Entrepreneurship and startups
Lessons learned
Thu Mar 26 2015
... so far
A bit about me
27 years old
Universidad Distrital - Electronic Engineer - Drop Out
Universidad Distrital - "Computer Science" - Drop Out
7+ years in software field
I'M F**KING PASSIONATE ABOUT MY JOB
A bit about Trotter
We enhance global mobility by easing access to housing.
Trotter
We help people rent apartments in a new city. By connecting them with vetted real estate professionals
What is entrepreneurship about?
The entrepreneur develops a business model, acquires the human and other required resources, and is fully responsible for its success or failure.
Entrepreneurship is the process of starting a business or other organization.
Those are mere definitions. Again,
what is entrepreneurship about?
taking risks
Entrepreneurship is about ...
believing in the impossible
Entrepreneurship is about ...
Entrepreneurship is about ...
PASSION
Entrepreneurship is about ...
being CRAZY
Entrepreneurship is about ...
LOVE
because is so hard, that if you don't
any rational person will
GIVE UP
Steve Jobs
Lessons
learned
"Love what you do and do what you love"
- Ray Bradbury
Have a life plan
Six rules
1. Trust yourself.
Who do you want to be?
2. Brake the rules, don't be afraid of changing the status quo
“the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”
- Steve Jobs
3. Don't be afraid to fail
4. Don't listen to the naysayers
listen to everybody and get the message
5. Work your BUTT OFF !!!
6. Give Back to community
Work really hard on your communications skills
Co-founders team
Hiring people
Sell your product to customers
Sell your idea to investors
Read a lot !!!
Best entrepreneurship book ever!
Best entrepreneurship book ever!
Best entrepreneurship book ever!
Just kidding
There is no best entrepreneurship book ever
Some books that I found very helpful
"...15 percent of one's financial success is due to one's technical knowledge and about 85 percent is due to skill in human engineering-to personality and the ability to lead people."
- Dale Carnegie
So...
15 % Technical knowledge
85 % Skill in human engineering-to personality and the ability to lead people
What are you learning at school, college, university?
"Not having a degree can be a problem sometimes, but of all the problems you encounter in the startup world, it’s by far the smallest"
- Laura Deming, 18-year-old venture capitalist
Let's Drop Out of School and Start a Business !!!
NO !!!
“People ask, ‘Should I drop out of college?’ That’s a bad question. The question is, ‘Are you passionate and competent about something?’”
Is it worth it to drop out, or not attend in the first place? The answer, ... ... is the same answer that you’ll hear with most highly personal decisions:
It depends.
- It depends?
Yeah -
On cultural legacy
On country
On your Idea
On the market
On how competent and skilled you are
On the kind of people you have in your network
On how passionate you are about what you do
Is the right time to do it?
(a lot of more things and questions here)
Stop making excuses and get shit done.
Keep reading and learning a lot !!!
Learn from the best
"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants."
- Isaac Newton
Read about successful people and influencers
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Mark Zuckerberg
Abraham Lincoln
Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX, Solar City)
Dick Costolo (Twitter CEO)
Jeff Bezos (Amazon CEO)
Larry Page (Google CEO)
Go to events and do a lot of networking