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The Entrepreloper - Bring your idea to life

Jose L
April 10, 2013

The Entrepreloper - Bring your idea to life

This presentation intends to guide you through the challenges and barriers of bringing your own project to life, ideally turning it into a company. From the idea to fund raising or constitution it'll cover the crucial and pain points of the whole process, the typical blockers, boosters and general assumptions that normally accompany this concept. Interestingly enough, the same errors, techniques and strategies appear to be repeated over and over again around a topic that has evolved dramatically fast over the past years. The proposed approach will put all that into value, analyzing the factors needed nowadays in any early stage tech/software project, all together visioned from the perspective of an engineering side.

Jose L

April 10, 2013
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  1. Inventor + constructor all in one
    The Entrepreloper
    @Jl_ugia

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  2. Entrepreloper
    The Concept

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  3. the entrepreneur
    ‣ passion
    ‣ curiosity
    ‣ energy
    ‣ imagination
    ‣ risk taker

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  4. the developer
    ‣ competitiveness
    ‣ perseverance
    ‣ efficiency
    ‣ abstraction
    ‣ laziness

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  5. the entrepreloper
    ‣ competitiveness + passion = joy
    ‣ perseverance + energy = resilience
    ‣ efficiency + curiosity = achievement
    ‣ abstraction + imagination = quality
    ‣ laziness + risk taker = outcome

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  6. the entrepreloper
    ‣ joy
    ‣ resilience
    ‣ achievement
    ‣ quality
    ‣ outcome

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  7. why? change in tech
    ‣ uncertainty about top jobs in 5 years time
    ‣ no idea about main jobs in 10 years time
    ‣ 20+ different jobs in your entire life
    ‣ no long living experts (ie.: mobile)

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  8. why? skills
    0
    0.9
    Entrepreloper Engineer
    Management HR PR Engineering Marketing Design Product

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  9. why? it is easy!
    ‣ lighter + faster than startups and big corps
    ‣ low entry barriers
    ‣ simplest minimum iteration
    ‣ impossible to lose - already have nothing

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  10. why? ‘cause you can
    ...and that is your biggest asset.
    Because you can’t stand your life differently...

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  11. got it
    but how do i start?
    i am serious

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  12. Key Points
    The Operation

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  13. define yourself
    ‣ skills
    ‣ abilities
    ‣ needs
    self swot - know yourself before you know the world
    Strengths
    Weaknesses
    Opportunities
    Threats

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  14. define your idea
    ‣ product
    ‣ target
    ‣ why
    ‣business model

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  15. build your team
    ‣ keep it basic...but cover your needs
    ‣ look for other entrepreneurial souls
    ‣ encourage experience in their fields
    ‣ be patient...but do not fall asleep

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  16. define a plan
    ‣ short steps
    ‣ encourage commitment
    ‣ celebrate achievements
    ‣ keep two eyes into motivation

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  17. take what you need
    ‣ training
    ‣ code
    ‣ infrastructure
    ‣ documentation
    ‣ man - power

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  18. take what you need
    0 initial cost
    CPU comsumption billing
    Easier scaling
    Only Java, Python and Go
    Less flexibility
    Programming language freedom
    No locks, full access
    Minimum fee
    Scaling is on your side
    Monthly system costs /
    instance
    ~ 165 € ~ 150 €
    Monthly storage
    costs / instance
    ~ 85 € ~ 95 €
    100K USERS
    1 PICTURE /DAY / USER
    1 TB TRANSFER
    1 TB STORAGE
    photo app

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  19. just “make” it

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  20. Your New Religion
    The Unforgettable Rules

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  21. do not make it a secret

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  22. forget about the next
    billion dollars idea
    ‣ if this was your main goal, maybe this is not for you
    ‣ it will undermine your most pure motivations
    ‣ it is as likely as to win the lottery

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  23. don’t follow the big lie
    ‣ it is unusual to meet success right away
    ‣ even the guys above failed in first place
    ‣ never stop learning
    ‣ experience will make you better

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  24. celebrate your “defeats”

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  25. keep dreaming, no give up

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  26. make it fun
    ...need to be your monthly wage
    Joy
    ownership
    achievement
    fun

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  27. thanks a million
    Jose L Ugia
    @Jl_ugia
    ugiagonzalez.com
    THE NOUN PROJECT PIXEL MIXER
    credit:

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