David Chang shares tips for student entrepreneurs based on his experience as a startup evangelist. He outlines different types of entrepreneurship opportunities and resources available to students, including accelerators, incubators, investors, and university programs. Chang advises students to carefully choose co-founders and advisors, build value incrementally, adapt pitches based on audience, and avoid running unfocused experiments or sharing everything at once. He emphasizes the importance of finding the right problem to solve and building a step-by-step approach.

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10 Tips for Student Entrepreneurs

2. My Journey Resources Do’s & Don’ts

5. 1 of 2,000 software engineers

7. Stumbled into startup experiences

8. $ 1 1 0 M $ 2 1 0 M $ 2 7 0 M $ 1 3 5 M $ 3 0 M

9. Celebrate the highs

10. David Chang, startup
evangelist, parts ways
with Boston’s PayPal
office after shakeup
David Chang out
as head of PayPal's
Boston office
Survive the lows

11. 80 angel investments
Direct Syndicate/Fund
TBD Angels

12. Spark of student entrepreneurs

13. My Journey
Resources
Do’s & Don’ts

14. Many flavors of entrepreneurship

15. Feasible
!
Viable
"
Desirable
❤
Which lens do you use?

16. Begins with just an idea

17. Start or join a venture

18. Ventures created as students

19. Resources all around you

20. Independent Corporate University
Accelerators & Incubators

21. bit.ly/boston-area-investors-firms
Investors
University Focused
Corporate VC
Angel Groups
Seed
Stage
Growth
Stage
Early
Stage
VC
Tech
VC
Healthcare, Biotech, Energy

22. What’s the best way to attract investors?

23. A
Aim at a
Tight
Target

24. Social /
Trust
Your ideal investor meets 6 filters
Thesis
Business
Model
Industry
Location
Stage

25. B
Break
down
Barriers

26. Improves
hit rate by 10x
Doesn’t start
the clock
Creates trend
from data points
When you ask for advice instead of money…

27. C
Create
FOMO

28. Land the anchor investor
“I’m closing a round”
“Can I hold a space for you?”

29. bit.ly/startresources
davidchang.me/startup-tips
Marketing
Press / Media
Freelancers
Agencies
National Tech Journalists
Boston Tech Journalists
Legal
Legal Templates
Accounting
Recruiters
Real Estate
Co-working
Brokers
Events
Event Spaces
Startup Events Listings
Startup Community Groups
Speakers/Mentors (WIP)
Boston Women Leaders
Investors
Guides
Lists
Materials / Templates
University Entrepreneurship Resources
Competitions
Student Groups
Startup Resources
General Guides
Development
Web Dev Shops
Mobile App Dev Shops
Tech Talent / Advisors
Mobile App Development Tools
Design / UX
Graphic Design Resources
Full-time
Freelancers
Agencies
Product
Pros
Emerging Stars

30. My Journey Resources
Do’s & Don’ts

31. 10 Anchor your summit & basecamp

32. 9 Don’t share everything at once
1 Sentence
1 Paragraph
1 Page
1 Deck
1 Follow-up Deck

33. 8 Adapt content & time to the venue
Home Office
Coffee Shop

34. 7 Don’t overreact to feedback
Incorporate feedback
Double down on consistent themes
Avoid whiplash changes

35. 6 Build value as a step-function
Team
Product Development
Market Demand
Product / Market Fit
Business Model
Execution

36. 5 Don’t run unfocused experiments

37. 4 Don’t go solo

38. 3 Find the right co-founders

39. Doer
Connector
Celebrity
2 Recruit advisors wisely

40. Engineer
Product
Management
Marketing
Investor
Corporate
Development
Business
Development
1 Don’t pigeonhole yourself

41. Q&A
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