Lets Create a Company

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A 30.minute presentation for Microsoft sharing some key learned lessons on how to create a startup with a focus on younger founders. Feel free to leave your feedback!

LETS CREATE
A COMPANY!

© insidious_plots@ FLICKR - 2011

pssst...

WHO IS THIS GUY?

FAILED

CELEBRATION
RIGHT?

FIND YOUR TALENT
© JRandomF @ FLICKR

2 OPTIONS

ME! ME! ME!

YOUR WORLD IMPACT COMPARED

YUP, THAT’S
YOU.
(AND ME)

BE AN ENTREPRENEUR
© Christopher Bowns no FLICKR

ALL ABOUT
DATA

MOBILE

ALWAYS
CONNECTED

ON

So... you have an idea huh?

IDEAS
ARE THE
START

© Jeff Kubina @ FLICKR - 2010

PRODUCT vs. COMPANY

BUT... HOW?

a) GET LEGAL IN ORDER
(aka go through the boring stuff)

FIND A
PARTNER

WISELY!

TRAVEL

BUILD A
NETWORK

RIGHT
PEOPLE

FIND YOUR MENTOR

© I'll Never Grow Up FLICKR

aka HIRING
(really important!)

MONEY
TO
SURVIVE

©Mike Schmid 2010

GET OFF THE BOX
BE CREATIVE

from: uxmatters.com

FOCUS ON THE USER

SHORT & SWEET
(just like dating)

DON’T STOP
EVER

YOU WILL FAIL

Quero VIAJAR!
YES, IT’S
F*CKING HARD

• foto de ﬁlho a pedir atenção de pais

THANK YOU ;)

ColorElephant (hey, We’re hiring!)
www.colorelephant.com

mail@ricardosousa.me
+351 916 743 868
speaking@ricardosousa.me
www.ricardosousa.me

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Lets Create a Company

1. LETS CREATE A COMPANY! © insidious_plots@ FLICKR - 2011

2. pssst... WHO IS THIS GUY?

3.

5.

6. CELEBRATION RIGHT?

7. FIND YOUR TALENT © JRandomF @ FLICKR

10.

11.

12. YOUR WORLD IMPACT COMPARED YUP, THAT’S YOU. (AND ME)

13. BE AN ENTREPRENEUR © Christopher Bowns no FLICKR

14.

15. ALL ABOUT DATA

17. ALWAYS CONNECTED ON

18. So... you have an idea huh?

19. IDEAS ARE THE START © Jeff Kubina @ FLICKR - 2010

20. PRODUCT vs. COMPANY

21. BUT... HOW?

22. a) GET LEGAL IN ORDER (aka go through the boring stuff)

23. FIND A PARTNER

25.

27. BUILD A NETWORK

28.

29. RIGHT PEOPLE

30. FIND YOUR MENTOR © I'll Never Grow Up FLICKR

31. aka HIRING (really important!)

32. MONEY TO SURVIVE ©Mike Schmid 2010

33. GET OFF THE BOX BE CREATIVE

34.

35. from: uxmatters.com

36. FOCUS ON THE USER

37.

38.

39.

40. SHORT & SWEET (just like dating)

41. DON’T STOP EVER

42. YOU WILL FAIL

43. Quero VIAJAR! YES, IT’S F*CKING HARD • foto de ﬁlho a pedir atenção de pais

44. THANK YOU ;) ColorElephant (hey, We’re hiring!) www.colorelephant.com mail@ricardosousa.me +351 916 743 868 speaking@ricardosousa.me www.ricardosousa.me POWERED BY: