Fortunate to be volunteering to teach Middle and High Schoolers entrepreneurship (runs Jan. to Jun. 2016).

1. Session 2
Entrepreneur Traits

2. Master Agenda
Session 1 - January 10th What is creativity? What is my passion?
Session 2 - January 17th Behavior traits of a successful entrepreneur.
Session 3 - January 24th Turning your passion into a business opportunity.
Session 4 - January 31st Steps needed for your startup ... 1, 2, 3 GO.
Session 5 - February 7th Financials of the business opportunity.
Session 6 - February 21st Presentation skills, successful pitches, what ideas got funded.
Session 7 - February 28th Filing your patent, patent gotchas, successes and failures.
Session 8 - March 6th Pitch your business plan to VCs (12 spots will be available).

3. Who Inspires You ?
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Marc Zuckerberg
(Facebook)
Jack Dorsey
(Twitter & Square)
Elon Musk
(Tesla & SpaceX)
Richard Branson
(Virgin Group)
Lori Greiner
(QVC, Shark Tank)
Oprah Winfrey
(OWN Network)
Coco Chanel
(Chanel)

4. A Successful Entrepreneur is a Leader

5. What Makes A Leader?

6. Key Leadership Traits

7. Most Importantly - Leaders Listen More Than
They Speak

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

9. Teamwork

10. Build and Advance your Team

11. Entrepreneurs are Risk Takers

12. Risk Taking

13. Risk Taking – All In

14. Other Key Traits …

15. Conquer Fear

16. Perseverance

17. Being Strong … Under All Circumstances

18. Values

19. Integrity

20. Social Good

21. In Conclusion

22. Entrepreneurs are Mentally Strong People

23. Class Exercise

24. 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.