A story of a newly minted management consultant who left a cushy product leader role at a fortune 50 conglomerate and started a hi-tech consulting firm in Austin.

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Establishing a
niche consulting
firm.
Successfully.
Donna Imam | March 7, 2015 |ProductCamp Austin 14
Grow. Intelligently.

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The story
• A newly minted management consultant
• Left a cushy product lead role at a fortune
50 conglomerate and…
• Started a hi-tech consulting firm in Austin

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Don’t
wait!

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Why?
• Are you really good at something?
• Do you love it?
• Are you ready to fail?

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Failure
Expelled
from school
Traf-O-Data Booed off
stage
Rejected
from USC 3X

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Your chances are the same…
...as
anyone
else

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What?
• What/who are you
• Know what you don’t know
• Hire carefully

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Fun
...or
forget it

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FearlessnessLuck
Fun
Persistence
Success?

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Your Success?
Define it.

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Clients
Team
Business
Ask?
How?

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