This is a final presentation by a student in John Brown University's OM3283 course. The content of these slides represents the findings and opinions of the student, not the university.
It's A Jungle Out There: How to be Successful as an Entrepreneur
1. It’s a Jungle out there
Do you have what it takes to be an Entrepreneur?
2. How to be successful as an entrepreneur
Do you have a vision
Are you a risk-taker, are you willing to fail
Do you have a passion
Can you create a market and assess the demand
Are you self-promoting and persuasive
3. Characteristics of an Entrepreneur
Passion & Motivation
Risk Taking
Self-belief, Hard work &
Disciplined Dedication
Adaptability & Flexibility
Understand Your Offering -
And its Market
Money Management
Planning (But not Over-planning)
Networking Abilities
Being Prepared to Take the Exit
Entrepreneurs Doubt
Themselves - But Not Too Much
4. Are you a good leader? Do you have
Servant Leadership qualities?
Listening
Empathy
Healing
Awareness
Persuasion
Conceptualization
Foresight
Stewardship
Commitment to the growth
of the people
Building Community
6. History’s 10 greatest entrepreneurs
King Croesus
Pope Sixtus IV
Benjamin Franklin
P.T. Barnum
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Benjamin Siegel
Ray Kroc
H. Ross Perot
Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak
10. Steve Jobs - Co-Founder of Apple, Inc.
Adaptability
11. Additional Leadership Lessons from Steve Jobs
Foster Greatness
Follow Your Passion
Stay True to Your Vision
Hire Creativity
Risk Failure
Serve a purpose
12. It’s a Jungle out there
Do you have what it takes to be an Entrepreneur?