforms thinkers into creators through education and opportunities in technology, business, and design. Visit us! ga.co/wdi
4. Startups RealWorld TM … in the Visit us! ga.co/wdi
5. Startups RealWorld TM … in the Visit us! ga.co/wdi
6. … in the Visit us! ga.co/wdi
7. 5 November 2014, 深圳, China 10 Tips For Startups Fer Martin Instructor @ GeneralAssemb.ly fer@ga.co | f3r.me | f3r.dj
8. Think DIFFERENT #1
9. Misfits. Rebels. Troublemakers. They see things differently. No respect for the status quo. Here’s to the crazy ones. “
10. Here’s to the crazy ones. You can’t ignore them. They change things. Invent. Imagine. Heal. Explore. Create “
11. The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, …are the ones who do. Here’s to the crazy ones. “
12. Create your Happy Company #2
13. “All happy families are alike. All unhappy families are different ” Peter Thiel Venture Capitalist, Hedge Fund investor Paypal Mafia / Early investor in Facebook.
14. “All happy companies are different. All unhappy companies are alike ” Peter Thiel Venture Capitalist, Hedge Fund investor Paypal Mafia / Early investor in Facebook.
15. “All happy companies are different. All unhappy companies are alike ” Peter Thiel Venture Capitalist, Hedge Fund investor Paypal Mafia / Early investor in Facebook. Fail to Scape Competition
16. “All happy companies are different. All unhappy companies are alike ” Peter Thiel Venture Capitalist, Hedge Fund investor Paypal Mafia / Early investor in Facebook. Become a Monopoly
17. Dream #3 BIG
18. Startup
23. Startups FAIL Be cool with it! #4
24. Startups RealWorld TM … in the http://img0.joyreactor.com/pics/post/full/gif-tetris-games-1292436.gif
25. “Five Reasons 8 Out Of 10 Businesses Fail” www.forbes.com/sites/ericwagner/2013/09/12/five-reasons-8-out-of-10-businesses-fail/
26. “The Venture Capital Secret: 
 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail” http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10000872396390443720204578004980476429190
27. “Ariadne, it’s a illusion" Inception, 2010
28. Why???
29. "There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure" Colin Powell US Secretary of State, four-star general of US ARMY
30. Play HARD Work HARD #5 ER
31. #6 Build your SKILLS
35. #7 Build a GREAT Team
36. #8 People Want Make STUFF
37. Believe in your IDEA #9
38. focus on EXECUTION #10 Vs IDEAS
39. IDEAS are just a multiplier of http://sivers.org/multiply
41. How to execute better?
44. LeanStartup Principle #1 Entrepreneurs are EVERYWHERE You don't have to work in a garage to be in a startup
45. LeanStartup Principle #2 Entrepreneurship is MANAGEMENT A startup is an institution, not just a product It requires a new kind of management
46. LeanStartup Principle #3 Validated LEARNING Startups exist to learn how to build 
 a sustainable business. 
 This learning can be validated scientifically 
 by running experiments
47. LeanStartup Principle #4 Innovation 
 Accounting how to measure progress how to setup milestones how to prioritize work
48. LeanStartup Principle #5 Build, Measure, Learn Turn ideas into products measure how customers respond learn whether to Pivot or Persevere
49. 5 November 2014, Hong Kong Your turn… :)