are you a reader or a builder
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Are you a reader or a
BUILDER? @GaryGaspar
Great leaders learn everyday, and reading great books is the one of the best ways to learn-
Dave Kerpe
A bit about me
20 Somethin’
DUDE
A bit about me
20 Somethin’
DUDE Grew up in tiny
BELGIUM
A bit about me
20 Somethin’
DUDE Grew up in tiny
BELGIUM Family w/ little
MONEY
ROCK STAR My friends wanted to be
ROCK STAR My friends wanted to be
I‘ve awlways wanted to be
THE NEXT HIM
BUT I JUST DID NOT KNOW
WHERE TO START
I was really
BUT I JUST DID NOT KNOW
WHERE TO
TERRIFIED
START
The most comfortable thing to do
The most comfortable thing to do
Find books to build a startup
I WAS NOT I realized that
ALONE
WERE DOING IT Tons of kids like me
AND LIVING THEIR…
WERE DOING IT Tons of kids like me
AND LIVING THEIR…
WERE DOING IT Tons of kids like me
AND LIVING THEIR…
Start-up Books
Start-up Books
I CHECKED OUT THE BOOKS
THAT INSPIRED SUCCESSFULL ENTREPRENEURS
I CHECKED OUT THE BOOKS
It deeply influenced me
THAT INSPIRED SUCCESSFULL ENTREPRENEURS
BUT I WANTED MORE. I found it fascinating
BUT I WANTED MORE. I found it fascinating
I WANTED TO READ ONLY THE BEST BOOKS OUT THERE
HOW DO I WANT TO So I started thinking …
MOVE ME? FIND MORE OF THE BOOKS THAT
eureka !
1
Create a website
2
to help you find
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the favorite books
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of the people that inspire you (not just your facebook friends)
THE BOOKS THAT
Our goal is to help find
INSPIRE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE EASILY AND IN AN ORGANIZED WAY
Nick Vujicic
Bill Gates
Barack Obama
Felix Baumgartner
THE BOOKS THAT
Our goal is to help find
INSPIRE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE EASILY AND IN AN ORGANIZED WAY
Nick Vujicic
You can also share the books that inspire you… There is always someone who looks up to you
Bill Gates
Barack Obama
Felix Baumgartner
Ironically books were useless
WHEN IT CAME TO
THE WEBSITE BUILDING
The most comfortable thing to do
Find books to build a startup
The most comfortable thing to do
Find books to build a startup
intelligent
people
BADASS I teamed up with a
AND AMAZING PARTNER WHO BECAME MY
CO-FOUNDER
I attented conference at
Largest startup
BELGIUM community in
AT BETAGROUP THEY TOLD US ABOUT
WHERE YOU HAVE 54 HOURS TO LAUNCH A STARTUP
AT BETAGROUP THEY TOLD US ABOUT
WHERE YOU HAVE 54 HOURS TO LAUNCH A STARTUP
exactly what we needed at this point
BEST 75 EURO I HAVE EVER SPENT
GET OUT OF THE
THEY SAY BUILDING
GET OUT OF THE
STOP THINKING AND START THEY SAY
BUILDING BUILDING
MEET AND SPEAK WITH So we went out to
CUSTOMERS
Meanwhile…
WERE BUILDING THE Our developpers
PROTOTYPE
WERE BUILDING THE Our developpers
I’m the badass co-founder PROTOTYPE
WERE BUILDING THE Our developpers
I’ll stop everything
I do for a picture
I’m the badass co-founder PROTOTYPE
YET
Leo Exter Coach at SW@
Most coaches recommended several books
Roald Sieberath Coach at SW
YES ! SOUNDS LIKE A PROOF OF CONCEPT
YES ! SOUNDS LIKE A PROOF OF CONCEPT
You bet !
How did it end ?
we went home with the geek prize
Oh boss, by the way
I QUIT
Oh boss, by the way
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING BUT
So why all this blabla ?
TO READ OR NOT TO READ
THAT IS THE QUESTION
TO READ OR NOT TO READ
THAT IS THE QUESTION
Not that simple …
Books can’ t
Books can’ t
Build a prototype
Books can’ t
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Build a prototype
Write code
Books can’ t
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Build a prototype
Write code
Create presentations
Books can’ t
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Build a prototype
Write code
Create presentations
Talk to customers
Books can’ t
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Build a prototype
Write code
Create presentations
Talk to customers
Work in team
But books make
YOU WORK HARDER YOU THINK BETTER YOU ACT FASTER YOU STRONGER
BOOKS WILL MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE THE IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE
The impossible becomes possible if only your mind believes it -
Chris Bradford
The impossible becomes possible if only your mind believes it -
Chris Bradford
THANK YOU !
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THAT HAVE INSPIRED ME FIND THE BOOKS
@GaryGaspar
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