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My Founder’s Journey Alli Baker
Co-Founder & CEO, Workible
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Tough economic times inspire entrepreneurship.
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Problem + Partner
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My StartUp Affair
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Year 1
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Take it all apart while asking how? why? and what if?
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our pirouette
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yadda, yadda, yadda…
MVP
Perpetual BetaTrial Clients
4 Capital Raises
4 Offices
Pitching Competitions
BETA Period
4 Trips to Silicon Valley
Strategic Alliances
Business Models
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ONE:
get uncomfortable
10 of my personal entrepreneurial lessons
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TWO:
Don't be afraid to ask.
The worst that can happen
is they say “No.”
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THREE:
Do everything you can manually,
then automate/ build.
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FOUR:
make it work, then make it better.
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FIVE: You are going to make mistakes.
Mistakes are good as long as you
learn from them and bounce back.
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SIX: You can’t do everything, but in
the beginning you’ll have to.
Know when it’s time to let go.
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SEVEN: Your time is precious. Be picky
with who you spend your time with
(especially potential clients!)
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EIGHT:
Keep your competitors in your
peripherals, but don’t let them
distract you.
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NINE:
Get out of your own way, stop
worrying about “what if” and do
what’s best for the business.
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TEN: No one really knows what they’re doing.
There is no right time or perfect pedigree that prepares you to kickstart a new business
– just jump in and get dirty, learn and fail, get knocked down
and get back up. You’ll never regret it.
10 of my personal entrepreneurial lessons
