CAREER & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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1. CAREER & ENTREPRENEURSHIP Sandeep C Co-Founder & COO
2. Why I chose Entrepreneurship • Do something different/creative • Freedom to decide my work and schedule • Exposure • Didn’t want a monotonous life
3. My First Failure • What did I learn? • Passionate Co-Founders • Awesome Team • Bonding • Valid Idea
4. Starting up is not a bed of roses.
5. What is a Startup? Problem You Customer
6. How to get an idea? •Look for problems •Don’t “think-up”; Start “noticing” •Pay attention to things that bother you!
7. The Perfect Team • Hustler • Hacker • Designer
8. Validate your Idea!! • Not all ideas are great! • Talk to as many people as possible. • Don’t hang on to your “sweet” idea.
9. What next?? •Build!! •Sell!!
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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.
13. •Lack of Interpersonal skills •Can be impatient •Time pressure •Cannot handle multiple tasks •Lack of Job Opportunities •Time Pressure •The multitude of everyday demands •Website Designs •Good Documentation •Quiz Competition •IEEE • Committed • Compulsive • Strong follow-through • Articulate • Writes well • Balanced work-life perspective • Multi-interested • Ambitious Strengths Opportunities Weaknesses Threats
14. Online Resources
15. Must Watch!!
16. What activities do you do in a day? • Think about everything • You have 10 minutes to list them down
17. Time Management Quadrant
18. Time Management Quadrant
19. Read More: • MVP • Lean Startup • Business Model Canvas • Bootstrapping • Iteration • A/B Testing
20. ‘Each of YOU has the unique opportunity to Change the World. It’s your choice whether you want to’ Arjun R Pillai, Co-Founder and CEO, Profoundis
21. Reach out to me at http://m3r.in/sandeep