Chris J Snook mentors 25 startup founders in session at the Founder's Institute Denver @Galvanize on what it means to have vision and build upon the foundation of values...

1. “Vision decides the WHAT-Values
dictate the HOW”
7/24/2013
Founders Institute Denver:
Vision & Values Mentor Session
©2013 Chris J Snook; Venture Catalyst

2. THE VALUE OF VISION
People who can see the actions, necessities, and
paradigm shifts that will be obvious to everyone in the
future will often pay a dear price in the present but be
revered for eternity.
BONUS:
Some will also get FLAT OUT STUPID RICH!!!
~CJS

3. The Future
“The distinction between the past, present and future is
only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
~Albert Einstein

4. The Good News
“The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.”
~Winston Churchill

5. The Bad News
“Man who aim at NOTHING-sure to hit it!”
~Confucious

6. Aligning Your Vision
1) A Vision for your Life/Career
• Over-Arching any opportunity
• Fundamental Drive to create, invent, win,
make money etc.
2) A Vision for your Business
• Short Term
• Clear and Concise
• Revisit-able
• Rally-Cry
i.e. Facebook “We are the world’s
largest interactive phonebook”
Movie Recommendation

7. Building a Powerful Narrative
Paint a Vision for the collective
F.U.T.U.R.E
Fulfilling
Undeniable Conviction
Trend-Riding or Trend Setting?
Unreasonable
Relevant
Engaging

8. Law of Compensation
1) The Need
(are you even necessary?)
2) Your Ability
(much gathers more…)
3) Your Replace-ability
(Investor Opportunity Cost,
Comfort Zone, Macro-
Market trends)

9. Habits to Cultivate Vision
• READ books on Human/Personal
Development and Psychological Drive
• WATCH cultural, social, business
documentaries, biopics, biographies, and
historical events from Civil Rights, War,
Commerce
• OBSERVE “the masses” and “yourself”
catch yourself “acting or reacting” without
thinking and become a master of identifying
when others do the same.
• LEARN to be contrarian and recognize
‘herd’ thinking.
• QUESTION your own assumptions regularly
• STUDY, practice and master the Art of
Influence.
• LOOK for broken systems, inefficiencies,
and systemic or high-volume but niche
problems…
DO THIS…. NOT THIS….

10. Values
“To me, consensus seems to be
the process of abandoning all
beliefs, principles, values and
policies. So it is something in
which no one believes and to
which no one objects.”
~Margaret Thatcher

11. Values
1) Spiritual/Moral Values (Faith)
2) Personal Values (Your Paradigms)
3) Societal Values (The Mass
Paradigms)
4) Core Values (Deal Breakers)
HOMEWORK: Write down the “Deal
Breakers” you wouldn’t accept any
amount of money or wealth in
exchange for and you will have your
most reliable and authentic
compass…

12. FIND ME
@chrisjsnook
And www.chrisjsnook.com
Slides available at
www.slideshare.net/chrisjsnook

13. Willing or Able?
http://youtu.be/xycA3D_EG7M