So You Want To Startup - Ideas on the Entrepreneur Process from Levi Baer
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I gave this presentation to a graduate class on entrepreneurship at DePaul University in Chicago, IL in February 2015. Many of the students were graduating soon and thinking of starting their own businesses. My goal was to give them ideas based on my experiences as an entrepreneur and as an organizer of a community of entrepreneurs, but focus on ideas that you wouldn't necessarily get from a Google search on entrepreneurship. I kept my slides simple, and elaborated briefly on each topic.
So You Want To Startup - Ideas on the Entrepreneur Process from Levi Baer
- 1. So You Want To Startup? Ideas on the Entrepreneur Experience from Levi Baer
- 2. Me: Demographics Education o University of MN - Communication o DePaul - Organization/Multicultural Communication w/Training and Development Journey to Chicago Journey of Interests Fun facts...
- 3. Who are you? Students, yes, but what else...
- 4. We Build Strong Teams (Branding) Started Fall 2013, became official April 2014 Partnership - Limited Liability Company (LLC) The slow and steady route Services Clients / Projects Website and an example...
- 5. Projects and Communities Coffee & Conversation Game Night Chicago App Development
- 8. Insights Find Partners (with equal investment)
- 10. Insights Join Communities or make them
- 12. Insights Have an Elevator Pitch (Value based statement)
- 15. Insights Pivot
- 16. Insights Social Media is a Tool
- 17. Advice from the C&C crew: Keep going when its uncomfortable Check for trademarks/copyrights Do your homework (industry, competitors, etc) Have a business plan, or at least a budget Find mentors Test before building Share your idea Find events
- 18. Resources Organizations o DePaul Coleman Center o Chicago Center for Small Business o UIC Small Business Center o John Marshall Law Business Clinic o Experience Institute Web o Freelancers Union o Mashable o Entrepreneur Mag o Inc Mag o Young Entrepreneur o Fast Company o Mac & Cheese Productions o Google for Entrepreneurs o Freelance to Freedom o Built In Chicago What else? Incubators o Impact Engine o Blue 1647 o 1871 o Startup Institute o TechStars Coworking o Grind o The Shift o Workshop o Logan Share o Next Door o Catalyze o Polymathic o Industrious
- 19. The End Stay in Touch! levibaer@gmail.com www.levibaer.com www.boldbeeconsulting.com @mysterybaer @boldbeeconsults Thank You!
Editor's Notes
- What are your communities?
- Ask who has an idea for a business? Ask why they havent done it yet. Provide examples of how they could get started!
- Ask about allies
- Ask the diff of how I can describe what Bold Bee does.
- What does the group use for note taking and idea organizing?
- customer validation
- Ask if anyone knows what Pivot means here.
- Ask if anyone manages a business account/entity, group, or sales or productive purpose.