a smart startThe art of the startI am sitting on the train back to Stockholm with a big smile on my face after my presentation at
Emax Sweden, a bootcamp for 200+ young entrepreneurs who got a talk called “A smart start – Eleven fundamental principles for successfully bootstrapping your startup” based on my own experience as an entrepreneur and business angel.
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The art of the startNo business plan survives the first encounter with the market. Not a single one. Therefore, always test the market viability of your business idea before you start developing it. The best proof and risk reduction for your startup is to get a customer to invest or at least sign a contract before you invest heavily in R&D. And it need not be expensive. Check out this excellent presentation from
LaunchBit!
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inspirationMy presentation from an inspirational talk at Uppsala University today. The message in short was that technology is currently changing the world as we know it and that a good understanding of IT is a good base regardless of what you want to work with. Passion beats talent; it is important to find a mission in life that is meaningful. If you are passionate about something, you will eventually succeed and you will enjoy the trip. If you want to become an entrepreneur, start early because so that you have plenty of time to fail forward and learn.
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valueEver since I read and replied a this post on Jonas Grenfeldt’s blog about value theory 6 months ago, I have been nagged by a question spinning around in my head: what is the true value of something? There are many answer to that question, but for me there is only one answer: the only true
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Guy KawasakiThe art of the startIf you are looking for inspiration on how to start your own venture, this presentation from 2006 by Guy Kawasaki is still by far the best I have ever seen. Enjoy!
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