growing a sustainable business

SustainingSustainingand Growingand Growingthe Businessthe Business

U-Entrepreneurship ConferenceU-Entrepreneurship ConferenceSaturday, October 18, 2013Saturday, October 18, 2013

Thesis

Sustainable business growth does not automatically follow frommastery of markets, advances in technology, or operational excellence.Rather, sustainability is a product of a company’s values.

Agenda

• What are Entrepreneurial Values?• Case Stories

• What are Sustainable Values?• Case Stories

• Call to Action• Q & A & E• Defeat Hoosiers

If you’re going to build a company, you don’t build it with every decision being a long-shot decision.

Your business is a long-shot.

_Adam Lilling, LaunchpadLA

www.tiny.cc/lilling

www.tiny.cc/discovery101… also …

• Michigan I-Corps• SPARK Bootcamp• TechTown Accelerator

(this talk)

AmbitionInnovation

Passion

Sustainability?

Startup Values

Talent

Ambition

Startup -> Sustainability Values

First full day as Twitter COO tomorrow. First full day as Twitter COO tomorrow. Task #1: undermine CEO, consolidate power.Task #1: undermine CEO, consolidate power.

_dick costolo (@dickc) September 13, 2009_dick costolo (@dickc) September 13, 2009

First full day as Twitter COO tomorrow. First full day as Twitter COO tomorrow. Task #1: undermine CEO, consolidate power.Task #1: undermine CEO, consolidate power.

_dick costolo (@dickc) September 13, 2009_dick costolo (@dickc) September 13, 2009

We've confidentially submitted an S-1 to the We've confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.constitute an offer of any securities for sale.

_Twitter (@twitter) September 12, 2013_Twitter (@twitter) September 12, 2013

We've confidentially submitted an S-1 to the We've confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.constitute an offer of any securities for sale.

_Twitter (@twitter) September 12, 2013_Twitter (@twitter) September 12, 2013

Policy Letter #4, September 21, 1953The purpose of this letter is to restate for all of the supervisory personnel of the IBM Company the policy of this corporation regarding the hiring of personnel with specific reference to race, color, or creed. Under the American system, each of the citizens of this country has an equal right to live and work in America. It is the policy of this organization to hire people who have the personality, talent and background necessary to fill a given job, regardless of race, color or creed. If everyone in IBM who hires new employees will observe this rule, the corporation will obtain the type of people it requires, and at the same time we will be affording an equal opportunity to all in accordance with American tradition.

_Thomas J. Watson, Jr., CEO

Adaptation

Startup -> Sustainability Values

Innovation

Relationships

Passion

Startup -> Sustainability Values

I'm looking for passion. I'm really passionate about technology. Someone’s got to want really to do this job. I tell them they'd better be smart because, if they're not, they'll be fired. You can fool me that you're smart in an interview, but you're not going to fool me three months from now. If you're smart and you're competitive, I guarantee you will love it here.

_Kevin O’Connor, 9/18/2010The New York Times

"d-Nav may provide the crucial 'missing link'. This could be the key to providing high quality diabetes healthcare to many more of those folks with type 2 diabetes using insulin therapy. d-Nav may transform the type of support we can give to our patients and help us move from traditional episodic interactions to a much more continuous level of patient support.

_Dr. Roy Harper,Ulster Hospital, Belfast

AmbitionInnovation

Passion

Entrepreneurship

AmbitionInnovation

Passion

TalentAdaptation

Relationships

Entrepreneurship

Sustainability

Sustainable business growth does not automatically follow frommastery of markets, advances in technology, or operational excellence.Rather, sustainability is a product of a company’s values.

TalentAdaptation

RelationshipsSustainability

Questions and Answers and ExplorationQuestions and Answers and ExplorationQuestions and Answers and ExplorationQuestions and Answers and Exploration

TalentTalentAdaptationAdaptation

RelationshipsRelationships

SustainabilitySustainability

David C. BloomDavid C. Bloom

Thank You!Thank You!PassionPassion

Sustainability?Sustainability?

www.davidcbloom.comwww.davidcbloom.com