3. Breakdown
Part 1: A word on Entrepreneurship...
Part 2: How to get started?
Part 3: Q & A
Part 4: Round Table over food
4. Definition of sorts...
entre·pre·neurship n. The process by which an
entrepreneur identifies solutions to what others see
as problems. This process significantly reduces the
economic cost of the problem, thus creating the
value for the stakeholders.
12. Operating a StartUp:
First low hanging fruit ... but dont stop there
Grow market share, minimize margins aggressively
It's a marathon and execution is king
13. Putting it all together
slide from Lex Sisney presentations at organizationalphysics.com/
14. To get involved. Start Early.
Get your foot in the door any
way possible.
16. Getting In:
1. You can start your own start-up. (Very High
Risk/Reward)
2. Target. Research. Approach very early start-ups
for any job they have - they hire on availability. (High
Risk/Medium Reward)
17. Easier Way
3. MOST IMPORTANT: Acquire some useful
combination skills
- Engineering
- Sales / Marketing (later stage)
(Low Risk/High Reward)
(Hint: Do 1 and/or 2 on as a side gig, to get to 3)
18. Learn Applicable Skills
● Learning is easier than ever.
● Tools, Tutorials, Videos, Books and Courses are
online and often free. (Appendix I)
● Applicable? ...See next slide
19. Creative Learning
Your aim should be to create
something with your new skills.
Doesn't have to be perfect or big.
Just make something.
Simplicity is brilliance. You can
even build something for your
family or friends.
21. Seasonal Events
Events that might lead to a job in a startup:
Start-Up or Demo Nights
Competitions
Hackathons
Meet people!! Connections are key.
StartUpDigest is a good source for listings
22. Programs and Spaces
Many Incubators & Accelerators
○ seed support and job boards
Even more Co-Working & Hackerspaces
○ network and learn
*See Appendix B
23. Local Events
Start-up oriented groups at meetup.com
○ 106Miles
○ SV Health
○ SV NewTech
○ search for "startup", "venture", "founder"
Company events
○ launches or demos announced on website,
facebook & twitter of the company and their
investors (ex: news.ycombinator.com )
24. Internships or jobs:
● looks at newly founded or funded start-ups at:
○ techcrunch.com, venturebeat.com
● and the websites of funds that invest in them
○ sequoiacap.com, dfj.com, ventures.io
25. Internships or jobs:
(hint: alumni are most useful here)
(hint 2: be respectful)
(hint 3: keep friends)
Info that just didn't fit:
*See Appendix C - Picking a StartUp
26. General advice
● Reject Negativity
● Always Strive for Improvement
● Be passionate!
● Challenge your self.
● Have a balance.
28. Appendix A
Start learning now. Places to start. :
Hands on with coding:
Codecademy.com
Coursera.com
Udemy.com
Elequent JavaScript
Open Course Lectures Online: - MIT, Stanford, UCB
Basic Tutorials:
DontFeartheInternet
Net Tuts
29. Appendix B
● Many Incubators & Accelerators: f6s.com
ycombinator AngelPad not local:
500.co LemnosLabs TechStars
RockHealth DogPatchLabs Amplify.la
ChurnLabs RocketSpace StartUpAmerica
● Many Communal & Hacker Spaces
TechShop (SJ/PA/SF) BioCurious(Sunn)
PariSoma (SF) TechMediaCenter
HackerDojo(MV) NestGVS
*I can help with tours
30. Appendix C: What start-up is right
for you:
● Earlier stage companies are risky, but easier to
enter and to advance in
● Culture. Values. Team. And how you feel working
there.
● Company needs vs. Innate capabilities and
existing skills
*first time, can't be too picky