5. Entrepreneurship is the relentless pursuit of
opportunity without regard to resources currently
controlled
Main Themes:
Always imperfect information
Always incumbents (sleeping giants)
Opportunities are everywhere
9. Are we really solving a problem that people care
about?
Is my solution really 10x better than the alternative?
Is it polarizing?
10. What role does technology play?
“Coding is easy, making money is hard”
How can we get to product-market fit the fastest?
Build, Measure, Learn -> Build, Measure, Learn
Hypothesis testing!
Analytics!
Disciplined
11. Networking – what can I offer you?
Importance of Inspiring trust and confidence
Relationship building
Put yourself in uncomfortable positions
Success – how badly do you want it?
12. Case Studies (Harvard Business Review)
How to identify market opportunities
How to execute idea
Learn from past entrepreneur and their decisions
Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking
Market Strategies
Market dynamics and how to win in different markets
Economics of entrepreneurship
Legal and Finance Strategies
Term sheets, stock options pools, valuations
Legal, tax advice, grants, funding
13. Team is the foundation – 100% trust
Validate before writing a single line of code
Get presales if possible
Lean Methodology!
Build, measure, learn via disciplined scientific approach