1. The document discusses lessons learned from the author's multiple startup failures over 17 years as an entrepreneur. 2. Some key lessons included failing fast, having an idea worth failing for, not waiting for perfection, and showing leadership even without resources. 3. After failing in 7 previous ventures, the author eventually succeeded with Pepper Square, growing it to 70 employees without taking loans or VC money.

1. lessons from my startup failuresmuki - founder and CEO9th April 2011 – Microsoft Campus, Bangalore

2. this presentation is about GYANGYAN - Go on Yapping About Nothing

3. a brief personal historyfirst gen entrepreneur

4. neither an MBA nor studied in a ivy league school

5. from a small town and intimidated easily

6. language barrier - studied math in tamil

7. no financial support

8. self doubt

9. no chance of girlfriends

10. template for failures - failed 5 times in math (12th grade) and 7 failedwith ventures before pepper squaremy learnings

11. die a virgin OR experience - If you want to experience you got to lose your virginity

12. fail fast - can't wait for the right time

13. addicted to this new high of challenging the known for the unknown

14. idea you die for - last night idea is not your long term idea

15. being a perfectionist you never finish the job - graduate to detail orientation

16. the day you become more than your job, you start falling

17. internal navigation - problems attack you from all the side and you got to align

18. people are most afraid of financial crisis - show your face to the banker even when you don't have the money

19. you don't go to people when you need - you are always with them

20. look for opportunities to learn with minimal resources

21. show leadership with family, friends and society

22. define your own style - brand, network and smile

23. metric > measure > monitor

24. it has taken me JUST 17 years…

25. today…started in 2002 with Rs.550 in my pocket

26. never taken loan or VC money

27. 12 entrepreneurs were born out of pepper square

28. over 50 companies have been incubated

29. today we are 70 people“first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win” - Gandhi