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My experiences as an entrepreneur

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I would like this to be an interactive session.

Audience demographics.

Your expectations from this talk?

Any questions before we start?

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Agenda

* Who is an entrepreneur?

* What do you need to be an entrepreneur?

* Why should you care?

* Some helpful pointers for the journey

* My learnings during the journey

* Resources

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Who is an entrepreneur?

* Someone who solves a problem that generates some value

* Everything else is just to make the problem-solving happen

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What do you need to be an entrepreneur?

* A problem!

* Hard work

* A team (optional)

* That’s mostly it.

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Why should you care?

* A good time to try it

* Lots of free time

* High energy

* You have nothing to lose

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Satya Sham Knowledge Hub

* Idea: Teaching programming through live coding

* Dream: Engineering college

* Did everything myself

* My first attempt at entrepreneurship

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Some helpful pointers

* It’s not that difficult once you start doing it

* Dream big and start small

* Don’t be afraid of making mistakes

* Don’t make the same mistake twice

* Success is reaching the point of failure

* It should not feel like “work”

* Keep the customers happy (take feedback)

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What did I learn?

* Value of money

* You learn and grow in all walks of life

* It can be stressful and hectic sometimes

* Organization

* How to use your network

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What did I learn?

* Decision making

* Humility

* Time management

* Prioritization

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A startup a month

* Idea: One product every month

* Dream: Attain financial independence

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What did I learn?

* Age affects your

  • experience
  • capabilities
  • energy
  • optimism

* You need either self-discipline or a team

* If you want to do it, you will find the resources that will help you

* Internet is a huge enabler

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Resources

* The Indie Maker Handbook (readmake.com)

* The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

* Any good biography (but don’t get intimidated by it)

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Questions???

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Thank You!