Information Systems as a path to Entrepreneurship

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1. INFORMATION SYSTEMS AS A PATH TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP A tale about two complementary disciplines Varun Arora, 22nd Oct '13
2. I am a “social entrepreneur” I founded I have a BS / Information Systems ('12) Masters / Information Systems Management ('12) from I hack, build relationships and collaborate with awesome people to create technology experiences that impact lives of children all around the world.
3. Information Systems as a path to Entrepreneurship / 22nd Oct '13 LOADING... 8% What is the purpose of our existence?
4. LOADING... 12% Information Systems as a path to Entrepreneurship / 22nd Oct '13
5. IMMERSION WORK PERSONAL LIFE Courtesy: Jase Wilson, “Jobs”
6. Inequality · Inefficiency · Incompatibility THE WORLD IS NOT PERFECT
7. Courtesy: “Dmitri” Beljan
8. Information Systems as a path to Entrepreneurship / 22nd Oct '13 LOADING... 30% TECHNOLOGY
9. Information Systems as a path to Entrepreneurship / 22nd Oct '13 LOADING... 36% WHAT IS A STARTUP?
10. REALITIES • Hackathon : Startup = One night stand : Marriage • It requires unparalleled obsession, skills and hardwork • Failure is usually a stepping stone to lesser failure Courtesy: Anirudh Koul / Flickr
11. MYTHs • Most startups are technology startups and they usually get millions of $ in funding • You know what the world needs and if you build it, they will come • The best ideas produce the best companies Courtesy: Wikipedia
12. Information Systems as a path to Entrepreneurship / 22nd Oct '13 LOADING...47% My biased belief: Information Systems is the single best major in your path to becoming an entrepreneur
13. #1: SYSTEMS THINKING Courtesy: Anirudh Koul / Flickr
14. #2: NON COMPUTATIONALLY OR FINANCIALLY COMPLEX CHALLENGES Courtesy: Anirudh Koul / Flickr
15. #3: HUMAN-CENTRIC Courtesy: Anirudh Koul / Flickr
16. #4: PRODUCTS != HACKS Courtesy: Anirudh Koul / Flickr
17. #5: decision making + execution Courtesy: Anirudh Koul / Flickr
18. Information Systems as a path to Entrepreneurship / 22nd Oct '13 LOADING... 62% WHAT IS the difference between ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE AND CONSUMER SOFTWARE ?
19. Information Systems as a path to Entrepreneurship / 22nd Oct '13 LOADING... 66% web+CLOUD OPEN-SOURCE BIZ MODELS & MARKETS
20. Courtesy: Twitter
21. Growing up, I became obsessed with openness WWW & FOSS “dev as freedom” Textbooks + learning
22. Courtesy: Carnegie Mellon University Qatar / Flickr
24. Software Engineering DESIGN EDUCATION + INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
25. Information Systems as a path to Entrepreneurship / 22nd Oct '13 LOADING... 91%
26. Information Systems as a path to Entrepreneurship / 22nd Oct '13 LOADING... 96%
27. Thanks! varun@theopencurriculum.org