She Series: Start Your Own Business - A Workshop with Female Entrepreneurs
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She Series: START YOUR OWN BUSINESS
WHY ARE WE HERE?
WHAT’S STOPPING US?
WHAT CAN WE BUILD TOGETHER?
TONIGHT
1. AN IDEA WORTH PURSUING
2. EFFECTIVE EXECUTION
3. FROM IDEA TO ACTION
All startups must face these seven milestones:
Prove your conceptComplete your design
specificationsCreate a prototype
Finance yourself (raising capital or other means)
Ship a betaShip the real thing
Break even in terms of money
All startups must face these seven milestones:
Prove your concept
1. YOU FIND AN IDEA WORTH PURSUING THROUGH EXPERIMENTING
2. EFFECTIVE EXECUTION AT THIS STAGE IS ABOUT EFFICIENT DISCOVERY
3. FROM IDEA TO ACTION HAPPENS TONIGHT
START SMALL.
START SMALL.START TODAY.
START SMALL.START TODAY.START HERE.
“You don’t learn to walk by following rules.
You learn by doing and falling over.”
(Richard Branson)
FEEDBACK IS DATA.
WHY DO WE TAKE IT PERSONALLY?
YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY.
WHY DO WE TAKE IT PERSONALLY?
YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY.
*10-MIN BREAK*
Who is the customer? What do they want?
What one feature is most important to them?
How do they want to buy their product or service?
How much do they want to pay?How many of your customers are
there?How will you reach them?
Why are you better than your competitors?
Who is the customer? What do they want?
What one feature is most important to them?
How do they want to buy their product or service?
How much do they want to pay?How many of your customers are
there?How will you reach them?
Why are you better than your competitors?
Who is the customer? What do they want?
What one feature is most important to them?
How do they want to buy their product or service?
How much do they want to pay?How many of your customers are
there?How will you reach them?
Why are you better than your competitors?
WRAPPING UP
1. YOU FIND AN IDEA WORTH PURSUING THROUGH EXPERIMENTING
2. EFFECTIVE EXECUTION AT THIS STAGE IS ABOUT EFFICIENT DISCOVERY
3. FROM IDEA TO ACTION HAPPENS TONIGHT
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