Have a startup idea sitting in the back of your mind? Give it a shot without spending a dime! LIVE IDEA - A Competition for Startup Ideas

1. LIVE
IDEA
A Competition for Startup Ideas

2. “Why I Left My $254,895 PM
Role at Microsoft to Start a
Seattle Tech Startup”
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141027200232-1485298-why-i-left-
my-254-895-pm-role-at-microsoft-to-start-a-seattle-tech-startup

3. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235176
“Why I Left My High-Paying Job at
LinkedIn for a Startup”

4. “Why I Left My PhD to
Start My Own Business”
http://www.inc.com/justin-brown/
why-i-left-my-phd-to-start-my-own-business.html

5. Research shows that middle
managers are the most
unhappy group of workers.
https://hbr.org/2014/11/why-middle-managers-are-so-unhappy

7. And it's not about the money.

8. https://hbr.org/2014/11/why-middle-managers-are-so-unhappy
• They see no career or promotion opportunities.
• Their work lacks meaning and purpose.
• They don’t feel valued or appreciated.
• They don’t believe that if they raise an issue it will be addressed.
• They’re overworked.
• Their distinctiveness is not valued or appreciated.

9. Should I Quit My Job

10. “I hate my job, but I make
too much money to quit.”
That’s a typical answer.

11. One way to escape the corporate
routine is to
launch a startup.

12. After all, most of us have an idea
for a startup sitting somewhere in
the back of our mind.

13. And there’s no need to take a
huge risk by leaving a steady-paying
job – validate your
startup idea before quitting.

14. To encourage potential
entrepreneurs, we’ve launched a
competition for startup ideas.

15. LIVE
IDEA
liveidea.co

16. • Participants submit ideas by March 16, 2015.
• Live Idea visitors vote for the ideas they like.
• The winning idea is awarded with a free minimum
viable product (MVP) development service.

17. Do you have a startup
idea sitting in the
back of your mind?

18. Give it a shot without
spending a dime!

19. Learn more at
liveidea.co