How to Start Starting a Company

Joshua Baer
Joshua BaerAustinpreneur at Capital Factory
How to start
starting
a company
Joshua Baer
@JoshuaBaer
How to start
starting
a company
Joshua Baer
@JoshuaBaer
How to start
starting
a company
Joshua Baer
@JoshuaBaer
I help
people
quit jobs
and become
entrepreneurs.
How to Start Starting a Company
How to Start Starting a Company
SKYLIST
How to start
starting
a company
create your own luck with
hard work1
learn a lot about
something2
meet someone new
every day3
How to start
starting
a company
Pick a proBlem that
I have personally
fine print
Pick a proBlem that
I have personally
pick a problem that I have
personally
1. male
2. kids
3. bald
4. nearsighted
5. lots of email
find one or more awesome
co-founders
bootstrap

at the beginning
get customers to pay in advance with
crowdfunding
talk about your idea with
everyone
focus on
mobile first
put everything in
the cloud
outsource
to people and API’s
write the backend code in
ruby on rails
surround yourself with other
entrepreneurs
Intro to
Fundraising
in AUstin
1st Tuesday 

4:30pm
at Capital Factory
tour at 4pm
Intro to the
Incubator
2nd Tuesday 

4:30pm
at Capital Factory
tour at 4pm
Intro to the Austin 

Startup
Scene
3RD Tuesday 

4:30pm
at Capital Factory
tour at 4pm
Intro to Angel 

Investing
in AUstin
4th Tuesday 

4:30pm
at Capital Factory
tour at 4pm
Ask Me Anything
• How can bootstrapping be better than raising VC money?
• What is the best way to impress an Angel Investor?
• Who are some of the hottest startups in Austin right now?
• How can I learn more about the Austin Startup Scene?
• How can I convince amazing talent to join my startup?
• Why do you like email so much?
Public Tours
Tues , Weds, Thurs at 4 pm
Downtown Austin
701 Brazos Street
16th Floor
capitalfactory.com
@capitalfactory
@JoshuaBaer
Public Tours
Tues , Weds, Thurs at 4 pm
Downtown Austin
701 Brazos Street
16th Floor
capitalfactory.com
@capitalfactory
@JoshuaBaer
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