Be Your Own Boss - Wharton - 071025

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!

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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