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Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30 th , 2011 March 30 , 2011 Columbia University October 28th, 2011 Sachin Kamdar [email protected] 917.934.3393 @sachinkamdar @parsely http://www.linkedin.com/in/kamdar 1

Tricks and Traps for Entreprenuers

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Slides from a talk I gave to executive MBAs at Columbia University. Discusses common traps and how you can trick your way around them with a few hacks. Hope to add more context soon.

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Page 1: Tricks and Traps for Entreprenuers

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Columbia UniversityOctober 28th, 2011

Sachin [email protected]@sachinkamdar@parselyhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/kamdar

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Ideas are a dime a dozen.

TRAP #1

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Execute, and fast.

TRICK #1

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Big Ideas.

TRAP #2

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Scaffold with money.

TRICK #2

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Networking.

TRAP #3

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Help people “selflessly.”LinkedIn.

TRICK #3

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Fundraising.

TRAP #4

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Have a second objective.

TRICK #4

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Finding a tech co-founder.

TRAP #5

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Be a tech co-founder.Speak the tech language.Ask techies for advice.Learn to code (codeacademy.com).

TRICK #5

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Emotional Rollercoaster.

TRAP #6

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Co-motivation.

TRICK #6

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Overworking yourself.

TRAP #7

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Work efficiently.

TRICK #7

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Intelligence is commoditized.

TRAP #8

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Determination and Persistence are not.

TRICK #8

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Listening to other people.

TRAP #9

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Getting datapoints.

TRICK #9

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Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Q2 Board of Directors Meeting March 30th, 2011

Columbia UniversityOctober 28th, 2011

Sachin [email protected]@sachinkamdar@parselyhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/kamdar

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