#csudocfest alt-ac careers: startup maybe? (for #phd students)
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A session on the options of doing a startup as an alternative career for #ohd students. Presented at CSU #docfest in Wagga Wagga, June 2014TRANSCRIPT
ALT-AC CAREERS: STARTUP MAYBE?
Joyce Seitzinger@catspyjamasnz@academictribe
#CSUDocFest
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ENTREPRENEUR V STARTUP“entrepreneurship is the process of identifying and starting a new business venture, sourcing and organizing the required resources, while taking both the risks and rewards associated with the venture.”
-Wikipedia
“Startup: a human institution designed to create new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.”
Eric Ries, The Lean Startup
NEW SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED
SKILLS• Resilience• Focus• Commitment • Find and manage people• Sell• Learn• Self-reflection• Self-reliance
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aileron/2013/11/26/the-top-skills-every-entrepreneur-needs/
SOCIAL
Meetup.com
Co-working spaces #startupaus#startupvic
ROOM FOR THE F-WORD
BOOKS
ONLINE
• The Good Life Project podcasts• http://unicornfree.com/category/30x500• http://www.startuplessonslearned.com• http://leanstack.com• http://pollenizer.com/tools• Flipboard: find entrepreneur & startup
magazines.
FUNDING & MENTORING
• University entrepreneurship programs (eg Uni Melbourne, Stanford)
• Incubators / Accelerators (eg AngelCube, Founder’s Institute
• Venture Capital• Crowdfunding: IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, Pozible• Bootstrapping (eg 30 x 500)
WANNA GIVE IT A TRY?
