lonely, bankrupt, riddled with doubt -- life of an entrepreneur
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Slides from my talk about the dark sides of entrepreneurship and how to overcome them. Creative Morning, Gdańsk, June 2014.TRANSCRIPT
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Lonely, BANKRUPT,RIDDLED WITH DOUBTLIFE OF AN ENTPREPRENEUR
Borys Musielak, Creative Morning, Gdańsk 2014
Lonely, BANKRUPT,RIDDLED WITH DOUBTLIFE OF AN ENTPREPRENEUR
Borys Musielak, Creative Morning, Gdańsk 2014
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Not about your ideaNot about your idea
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Not about your ideaNot about your idea
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Order food from your cell phone!http://bit.ly/13PmWkg
Confidential data on mobile deviceshttp://bit.ly/18nyXC3
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IT's ABOUT YOU!IT's ABOUT YOU!
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...AND YOUR TEAM...AND YOUR TEAM
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So, NETWORK LIKE CRAZY!So, NETWORK LIKE CRAZY!
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TALK TO PEOPLE!TALK TO PEOPLE!
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“The More People Know You, The More People Can Help You”
“The More People Know You, The More People Can Help You”
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Concierge MVPConcierge MVP
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ZAPPOSZAPPOS
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ZAPPOSZAPPOS
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“I went to a couple of stores, took some pictures of the shoes, made a website, put them up and told the shoe store, if I sell anything, I'll come here
and pay full price.”Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/nick-swinmurn-zappos-rnkd-2011-11
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KEKEMEKEKEKEMEKE
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NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET
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NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET
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“Being a Founder Is Lonely”“Being a Founder Is Lonely”http://onforb.es/199X9Jr
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NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET
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“Being a Founder Is Riddled With Doubt”
“Being a Founder Is Riddled With Doubt”
http://onforb.es/199X9Jr
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NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET
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“Being a Founder Bankrupts You”
“Being a Founder Bankrupts You”
http://onforb.es/199X9Jr
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Three BE'sThree BE's
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Three BE'sThree BE's
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Be PersistentBe Open
Be Characteristic
Be PersistentBe Open
Be Characteristic
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BE PERSISTENTBE PERSISTENT
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“Now that we've exhausted all the possibilities... let's get started!
“Now that we've exhausted all the possibilities... let's get started!
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BE OPENBE OPEN
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“I'd better sign my own NDA... because you never know...”
“I'd better sign my own NDA... because you never know...”
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BE WEIRD :)BE WEIRD :)
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WHAT's NEXT?WHAT's NEXT?
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GET ADVISORSGET ADVISORS
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GET ADVISORSGET ADVISORS
Ideally better than this one.Ideally better than this one.
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JOIN an ACCELLERATORJOIN an ACCELLERATOR
Y Combinator, Tech Stars, 500 Startups,
Seedcamp, Startup Bootcamp,
Wayra, TechPeaks...
Y Combinator, Tech Stars, 500 Startups,
Seedcamp, Startup Bootcamp,
Wayra, TechPeaks...
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Startup Fest, Aulery, The Europas, LeWeb,
PIONEER, The Next Web, EPS, TechCrunch Disrupt,
DEMO, Launch...
APPLY TO STARTUP CONTESTSAPPLY TO STARTUP CONTESTS
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GOOD LUCK!GOOD LUCK!
You're Gonna Need It.
You're Gonna Need It.
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