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Welcome to YELLcohort 2018/2019

What is YELL?1. Is supposed to inspire “entrepreneurial thinking”

• ”Where there’s a will, there most definitely is a way.”

2. Brings a newer more innovative way of being an entrepreneur.

3. Guest Speakers and Mentors• Mentors = January

4. Join an alumni network

What is YELL?

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What is the purpose of YELL?1. Inspire and train your entrepreneurial thinking 2. Build a professional network with peers and

professionals• Open doors and possibilities for your future

3. Challenge yourself both personally and professionally by working with a variety of people

Ministry Approved High School Entrepreneurship Course

World-Class Curriculum & Materials

INCUBATOR

Local Leaders as Guest Speakers (10-15 per class)

Alumni Network

ACCELERATOR

Match Students with Mentors to Solve Local & Global Challenges

Venture Challen

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Feb - AprilSept - Jan April - May

The Year:

Class structure.First half of the year½ Lecture & activities½ Guest SpeakerSecond half of the year¼ Lecture¾ Working with group & or meetings with

mentors

Start up content & thoughts• Startups are chaotic. • Make plans, change plans. • If you wait around for someone else to tell you what to do,

then your investors and competitors will make your decisions for you

• Don’t wait. Take initiative• “Fail fast, fail forward”

• Failure is apart of the process.• You/we won’t always have the answers. Where are you

willing to look to find them?

What does professionalism

look like?

Professionalism & Expectations• Participation• Own your learning

• You won’t always have the answer right in front of you, you’ll have to do more than is required to find it

• Communication• Email & remind app• I expect professional language and structure. • Professional conduct with your group

• Arrive on time for class and meetings• Class is mandatory

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What is entrepreneurship?

“An entrepreneur isn’t someone who owns a business, it’s someone

who makes things happen.” – Tim Ferris

What is the difference between

innovation andinvention?

What does an Entrepreneurial Mindset

look like?

6 C’s to an ENT MindsetThis type of mindset is something you should train yourself to

be when you are young.

1. Courage – Courageous citizenry, bold thinking, taking action in the face of uncertainty, and overcoming a fear of rejection. Confidence is being sure of an outcome, courage is taking action even when the outcome is uncertain.

2. Curiosity – Explore, investigate, observe, play. Curiosity is a spark and is our motivation/drive. Curiosity is not about being right, it allows us to be wrong in the pursuit of the right answer.

3. Compassion – Towards self and others. Compassion is the engine behind human-centered innovation and positive outcomes for people/planet. Compassion requires investing in our emotional intelligence.

4. Critical & Creative Thinking –Pattern recognition, rigorous analysis, and unrestrained connection building.

5. Cultivation – A growth-mindset put into continuous action with a lens of compassionate curiosity. It requires a practice of consistent reflection to inform future action, it requires us to face our fears and inadequacies.

6. Communication – Built through practice. Great communication requires empathetic listening, powerful questions, a ruthless commitment to providing clarity, and an ability to translate between audiences.

What is the difference between

innovation & invention?

Invention• The act of finding out or

discovering something new• Innovate= renew or alter• Innovation= a deliberate

change in the nature or fashion of something, precisely to make it more useful to more people.

Innovation

How do you measure Innovation?Impact.

Degrees of Innovation

Where would you classify uber?

Why is innovationimportant?

90% of people are bad at it100% of organizations need it

Types Description

Product +

Service

Changes to firm’s offering (completely new products or services,

improvements in existing products, Etc.)

Process Changes to how product is made/service delivered, generally to

improve efficiency and/or lower costs

Position Changes to how an offering is positioned

Platform Changes in the way components of a system are linked, becomes

a launching pad for many other innovations

Paradigm Changes in underlying model of how an organisation works (often

discussed as business model innovation)

Types of innovation.

Examples: Product &/ Service.

Examples: Process.

Examples: Position.

Examples: Platform.

Examples: Platform.

“Commitment to the systematic practice of

innovation…”- Peter Drucker