"Les 5 raisons d'entreprendre quand on est étudiant" par Oussama Amar
Transcript of "Les 5 raisons d'entreprendre quand on est étudiant" par Oussama Amar
ENTREPRENDRE QUAND ON EST ÉTUDIANT ?
THE 5 STRENGTHS
1. STAMINA
I CAN'T THINK OF ANY SUCCESSFUL STARTUP WHOSE FOUNDERS WORKED 9 TO 5.
2. POVERTY
LOW BURN RATE = ROOM TO RECOVER FROM MISTAKES
THE MAIN COST IN SOFTWARE STARTUPS IS PEOPLE
LIVING CHEAPLY = THINKING CHEAPLY
3. ROOTLESSNESS
BECAUSE A LOT OF STARTUPS INVOLVE SOMEONE MOVING
NO HOUSE, NO GIRLFRIEND, NO STUFF.
THERE’S NO JOB YOU DON’T WANT TO LEAVE
PLACES THAT AREN'T STARTUP HUBS ARE TOXIC TO STARTUPS = COME TO EVENTS
4. COLLEAGUES
STARTUPS START WITH A CONVERSATION « YEAH, LET’S TRY IT » — YOU’RE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WILLING TO SAY THAT.
CO-FOUNDERS REALLY SHOULD BE PEOPLE YOU ALREADY KNOW. AND BY FAR THE BEST PLACE TO MEET THEM IS SCHOOL.
5. IGNORANCE
STARTUPS ARE HARDER THAN YOU EXPECT, BUT YOU'RE ALSO CAPABLE OF MORE THAN YOU EXPECT.
"ALL THE BEST THINGS THAT I DID AT APPLE CAME FROM (A) NOT HAVING MONEY AND (B) NOT HAVING DONE IT BEFORE, EVER. EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE CAME OUT WITH THAT WAS REALLY GREAT, I'D NEVER ONCE DONE THAT THING IN MY LIFE. » — STEVE WOZNIAK
THE 3 WEAKNESSES
1. HOW CLASS WORKS
CLASS PROJECTS WILL INEVITABLY SOLVE FAKE PROBLEMS
CLASS PROJECTS ARE MOSTLY ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION, NOT REFINEMENT.
2. INTENSITY
YOU DON'T GET MONEY JUST FOR WORKING, BUT FOR DOING THINGS OTHER PEOPLE WANT.
OK GREAT. NOW WHAT?
1- LEARN HOW STARTUPS WORK (BUT NOT IN SCHOOL) : SUMMER JOB 2- LOOK AROUND. ASK YOURSELF WHICH YOU'D LIKE TO WORK WITH. 3- LEARN PYTHON OR RUBY. 4- BUILD SOME KIND OF WEBSITE PEOPLE WILL FIND USEFUL.