SLP: History & Philosophy

History & PhilosophyStartup Leadership Program

Boston . Bangalore . Beijing . Chicago . Hyderabad . New Delhi . Hong Kong . London . Paris .

Moscow . Mumbai . New York . Melbourne . Pune. San Diego . Seattle . Shanghai. Silicon Valley . Taipei. Tel Aviv

About SLP

History

2006: Boston (7)

Founded by Anupendra Sharma & Puran Dang

2009: Silicon Valley (11)

2010: Bangalore • Delhi • NYC • San Diego (150)

2011: 6 more cities (300)

2012: 8 more cities (500)

Class of 2007

The story of our logo

Our Influences

Gandhi

2 • This paradigm-shifting book had a simple philosophy.

• That if you let the students own and build the school, they will be far more passionate

• Hence we incorporate many elements – creating content, giving back, CEO of the month

Akshaya Patra is the world’s largest mid-

day meal feeding program, feeding 2

million children lunch everyday so

they stay in school

Sponsoring a year’s of meals cost $30 a year. It has taught us that small sums of money can make a big difference. It

has taught us to stay lean

SDR: Same day response

Everyone in SLP is a talent

hunter.

“To be an entrepreneur is a privilege, a chance to

chase one’s own dreams. One can never be cynical,

irrespective of how it turns out” - Anupendra

The philosophies behind our movement

1. By our FellowsFor our Fellows

(CEO of the Month)

2. Diversity matters. The data proves it

3. Amazing people will do amazing things

(This is why we choose people for their caliber, and don’t judge your startups. We’ll show you the statistics; they’re incredible)

4. A culture of

5. It is better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission

6. We are bootstrappers, lean startup-ers

Our Expectations

This is a program about leadership. (Not Followship)

Lead. Be proactive in everything you do.

We take Attendance and community

involvement very very seriously

The real purpose of SLP

Lest we forget

11 million children will die of preventable causes

this year. Millions of adults will die of hunger, poverty

and disease

This is our responsibility. Our startups may not

change the world. But our knowledge, connections and resources may. So in our lifetimes, we should

try.

So here is the real mission behind SLP:

“We want to help our entrepreneurs to be very

successful. Then we want them to commit their wealth and

resources to work on one Millenium Goal in their lifetime” - Anupendra