CAREER & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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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