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10 TIPS FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS
April 2015
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The Unreasonable Man
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
- George Bernard Shaw
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1. Vision
Big Enough to Matter; Small Enough to Win
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2. Not Just Hard Work
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3. Continuous Relationship Building
The BEST time to build a relationship is
when you LEAST need it.
The WORST time to build a relationship is
when you MOST need it.
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4. NETWORKING 101: Its Called Net-working
Hand, Hello. Repeat.
not Net-resting
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5. The Perfect Follow Up = An Easily Forwardable Email (EFE)
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6. Storytelling
Once Upon a Time…
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Say it in 30 seconds…or don't say it at all
• Value Brevity
• Learn to describe yourself in:
• One Word
• One Sentence
• One Paragraph
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In today’s digital age, the Written word will get read
much more than the Spoken word will get heard
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7. Be a Good Presenter
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In other words…
1. 6 x 6
2. The Basics:
• Say what you are going to say • Say it • Say what you said
3. No Data without Stories and No Stories without Data
4. Be interesting & Passionate & Memorable
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8. Persistence (Overcoming Rejection)
Jeff Bezos had to take 60 meetings to raise $1 million for Amazon, giving up 20% to early investors
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9. Always Do It
"Find a way to say yes to
things. Say yes to invitations to a
new country, say yes to meet new
friends, say yes to learn
something new. Yes is how you
get your first job, and your next
job, and your spouse, and even
your kids.“
~Eric Schmidt, Chairman, Google
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10. The Enemy of Good is Great
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Summary
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1. Big Enough to Matter; Small Enough to Win 2. Not Just Hard Work 3. Relationship Building 4. Net-WORK 5. Easily Forwardable Email (EFE) 6. Storytelling 7. Be a Good Presenter 8. Persistence 9. Always Do It 10. The Enemy of Good is Great