1. Structured Enablement of Entrepreneurship - a holistic view
Entrepreneurs’ Winter Networking Reception
King’s Commercialisation Institute - 6 February 2013
USA • UK • INDIA
Progressive Intelligence
Partners in Achievement Henriette Raphael House
Guy’s Campus
Dr. Sanjeev B. Ahuja London SE1 1UL
Managing Director
Progressive Intelligence Pvt. (UK) Ltd.
President, TiE UK
Advisory Board, Storybricks

2. The Inconvenient Truth
The current Job markets have
economic malaise thinned; while
may stretch well eligible job
into this decade seekers have risen
We cannot all
become
investment
Public and private
bankers and
institutions are
traders
straight-jacketed
Entire generation Limited
of disenfranchised institutional
young men and accountability
women
Dark clouds have indeed gathered! 2
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3. But all is not gloom and doom
World has shrunk;
1B connected to
Gangnam Style as
though it were Phil 1.4B still live
Global without
population Collins singing it!!
electricity and
stands at 7B; 780M without
all are drinking water!
potential
prospects
Global Online Retail
$0.5T; growing @
15% p.a
Android, Samsung
& Apple mobile
Mobile Gaming ecosystem $10B;
$7.5B; next 3 yrs 750M devices
Unimaginable opportunities exist! 3
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4. Risks of listening to someone on a soapbox
Being up here on stage this evening will likely make even
some of my evangelical fervour come across as insightful or
worse, as profound revelation!
Best if you take my rhetoric with a grain of salt; follow it up
with loads of self-reflection and at least some sound advice.
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5. Now the sermon …
We are not here to talk about the successful few who are
making millions but rather the millions who simply aspire to
make a success of it …
Entrepreneurship is increasingly a more promising career
choice, offering a way to control your own destiny and
often, grab a windfall of disproportionately high returns.
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6. Are you ready?
History is undoubtedly (re-)written by those who succeed;
but it is those who are not afraid to fail that get to write
their future …
… you can take charge of your own lives, resist the notions
of entitlement or dependency on public/social institutions,
take calculated risks and carve your way to economic well-
being; even fame!
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7. Do you have it in you …?
Top Soft Job Skills© Top Entrepreneurial Skills
© 2012 Hinton Human Capital
• Work Ethic • Self Confidence
• Internship Experience • Awareness
• Ability to Follow Direction • A Sense of Adventure
• Knowledge of: • Networking
‐ Accounting Finance & Budgets • Focus
‐ Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
• Skills • Tenacity
‐ Interpersonal • Originality
‐ Communication • Knowledge of Business Basics
‐ Problem Solving
• Leadership & Teamwork
• A Sense of Adventure
• Creative Thought Process for
• Good Eye Contact
Collective Innovation
• Firm Handshake
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8. Some Sobering Statistics
In 2011, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) reported that,
9.8% of working age adults in the UK expected to start a business within
the next 3 years, compared to 15.8% in the US.
Total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) in the UK was 7.6%
compared to 12.3% in the US. This was a 25% rise in the UK from the
previous year, compared to a 100% rise in the US.
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Back in 2008, IHS Global Insight had found that while VC investment
represented 0.2% of US GDP, the revenue of companies created by the
industry represented 21% of GDP (2008 - $14T).
A strong VC industry is essential to our future as well; the Govt is
looking to the entrepreneurial sector for job creation, economic
development, better healthcare, cleaner technology, and a faster,
better, and more secure internet to build a thriving new economy.
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9. Fostering Entrepreneurship in the UK
Where we want to be
Where we are today
Influence
Informed policy agenda
Public/Pvt enabling bodies
Awareness and excitement
Extend
Aspiration
Thought leadership
Mentoring and coaching
Access to willing capital
Institutional involvement
Deliver
Events
Partnerships
Effective networks
Launch Business affiliations
Cross-border collaborations
Academic Programs
Flag Discuss Explore Practice
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10. The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)
TiE’s aim is to make entrepreneurial success and economic
well-being more systemic and less a matter of chance.
It is the world’s largest global non-profit organization to be
singularly focused on entrepreneurship, as a unique vehicle
for self-reliance and sustainable wealth creation.
TiE has 62 chapters and 13,000 members in 18 countries
across 5 continents. TiE UK is one of its larger chapters.
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11. TiE in the UK
In the Nature vs. Nurture debate, if the former is about
genes then the latter is about gene-splicing.
Entrepreneurship can be taught; one does not have to be
born with a particular DNA strand.
We are unique in offering structured enablement, effectual
global networking, and hands-on mentoring and coaching.
Over the last 3 years, 200 entrepreneurs at different stages
and across sectors have been mentored by TiE UK alone!
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12. Fostering entrepreneurs is rooted in seeding
the mindset
Connecting all the dots …
Development of an idea under incubation
Guiding the business towards sustainable growth
Mentoring the entrepreneur through a maturing process
Effective harvesting of the asset, once developed
TiE UK offers vital support to entrepreneurs throughout
their venture lifecycle!
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13. KEY DRIVERS FOR TiE UK
Structured Enablement of Influential & Effectual Engaged Members and
Entrepreneurs Business Networking Committed Sponsors
Classroom Events Premium Advice
Practical Programs Membership Benefits
Lifecycle Opportunities Thriving Community
Along with other Strategic Partners.
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14. In Conclusion
Entrepreneurship is not a defined science; but nor is it a game
of dice. It is a practice - you start on a well trodden path but
then write the rules as you encounter new situations!
Dream freely.
Believe boldly.
Pursue passionately.
Share openly.
If you wonder, “Is my idea good enough”, “Where do I start”,
“Who can I use as a sounding board”, “Can I afford to take this
risk”, “How can I get funding”, “What if I fail” ...
… then TiE UK can help you answer these questions!
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