Jesse Podell, Co-FounderThe Startup Companies, Inc.

December 4, 2013

http://mappedinny.com/

“I have no talent, except being able to enjoy and recognize it in others.”

- David Geffen

Content + Community

www.jessepodell.com/columbia

ME, ME, ME

about.me/jessepod @JESSEPOD

WORK, WORK, WORK

@NYCDEVSHOP @NYTECHDAY

I WASN’T ALWAYS AN ENTREPRENEUR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA

“It's easy to have ideas, it's very hard to turn ideas into a successful product.”

- Jeff Bezos

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/72686134/Trust-Me-Your-Idea-Is-Worthless

https://www.seedrs.com/faq/items/93_how_can_i_protect_the_confidentiality_of_my_idea

Too many features

http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=2329

Unrealistic

I WILL SELL MY DATA!!!

I ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE USER WANTS

I CAN RAISE MONEY FIRST THEN FIGURE IT OUT

GET OUT OF THE BUILDING!!!SOLUTION:

http://www.slideshare.net/venturehacks/customer-development-methodology-presentation

http://bit.ly/IGpRJm

http://www.slideshare.net/whitneyhess/evangelizing-yourself-1184852

Non-Technical folk applying to tech startups

http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/blog/2010/1/29/dear-mbas-who-want-to-work-at-startups.html

Experienced Developers applying to tech startups

http://bit.ly/1b9N6pa

NYC Startup Events

www.garysguide.com

www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/weekly

www.startuponestop.com

www.startupdigest.com

www.nytechday.com

Startup Blogs

http://avc.com/

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/

http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/

http://steveblank.com/

http://gust.com/angel-investing/startup-blogs/

http://paulgraham.com/articles.html

www.bradfeld.com

www.jessepodell.com/columbia