escaping the black hole - john biggs
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Escaping The Black Hole
Who Am I?
• East Coast Editor Of TechCrunch
• @johnbiggs
• http://jdbny.me/startup
Who Am I?
• Exhausted
• Jaded
• Annoyed
• Charming (mostly)
• I like to help the little guy
Three Types Of Founders
• Hard core
• Strivers
• Everyone else
Hard Core
• Will kill and eat you
• Lots of friends in the valley
• Works smarter, not harder
• Lots of their ideas are ridiculous
• They get lots of funding
The Striver
• Won't stop networking
• Is convinced of success
• Won't pay developers
• Won't pay anyone
• The idea is a permutation of something
You
Everyone Else
• Solid ideas that fill a need
• Funding is hard to find
• Plenty of sharks ready to bite
• With enough perseverance you can make it
A Quick Word About Incubators
There Is Hope
Super Secret Three Step Plan
What I See
• Poorly written pitches
• "Do Everything" Founders
• Ideas That Have Promise But Are Poorly Executed
Step 1.Polish
Step 2.Write Your Story
Step 3.Figure Out Who
To Tell It To
Step 4.Find The
Next Story To Tell
Making It In The Valley
Incorporate in the US
Kickstart something
Hire a local partner
Just go and live there
Network
Success Is A Journey, Not A
Destination
Merely Existing Is A Triumph
You Can Get Out Of The Black Hole
Tips
• Fire all your engines
• Get a new engineering crew
• Get into a new ship
Thanks
@johnbiggs