This document outlines an 8-session startup bootcamp agenda focused on entrepreneur traits and developing mobile apps. Session 2 covers key traits of successful entrepreneurs like risk-taking, perseverance, teamwork and leadership. An exercise asks participants to form teams, brainstorm an initial business idea, and research another inspiring entrepreneur. The document also lists components of a business plan and provides links to slides from Session 1.

1. Session 2
Entrepreneur Traits
Author/Concept: Amit Seth | aseth@yahoo.com | @aseth
Instructors: Archana archana@sbcglobal.net & Lochan Lochan@gmail.com
All original slide decks @ http://about.me/aseth

2. Master Agenda
Session 1 – April 15th What is creativity?
Session 2 – April 22nd Behavior traits of a successful entrepreneur.
Session 3 – April 29th Turning your passion into a business opportunity.
Session 4 – May 6th , 2:00-3:00 Steps needed for your startup ... 1, 2, 3 GO.
3:00-4:00 App Development
Session 5 – May 13th ,2:00-3:00 Financials of the business opportunity.
3:00-4:00 App Development
Session 6 – May 20th , 2:00-3:00 Presentation skills, successful pitches, what ideas got funded.
3:00-4:00 App Develpment
Session 7 – May 27th , 2:00-3:00 Tweaking business plans and getting it presentation ready .
3:00-4:00 App Development
Session 8 – June 3rd Pitch your business plan to VCs (12 spots will be available).

3. • Success Criteria:
– Come up with team (Team Size: minimum 3 and maximum 5)
– Business plan
– Attend each session
What will be our success!
JUDGING CRITERIA Contestant Points (please circle the points you wish to
award)
Concept 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
IDEA: Creativity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
IDEA: Uniqueness 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
BUSINESS PLAN: Product success
chances in market
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
BUSINESS PLAN: Financial and
Monetization plan
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Teaming / Collaboration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Presentation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Leadership 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4. Plug for App Coding Class…
• Starts on May 6th
• Instructor Madhan Rangaswamy is the CTO of a bay area startup, Tiquant,
which specializes in Smart City and IOT solutions. In the past he has worked
in companies like Apple, HP, and Symantec, managing teams building large
scale web and mobile applications. He is also actively involved in advising
many startups on their UX and Technical architecture strategies.
• Goal/Objective: Enable Teams to build a complete, functional mobile
application
• Equipment:
– Laptops with Windows OS will be provided.
– If you bring your own laptop, please refer to , https://trello.com/c/Dgem7zma/3-
preferences

5. App Development Agenda
• Week 1:
– App Development Basics : Mobile app development Overview
– The Android Platform: Introduction to the Android platform and the Android Studio IDE,
Android components, Activities
– Kick Off: Setup, Compile , Build, Debug
• Week 2:
– Mobile App Idea and Intent
– User Interface Design: Intents, Activity lifecycle, UI Design: Widgets and Layouts, UI Events,
Event Listeners
– Backend Design, Service Integration etc
• Week 3: Code Basic Components and Integrate
• Week 4: Advanced topics If needed based on the Application needs:
• Week 5: Wrap Up

6. Class Exercise
1. Form Teams (all startups start with a Founding
Team – Co-Founders): 5 people per team, assign a
leader
2. A cool name for your team – write the team name
and team members’ names
3. 20 mins to brainstorm an ‘initial idea’, which will be
developed more as we progress through the camp
4. Submit idea and if time permits we will discuss a
couple

7. Who Inspires You ?
??
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Marc Zuckerberg
(Facebook)
Jack Dorsey
(Twitter & Square)
Elon Musk
(Tesla & SpaceX)
Jordi Munoz
(3D Robotics)
Lori Greiner
(QVC, Shark Tank)
Oprah Winfrey
(OWN Network)
Betro Perez
(Zumba)

8. A Successful Entrepreneur is a Leader

9. What Makes A Leader?

10. Key Leadership Traits

11. Most Importantly - Leaders Listen More Than They
Speak

12. It’s About Building and Working as a Team

13. Teamwork

14. Build and Advance your Team

15. Entrepreneurs are Risk Takers

16. RiskTaking

17. Risk Taking – All In

18. Other Key Traits …

19. Conquer Fear

20. Perseverance

21. Being Strong … Under All Circumstances

22. Values

23. Integrity

24. Social Good

25. In Conclusion

26. Entrepreneurs are Mentally Strong People

27. Class Exercise

28. Exercise: An Entrepreneur Who Inspires You
• Please research your favorite entrepreneur (who are
not Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs).
• Bring 3 interesting facts that make them successful
as entrepreneurs in about 3 lines.
• Prepare to present to the class.

29. BusinessPlan Components
Problem Statement
Solution to Problem
Business Model
Product and Technology
Competition
Marketing and Sales
The Team
Financial Model

30. SlideLinks
• Session1: https://www.slideshare.net/LochanNarvekar2/san-jose-
2017-q2-startup-bootcamp-young-coders-session1