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BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR
Sandeepa Nadahalli
BIET DAVANGERE27TH AUG 2011
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Quick Bio
Sandeepa, Nadahalli, Diploma CS&E GPT Soraba 2001, B.E IS&E BIET
DVG 2004, SKVN, Cypress Semi India Bangalore 2004-2010,
Sambhrama Solutions, C, C++, C# .NET, php, MySQL, gwt, gae,
Java, JavaScript, Eclipse, Algorithms, Data Structures, Puzzles, Rubik
Cube, Chess, Carrom, Problem Solving, Poker, Psychology, Reading,
Blogging, Kannadiga, Books, Havyaka, Atheist, Juggling, Swimming,
Running, Trekking, Photography, Travelling, People, Old Hindi Songs,
Kaapi, Computer Science, Technology, Web, Facebook, Apps, SaaS,
Software, Business Intelligence, Writing, Entrepreneurship,
Mentoring, No Limit Person, Getting Things Done, Youth For
Seva, Theater, Acting,
Benne Dose...
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Everyone's Dream
do build something on our own!
to become famous!
to become super rich!
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The Safe Path
popular path
low risk
more stability
what's wrong with it?
why take risk?
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Building a business ...
1. Ideas..
2. Skill set
3. Infra/money
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“You could have a million ideas, but they’re all worthless if you don’t get them done.”
–Lauren Amarante
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Building a business ...
1. Ideas..
2. Skill set
3. Infra/money
• learn what you need• test your skills• you don't have to know
everything
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
–Jim Rohn
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Building a business ...
1. Ideas..
2. Skill set
3. Infra/money
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Building a business ...
1. Ideas..
2. Skill set
3. Infra/money
The attitude
If you think you can or you think you can't, you are right. - Henry Ford
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Live life big!
I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.
- Babe Ruth
dream bigaim big
fail morefail oftendon't quit
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Wannapreneur
• prepare for the tuff road!• software is never complete..
“Start today, not tomorrow. If anything, you should have started yesterday. The earlier you start, the more time you have to mess up.”
– Emil Motycka
“If you start with nothing and end up with nothing, there’s nothing lost.”
– Michael Dunlop
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Ready for anything
Things go wrong!Have a plan BHave plan C
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.
– Michael Jordan
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Don't miss the fun!
"it's fun to do things people say you can't!"
write a facebook app on a weekendrun a marathonwrite a poem
stay up for 50 hours straight and code
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Happiness!
you can never become happy!
you can only be happy!
if you can't be happy now, you can never be
happy.
they journey and the destination.
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Resources
booksFounders at work -Jessica LivingstonGetting Real -Jason Fried
websiteshttp://www.paulgraham.comhttp://www.pluggd.in/
blogshttp://steveblank.com/http://blog.pmarca.com/
people
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Q & A
Questions later?
Follow me on twitter:
http://twitter.com/snadahalli
Connect to me on LinkedIn
http://in.linkedin.com/in/nadahalli
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Thank you!
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