the entrepreneur road
DESCRIPTION
For presentation at Simmons College School of Management on October 19th, 2010.This presentation is about how I built Greenhorn Connect and lessons I've learned about entrepreneurship along the way.TRANSCRIPT
The Entrepreneur’s Road
How I built Greenhorn Connect
& things I’ve learned along the way…
Jason Evanish CEO / Co-Founder
Greenhorn Connect, LLC
Who am I?
• Evangelist
• Organizer
• Connector
• Dev Relations
• Customer Development
• Metrics
A year ago…
How do you build a network?
Get out there
Get Out There!
• Built a Wiki
I Built a Wiki to Track Everything…
Mass TLC unConference: a Turning Point
• unConference
• TurboCharging
Keys to Success
Do It Differently.
Be Persistent.
Be Passionate.
Most Startups are about
Execution.
Lend a Hand
Build a Support Group
Startups are Roller Coasters
Are you ready for the ride?
Greenhorn Recommended Boston Organizations
GreenhornRecommended Reading: Books
Greenhorn Recommended Reading: Online
• What Startups are Really Like by Paul Graham
• Email Meeting Scheduling Tips
• Cold Emailing Tips
Contact Info• Twitter: @Evanish & @GreenhornBoston
• Email: [email protected]
• The site: www.GreenhornConnect.com
• www.facebook.com/GreenhornConnect
• Greenhorn Linked in Group
Photo Credits
• Woodleywonderwoorks• Aud1073cH• Simon Massey di
Vallazza• Doxieone• Ky_Olsen• Brenda-Starr• OlympusJGreen
• Tulane Public Relations• Nevada Tumbleweed• Augapfel• .monk3y• ReneS• Joe Shlabotnik• Beyond Neon• TetSumo• Feathered Tar