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Rock Kickoff 2013 Rock Center for Entrepreneurship September 17, 2013

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Rock Kickoff 2013

Rock Center for EntrepreneurshipSeptember 17, 2013

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Meredith McPherronDirector

Tom EisenmannFaculty Co-Chair

Bill SahlmanFaculty, Co-Chair

Peggy YuAssociate Director

Anamarie FarrCoordinator

Jessika DuBayStaff Assistant

Joanne Chi BlottnerDigital Media Manager

Meet the Rock team

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Meet: Camille

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“…I thought I might want to work for a start-up, but worried I was too young, too

inexperienced; that start-ups would be too messy, wasn’t sure I could be flexible enough or that I could work well with

ambiguity.”

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Founder: My mindset upon entering

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member of

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advice from

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Entrepreneurs in Residence

CPD

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trekked to

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Silicon Valley Immersion Trip

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rocked on with

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took

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LTV

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LTV Founder’s Dilemma

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LTV Founder’s Dilemma

FMSF

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solo journey with

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Independent Project

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rocked on with

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hunkered down at

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explored MEDIA LAB

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Founder: Landed

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“Don’t think too much about it, just start something.  Entrepreneurship is about starting. 

Your idea will change, the opportunity will change, your team will change.  But what won’t

change is your passion and desire to build something.  So get out and do something!”

Peggy Yu
Need to input video from Camille
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Meet: Cynthia

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Joiner: My mindset upon entering

“…I was sure that I wanted to move into start-ups ... either join or try to start my

own…I always knew I liked the entrepreneurial space.  I was that girl

selling batches of potpourri I made in 6th grade."

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member of

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trekked to

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rocked on with

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explored MEDIA LAB

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CS50

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CS50ENT FIN

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CS50ENT FIN BSSE

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CS50ENT FIN BSSENegotiation

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CS50ENT FIN BSSENegotiationCompeting with Social Networks

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CS50ENT FIN BSSENegotiationCompeting with Social Networks

The Online Economy

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solo journey with

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Independent Project

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hunkered down at

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Joiner: Landed

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“Focus your efforts on just a few startups – I recommend no more than 3-4. Through

research, find out what their biggest holes are and see if there's a good fit. Then,

SHOW them. Honestly. Fly to their doorstep and show them how you can add value with a tangible deliverable that you've

come up with.”

Meredith McPherron
Will shorten this quote
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Meet: Ellie

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Funder: My mindset upon entering

“…I would be in an operating role, just probably earlier stage. I wanted to join a

start-up, not found one. Never crossed my mind to be a VC as I perceived it to be too

amorphous and abstract…"

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member of

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explored many

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boston meetups

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FMSF

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FMSF ENT FIN

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FMSF ENT FINBoD

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FMSF ENT FINBoDCompeting with Social Networks

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FMSF ENT FINBoDCompeting with Social Networks

Managing Human Capital

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FMSF ENT FINBoDCompeting with Social Networks

Managing Human Capital

Operations Management

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FMSF ENT FINBoDCompeting with Social Networks

Managing Human Capital

Operations Management

Negotiation

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Independent Project

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networked at

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“…I feel like you’re missing something if you [take courses] on the same subjects. You

will always be with the same group of people in class. I purposely didn’t want to do too

much finance. I wanted to stretch. I wanted to diversify…”

Funder: Landed

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Introducing Eve & Sam

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Rock Center

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Rock Center

@HBSRock [email protected]

www.hbs.edu/rock

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ROCK ON

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Appendix

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We’ve got your back

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