Be Your Own Boss Discovering Your Path To Entrepreneurial Success Delta Sigma Pi – Wharton Venture Capital Association - October 25, 2007

MORE SCHOOL CORPORATE WORLD Start-Ups WHAT’S NEXT?

A person who organizes and manages any enterprise, esp. a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk . Lots of work and no guarantee Who The Heck Wants To Do That? ENTREPRE WHAT?

UM, YEAH…ME? Freedom – Be what I want to be Control my own destiny To Infinity and Beyond Business 101 Self Motivation No Email Anxiety Every entrepreneur has their own unique story!

Freedom – Be what I want to be

Control my own destiny

To Infinity and Beyond

Business 101

Self Motivation

No Email Anxiety

MY CAREER PATH eBay Ticket Business, Local Business Websites, LittyHoops.com, Lame Job Interviews 1999-2003: Ann Arbor 2003-05: San Diego, CA 2005-06: New York, NY NOW – New York, NY Editor at college sports website company. and continue to work on my own Littyhoops.com Website OCSN is acquired by CSTV. First person to move to NYC Office. Work on Digital products including MMOD, Fantasy Football, Podcasting, Mobile, Blogs. CSTV Acquired by CBS. Join Sportsvite pre-launch as first company employee to run business development and marketing.

YOUR CAREER PATH No Pre-Requisites Banker, Consultant, Lawyer, Trader… Business Operating Experience Take the Plunge! There is more than one path to be an Entrepreneur But It does take a certain type of person…

No Pre-Requisites

Banker, Consultant, Lawyer, Trader…

Business Operating Experience

Take the Plunge!

ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAITS Self-Motivation Passion Confidence Entrepreneurial “Spirit” Attitude Multi-Talented Multi-Tasker Organizer Sales Presenter Problem Solver Skill Set You = Your Job Work = Life Lifestyle

INTO THE WILD Follow your Passion Too many long hours Too Hard Roller Coaster Ride Strong Roots Know Your Industry Ideas are worth less than… The Vision How can you execute? Be a consumer

Follow your Passion

Too many long hours

Too Hard

Roller Coaster Ride

Strong Roots

Know Your Industry

Ideas are worth less than…

The Vision

How can you execute?

Be a consumer

NEXT STEPS Do Stuff… Build Your Network Blog www.blog.littyhoops.com Learn Meet People nextNY, DSP, Etc. Internships Resources Wharton Be Savvy Friends, Family, Charity, Opportunity

Do Stuff…

Build Your Network

Blog

www.blog.littyhoops.com

Learn

Meet People

nextNY, DSP, Etc.

Internships

Resources

Wharton

Be Savvy

Friends, Family, Charity, Opportunity

GET ON THE COURT Is your business a full court prayer, half court heave, three pointer, foul shot, or a Slam Dunk Research Do Due-Diligence Ask Questions Be Your Own Pundit Smart Team Realistic Goals Budget Give Yourself A Shot

Research

Do Due-Diligence

Ask Questions

Be Your Own Pundit

Smart Team

Realistic Goals

Budget

INTERESTING BUSINESS SECTORS DIGITAL GLOBAL GREEN Tip of the ice berg New markets Industrialization Big issue for next generation Potential world unifier Current difficulty to be green

Tip of the ice berg

New markets

Industrialization

Big issue for next generation

Potential world unifier

Current difficulty to be green

QUESTIONS What the Heck is [212] Media and what do you guys do anyway?