1. Are you a reader or a
BUILDER?
@GaryGaspar

2. Great leaders learn everyday, and reading
great books is the one of the best ways to
learn-
Dave Kerpe

3. A bit about me
20 Somethin’
DUDE

4. A bit about me
20 Somethin’ Grew up in tiny
DUDE BELGIUM

5. A bit about me
20 Somethin’ Grew up in tiny Family w/ little
DUDE BELGIUM MONEY

6. My friends wanted to be
ROCK STAR

7. My friends wanted to be
ROCK STAR
I‘ve awlways wanted to be
THE NEXT
HIM

8. BUT I JUST DID NOT KNOW
WHERE TO
START

9. BUT I JUST DID NOT KNOW
WHERE TO
START
I was really
TERRIFIED

10. The most comfortable thing to do

11. The most comfortable thing to do
Find books to build a startup

12. I realized that
I WAS NOT
ALONE

13. Tons of kids like me
WERE DOING IT
AND LIVING THEIR…

14. Tons of kids like me
WERE DOING IT
AND LIVING THEIR…

15. Tons of kids like me
WERE DOING IT
AND LIVING THEIR…

16. Start-up
Books

17. Start-up
Books

18. I CHECKED OUT THE BOOKS
THAT INSPIRED
SUCCESSFULL ENTREPRENEURS

19. It deeply
influenced me
I CHECKED OUT THE BOOKS
THAT INSPIRED
SUCCESSFULL ENTREPRENEURS

20. I found it fascinating
BUT I WANTED MORE.

21. I found it fascinating
BUT I WANTED MORE.
I WANTED TO READ ONLY THE BEST
BOOKS OUT
THERE

22. So I started thinking …
HOW DO I WANT TO
FIND MORE OF THE BOOKS THAT
MOVE ME?

23. eureka !

24. 1
Create a website

25. 2
to help you find

26. 3
the favorite books

27. 4
of the people that inspire you
(not just your facebook friends)

28. Our goal is to help find
THE BOOKS THAT
INSPIRE
Bill Gates
Barack Obama
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE
EASILY AND IN AN
ORGANIZED WAY Nick Vujicic
Felix Baumgartner

29. Our goal is to help find
THE BOOKS THAT
INSPIRE
Bill Gates
Barack Obama
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE
EASILY AND IN AN
ORGANIZED WAY Nick Vujicic
Felix Baumgartner
You can also share the books that inspire you…
There is always someone who looks up to you

30. Ironically books were useless
WHEN IT CAME TO
BUILDING
THE WEBSITE

31. The most comfortable thing to do
Find books to build a startup

32. The most comfortable thing to do
intelligent
people
Find books to build a startup

33. I teamed up with a
BADASS
AND AMAZING
PARTNER WHO BECAME MY
CO-FOUNDER

34. I attented conference at
Largest startup
community in
BELGIUM

35. AT BETAGROUP THEY TOLD US ABOUT
WHERE YOU HAVE 54 HOURS
TO LAUNCH A STARTUP

36. AT BETAGROUP THEY TOLD US ABOUT
WHERE YOU HAVE 54 HOURS
TO LAUNCH A STARTUP
exactly what we needed at this point

37. BEST 75 EURO
I HAVE EVER
SPENT

38. GET OUT OF THE
BUILDING THEY SAY

39. GET OUT OF THE
BUILDING THEY SAY
STOP THINKING AND START
BUILDING

40. So we went out to
MEET AND SPEAK WITH
CUSTOMERS

41. Meanwhile…

42. Our developpers
WERE BUILDING THE
PROTOTYPE

43. Our developpers
WERE BUILDING THE I’m the bada
ss
PROTOTYPE
co-founder

44. Our developpers
WERE BUILDING THE I’m the bada
ss
PROTOTYPE
co-founder
g
I’ll stop everythin
re
I do for a pictu

45. YET

46. Most coaches recommended several books
Leo Exter Roald Sieberath
Coach at SW@ Coach at SW

47. YESLIKE
SOUNDS
!
A PROOF OF
CONCEPT

48. YESLIKE
SOUNDS
! You bet !
A PROOF OF
CONCEPT

49. How did it end ?

50. we went home with
the geek prize

51. Oh boss, by the way

52. Oh boss, by the way
THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING BUT
I QUIT

53. So why all
this blabla ?

54. TO READ OR NOT
TO READ
THAT IS THE
QUESTION

55. TO READ OR NOT
TO READ
THAT IS THE
QUESTION
Not that simple …

56. Books can’
t

57. Build a prototype
Books can’
t

58. Build a prototype
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Write code
Books can’
t

59. Build a prototype
</>
Write code
Create presentations
Books can’
t

60. Build a prototype
</>
Write code
Create presentations
Books can’
t Talk to customers

61. Build a prototype
</>
Write code
Create presentations
Books can’
t Talk to customers
Work in team

62. But books make
YOU WORK HARDER
YOU THINK BETTER
YOU ACT FASTER
YOU STRONGER

63. BOOKS WILL MAKE YOU FEEL
LIKE THE IMPOSSIBLE
IS POSSIBLE

64. The impossible becomes possible if only your
mind believes it -
Chris Bradford

65. The impossible becomes possible if only your
mind believes it -
Chris Bradford
THANK YOU !

66. FIND THE BOOKS
THAT HAVE INSPIRED ME
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