HURDLE BUSTERS

HOW TO: Have an Idea & Take it to

Operations

Chelsea Dygert#ConsultMent#YesPhx

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Chelsea Dygert#ConsultMent#YesPhx

What We’ll Cover:

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8 Talks on Ideas to Operations

1) Where Good Ideas Come From2) Your Elusive Creative Genius3) *Overview of Co-Working, Accelerators,

Incubators (35+ in Phx)4) Overview of Idea-to- Operations Building

Blocksa) Building a Tribe

Co-Working?A Place to Co-work● Place to work - shared overhead● Some Free, Some Paid● Some have Niche’s● Some have Walls

Where:● Eureka (Alexandria Network)● CoHoots● GangPlank● TechShop (Chandler)● Startup Grind (live events)● Club - E (tempe)● DeskHub● SkySong● Fashion Square ???● SCORE - Mentors● SBDC - Small Business Dev.

IncubatorsIncubators…● Idea Validation - to - laying the Startup Platform

Create a prepared and connected Entrepreneur

-Typically niche-focused

WHERE● SeedSpot

To do: Go to Demo Day● CEI (Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation)● Desarrollo - inside infusionsoft

AcceleratorsAccelerators…● Theoretically get you to (or through) launch

Many do not ● Typically help w/ major funding / Angels + VCs

Where● Tallwave● Wasabi Ventures (edu focused)● AZ Furnace (extension of ASU)

○ UofA & NAU● WebRocket (int’l mobile focused) - Chris Mohritz

Next Time:

WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON...● The Blocks in the model

○ What to focus on / breaking down hurdles● Where we’re getting stuck● Funding??● Marketing

Resources (a start)

Source: Ideas To Operations by Chris Mohritz

Ideas-to-Operations

POLL

1. Please Answer the Eureka Survey!

2. I am Re-signing a. What type of topicsb. What DAYc. What TIME

i. 11am? 1pm? 3pm? 5pm?1. 11am (x5) 2. 6:30 pm (3x) 1st Wed of month Night

3. Do you WANT communication (emails) from me?a. 5 yes, 2 no

TO DO: A) Join Meetup.com - Eureka Loft

B) Come! (I’m here every 1st & 3rd Wednesday)

C) Write down (or email me) any content ideasJune: Idea-to-Operations,

Funding?Fall - Marketing - Social Media & trends

D) Connect :)What do you want to hear about? Write down or email me:

Defining your business, Social Media Marketing, Hashtags, Twitter, Pinterest, Raising Capital, Wordpress, Instagram, Graphics help, iPhone tips, creating a website, email

campaigns, OTHER CONTENT

Connect:Chelsea Dygert

Dygert #ConsultMent252-717-9919

Chelsea@DygertConsultMent.com

@cimforgiven

at Local coffee shop #YesPhx