I'M TYLER RICHARDS

Originally from Seattle and moved to Utah.

Wife, Nicole, and three kiddos.

I love art, technology, pickleball, and business!

MY EDUCATION

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Acquired 2013

by Microsoft

Acquired 2016

by Capella EDU

SOME STREET CRED

40k followers on

Instagram

Acquired 2016

by PierianDx

Currently, doing a few things

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

= MIND BLOWING CRAZY

IT IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE

(there is no 1 recipe for success)

things I've learned so far

10

Be

Lucky

#1

#1

Judy Estrin

The Role of Luck in Startups (1 min)

Luck is when preparation

meets opportunity

#1

As luck would have it

article from Scientific American

#1

Every problem is an opportunity

#2

#2

Vinod Khosla

Big Problem Big Opportunity (30 sec)

What would you do with $5?

Tina Seelig - What I wish I Knew When I Was 20

#2

#3

Don't JUST follow your passion

#3

Interest

Market

Skills

#3

Marcus Sheridan
Started River Pools & Spas in 2001

Calculated risk and failure

#4

#4

Elon Musk

On Risk Taking (1 min)

#4

1. Lowest Risk, Highest Volume
2. Possibilities
3. Highest Risk, Lowest Volume

Risk Meter

Do you have access to an email list?

Do you have an influencer friend?

#4

Risk + Failure = Normal

Batting average in the MLB

Meaningful Relationships

#5

Build meaningful relationships

Rob Nelson, CEO of Grow.com

Warren Osbourne, Founder of Braven

Aaron Skonnard, CEO Pluralsight

#5

Don't Burn Bridges!

For every negative interaction you should have 7 positive ones

#5

Gain attention by Telling Stories

#6

#6

Consumer attention span

is like a Goldfish's

Attention = Connection = Storytelling

Your customers are humans just like you.

So where are they spending their time?

Just think, where are you spending your time?

#6

they 

their

you

your

#6

Gary Vaynerchuk

On Story Telling (30 sec)

Prioritize

#7

Warren Buffet's Top 5

#7

#7

Carol Bartz

Managing a balanced life

#7

Qualtrics CEO loves golf

#7

Delegate. Build a world class team.

#7

Type A Personality.

#7

Jeff Hayzlett's 21 Questions.

Just go. Start. Do.

#8

#8

#8

Find the balance. It is a fine line.

But don't sweat the small things.

No better time than now to test, experiment, and build.

#8

Pay attention, listen, and adapt/adjust

#9

understand situations

​dont be afraid of the pivot

#9

If you are struggling to figure out what will work, use the "my friend" test

#9

Where you see successes, wins, and results. DOUBLE DOWN!

#9

Use tools and advisors to your advantage

Don't fly solo. You are not alone.

#10

Startup Genome Report

7x more money raised & 3.5x more user growth

#10

Some tools I use.

#10

clarity.fm

Get real startup expert advice

emailhunter.co

find anyone's email address in seconds

clarity.fm

emailhunter.co

#10

mandrill.com / send grid / mailchimp

automated and easy drip campaigns

mandrill.com / send grid / mailchimp

detective.io

1-page summaries of the people you meet with

detective.io

welcome to the internet FB page

current memes and trends

welcome to the internet FB page

#10

snip.ly

smart links for sharing others content

hootsuite.com

automated social posting, including instagram

snip.ly

hootsuite.com

#10

adroll

automated and concierge retargeting advertising

Gmail - send later

send delayed and scheduled emails from gmail

adroll

Gmail - send later

#10

similarweb.com

spy on all your competitors

Twitter Search

easy keyword monitoring on twitter

similarweb.com

Twitter Search

#10

FB groups / Reddit / Quora

don't spam, ask and answer questions

helpareporter.com

give tips and stories of new news to reporters

FB groups / Reddit / Quora

helpareporter.com

#10

gleam.io

contest and giveaway software

hotjar.com

website user heat mapping

gleam.io

hotjar.com

#10

#1

Be relentlessly lucky

#2

Every Problem is an opportunity

#3

Don't JUST follow your passion

#4

Calculated risk and failure

#5

Networking/Don't Burn Bridges

#6

Gain attention & Be interesting

#7

Prioritize

#8

The art of the launch

#9

Find out what is working

#10

Use tools and advisors

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