from an idea to a global successful company
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From an Idea to a Global successful company
how technical people with a novel idea can start and grow a meaningful
global company!
Sotiris Karagiannis IT Architect @skaragiannis http://linkedin.com/in/karagiannis
Who am I? A Tech Visionary with a life timeline full of changes between Education, Innovation, Entrepreneurship
1970’s Moon, Robot Toys, Air Models, Electronics, Boards, Mini Computers, Games 1980’s
1980’s Computers, Uni (Applied Math), Software, Artificial Intelligence Edinburgh 1990’s
..1990’s ISP in N. Greece, Internet Software, Web Apps, Infrastructure, Cloud ,Future?
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My career path is full of changes in a continuous search for knowledge, innovation, entrepreneurship and real market value in the ICT industry (help Businesses succeed)
But whatever I did, I NEVER stopped LOVING what I did.
I was many times a self starter (a Serial Entrepreneur) and I was never settled with what I had (in terms of my everyday life).
Old times were different (location, education, entrepreneurship, global reach, market etc). Now we live in a different world.
My Career Path
Why you do ICT (do you love it) ?
Why you are here ?
What problems do you want to solve?
Are you afraid of failure?
Do you take risks (calculated or other)?
Do you want to change the World ?
The Basics
You are solving a problem
You know what it takes to solve it
You wish to try and don’t mind to fail
Your life is depended on it ?
Is it going to change the world?
The Idea
Is there a market for your product?
Who else is thinking that (globally)?
Can you execute (who else is executing)?
What is the value of it (money talk)?
Do customers care (metrics) ?
What do you need to do it?
Why should anyone care ?
Sole Founder / cofounders?
Location ?
Funding ? Do you know how much you need ?
Intellectual protection (secret sauce)!!
Business Plan / 3 Year Budget/B.Plan
Questions / Considerations 4 the TEAM
Personality
Team Play
Attitude Flexibility
Efficiency
What People expect from U
Customer Validation (metrics again)?
Pilots / Commitments in EN speaking countries?
Shares / Equity / Advisors etc
Legal !!
Mentoring / coaching
Fundraising
Product sales
Marketing
Continuous funding rounds
Success
Exit !!!
Take Off
Final Advise
Make more effort than is expected of you.
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish
Adapt to the rapid changes
Think BUSINESS !!
