Xtreme EntrepreneurshipUNLV – March 11, 2009

Presentation by Luke Burgis – Founder / CEO of Fit Fuel

Xtreme EntrepreneurshipUNLV – March 11, 2009

Presentation by Luke Burgis – Founder / CEO of Fit Fuel

My First Job

Burger King

• The cash

• The girls

• Everybody’s doing it

My First (Real) Job

Morgan Stanley – Investment Banking

• The cash

• The girls

• Everybody (at NYU Stern) is doing it

Ingredients for an Entrepreneur

• Passion

• Curiosity

• A sense of humor

• Thick skin

• Discipline

Kravis on Entrepreneurship

• “A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them. That really truly has an idea and a vision, and sticks to his/her convictions. You’ve got to have the courage of your convictions. If you did everything by consensus, you wouldn’t do anything at all.”– Henry Kravis, KKR

My First Non-Job

• What “job” would you do for free?

• Example – Professional Athletes

• That warm and fuzzy feeling

The Reality

• Debt

• Secretary – a step “backward”

• Doubt – your friends’ awesome stories

• Plunging toilets

• Sleeping with merchandise - literally

Then Why Do It?

• Because you enjoy the process, not the outcome

• You should love the game

• Whether you win or lose

• Love the challenge

• Love the act of creation

My Life Values

• Simplify• Be open to all possibilities• Accept all outcomes• Live in my heart, not in my head• Interest of the greater good (decision making)• Focus only on the good in people/things• Nourishing relationships/conversations• Give something positive

Actionable Advice

• Get out of your comfort zone

• Write a list of life principles

• Find a mentor (or two)– But be careful! A lot of bozos out there.– Assemble a personal “Board of Directors”

The End Game

• Who have I become?

• What did I leave behind?

• Live in authentic life

Most Important Advice

• Have fun

Thank you!

Contact me: luke@fitfuel.comFollow me: twitter.com/fitfuel

Book plug: Intelligent Design Wall Street’s Secret Program to Clone Humans

Thank you!

Contact me: luke@fitfuel.comFollow me: twitter.com/fitfuel

Book plug: Intelligent Design Wall Street’s Secret Program to Clone Humans