cal poly thinking like an entrepreneur
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“Think like an Entrepreneur”
For Cal PolyChris McCann
Entrepreneurs are Fucking Crazy
2 Main Life Philosophies
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Entrepreneurship is not Starting a Company
Life Philosophy +
Way of Thinking
6 Traits all of us Share
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What is StartupDigest?
• StartupDigest is a media company around startups, technology, events, and conferences– 22 to 70,000+ subscribers in 10 months– 1 to 51+ cities and verticals in 10 months
• Regarded as the worldwide source for tech startup events by:
"Plain and simple, Startup Digest seems like a pretty smart idea to me..."
TeamChris McCannCo-Founder of StartupDigest, organizer for Geeks on a Plane Tokyo, founding team TEDx Silicon Valley
Brendan McManusCo-Founder of StartupDigest, first employee for Wildfire Interactive, Inc. and the UpDown
Local Curators:
Growth
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My Story
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Questions?
[email protected] @Mccannatron
How do I get some startup experience?
What was the first “startup” you ever did?
Should I find a Cofounder?
Would you go back to college
again?
How do I get a job at startup?
Should I work for a corporation?
How can I get involved at Cal Poly?
Should I stay in School?
How do I come up with a Startup idea? What did you
study at Cal Poly?
Should I move to Silicon Valley?
Should I do Innovation Quest?
How do I find a co-founder?
Do I need to know CS for a web startup?