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From PhD to Entrepreneur
Lab -> Startup
Thursday, October 18, 12
Who am I?
Thursday, October 18, 12
Who am I?
Freddy Munoz
Thursday, October 18, 12
I was
PhD student
@ Triskell
Thursday, October 18, 12
I’am
“Software Architect”
@Antelink
Thursday, October 18, 12
“Entrepreneurship is a
calling, not a job”
Thursday, October 18, 12
You are fitted to it!!
Thursday, October 18, 12
You are full of ideas!
Thursday, October 18, 12
You know how to defend your
ideas!
Yo are perseverating / resilient!
Thursday, October 18, 12
You know how to convince others!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Experience
is
overrated!!!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Options
Thursday, October 18, 12
Start your own project!Thursday, October 18, 12
How?
Thursday, October 18, 12
No Idea!
Thursday, October 18, 12
But
Thursday, October 18, 12
“Don’t start a company unless
it’s an obsession and
something you love. If you have
an exit strategy it’s not an
obsession.”
Mark Cuban
Thursday, October 18, 12
You need a
brilliant Idea!
Something
that you
believe in!
1
Thursday, October 18, 12
Are you a business
person?
Get a business person
(partner) FAST!!!
Become a business
person FAST!!!
NO?
2
Thursday, October 18, 12
Do you have money?
Thursday, October 18, 12
Find someone willing to
gamble for you project!
3
Thursday, October 18, 12
The french government will
help you!
Thursday, October 18, 12
4
Just do it!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Join someone
else’s project!
Thursday, October 18, 12
“Take a part of the risk
without taking major
risks”
Thursday, October 18, 12
$$$
Thursday, October 18, 12
$$$
Pay your rent and have holidays!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Not only an
employee!
Thursday, October 18, 12
No work security
Thursday, October 18, 12
No work security
Your employer can go bust
(quick) !
Thursday, October 18, 12
How?
Thursday, October 18, 12
One idea!
Thursday, October 18, 12
job board site?
Thursday, October 18, 12
job board site?
NO
Thursday, October 18, 12
Meet people!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Meet the right people!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Entrepreneurs
Thursday, October 18, 12
Venture capitalists
Thursday, October 18, 12
Business men
Thursday, October 18, 12
Where?
Thursday, October 18, 12
the Lab
INRIA Rennes: Ask Patrice Gelin!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Meetups
Apero entrepreneur
Open Coffe Rennes
ESC Rennes
Thursday, October 18, 12
Barcamps
INRIA organizes 2 per year!
Startup Weekends
Thursday, October 18, 12
Study groups
my business education
the personal MBA
Thursday, October 18, 12
What to
expect?
Thursday, October 18, 12
A lot of fun!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Thursday, October 18, 12
Learn a lot!
Even if your venture fails!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Thursday, October 18, 12
Conviction!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Thursday, October 18, 12
Freedom (sort of)
Thursday, October 18, 12
Thursday, October 18, 12
Excitement
&
Challenge
Thursday, October 18, 12
Thursday, October 18, 12
Earn (a lot) of money!
(or none)
Thursday, October 18, 12
Stock options = $$$
?
Thursday, October 18, 12
Many duties
Thursday, October 18, 12
You will have to do a lot of
different things!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Little money to
spend
Thursday, October 18, 12
Remember that nice
office?
Thursday, October 18, 12
Remember that nice
office?
Gone!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Money is expensive, save
every penny!
Thursday, October 18, 12
C.R.A.P
Thursday, October 18, 12
Criticism
Rejection
Assholes
Pressure
Thursday, October 18, 12
People will tell you that your
product is ugly, useless, and
superfluous!!!
Thursday, October 18, 12
You will find a lot of these!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Sometimes you may want to
teardown everything!!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Work with People
Thursday, October 18, 12
Working with people
is hard!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Working with people
is very hard!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Different people
=>
Different interests
Thursday, October 18, 12
People may disagree!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Don’t need just
people
Thursday, October 18, 12
A team not people
Thursday, October 18, 12
“team: two or more
people working
together to
achieve a common
goal”
Oxford American dictionary
Thursday, October 18, 12
TEAM: hard to build!
Thursday, October 18, 12
Technical work is easy.
Teamwork is hard.
Thursday, October 18, 12
Go ahead,
join a
startup!
Thursday, October 18, 12
freddy@cellcore.org
http://freddy.cellcore.org
Freddy Munoz
@drfmunoz
Thursday, October 18, 12

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