To some it’s a dead end, to others it’s a pipe dream, but what is entrepreneurship? Get past the snake oil, find out what it’s all about and get practical tips for joining a new venture or even starting your own.

1. What is
Entrepreneurship?

2. Who is this guy?

4. Why
Entrepreneurship?

5. – Can be super gross in AUS
– Super difficult
+ Super important

6. Today:
What is a startup?
How do they work?
Is it for you?
What next?

7. Founding a startup
vs
Joining a startup

8. Content mostly borrowed from
How to Start a Startup,
lectures 1 to 3.
These slides at javanwood.com

9. What is a startup?

10. Nothing
V
Startup
V
Established Company

11. Startup:
Intense
Hard work
Know the customer

12. Ideas

13. Idea = Business model

14. Good idea:
Seems terrible
Actually amazing

15. Market first,
Choose carefully

16. Bonus: Mission oriented

17. Need an idea?
1 Don’t go looking
2 Learn things that matter
3 Find interesting problems

18. No downside to waiting for
an idea.

19. Think you’ve got an idea?
Why now?
Is it easy to communicate?

20. No-one knows exactly how
good an idea really is.
Try it out.

21. Products

22. Great company
|
Great product
|
Great idea

23. Start small, simple.

24. Growth?

25. Proof first, scale later.
Do things that don’t scale.
Know your business.

26. Execution

27. Execution creates value.

28. Resources, time is limited.
Focus, focus, focus.
Build in the right direction.

29. Team

30. Teams make companies.
Super important to get the
team right.

31. Smart, competent, driven,
determined, risk tolerant,
good communicators, good
to be around.

32. Know them for years.
Find them at uni, interesting
companies.

33. Startup vs No Startup

34. The best reason to start a
startup is you can’t not do
it.

35. Join a startup for a
challenge, potential
financial upside, larger
impact, bulk experience.

36. Silicon Valley
vs
Brisbane

37. Silicon Valley: Everything
tech and entrepreneurial.
Brisbane: Lifestyle city.

38. AUS vs CA

39. UQ or QUT vs Stanford

40. Where to from here?

41. Do it!

42. Startup weekends, meetups.
Womens SW: 9-11 Oct.
Check out River City Labs.
Apply at iLab.

43. Check out How to Start a
Startup, Paul Graham’s
essays.
These slides at javanwood.com