jordan's down and dirty off road adventure
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Jordan’s Down & Dirty Off-Road Adventure From Business School to Beta Testing
@JordanYFC @OneLobby
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13 Lessons Learned
Q/A
Down and Dirty Off Road Adventure
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Business School
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Australia
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When you get out of your comfort zone, you learn
new things about yourself and what you are capable
of.
Lesson Learned #1
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Jobless in Canada
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It’s not enough to be better, you have to be different
Lesson Learned #2
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The Coast
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Every decision, no matter how small, you must consider how it will affect your life, not
only six months down the road, but six years down the
road.
Lesson Learned #3
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New Job, New Money
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Laid Off
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Getting laid off, not always a bad thing – one door
shuts another door opens and how to deal with the
unexpected
Lesson Learned #4
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The Second Developer
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Hiring is the most important thing you will do. Be picky.
Lesson Learned #5
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$17,000 in the Hole
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People will expect you to quit. If you feel its time to let it go do it for yourself, not others.
There is going to be a point in your life when you have to say F*&% IT!
Lesson Learned #6
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Finally, Funding!
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People invest in you first and the idea second
Lesson Learned #7
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Here We Go!
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Big Decisions
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Breaking Point
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There is going to be a point where you’ll have to decide if you really believe in what you’re doing, you will have to make some really hard
decisions to pursue it.
Lesson Learned #8
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Picking Three
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Maintaining friendships, building a great company, spending time with family, staying fit, getting sleep –
Pick 3
-Randi Zuckerberg
The entrepreneur’s dilemma:
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How to get really focused and prioritized – the earlier
you can, the better.
Lesson Learned #9
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Finally, Customers!
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A Foot in Two Worlds
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At some point you have to make a risky move, you can choose security or you can
choose your start-up.
You can’t have both.
Lesson Learned #10
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January – March 2012
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@BrianDunphy
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Demo Day – Launch 36
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Have to keep networking. You never know what
possibilities will come from the smallest event.
Lesson Learned #11
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July 1, 2012
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Press
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SeedCamp
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SeedCamp
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Halifax To Fredericton
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The New OneLobby Is Born
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Accepting failure.
Also learned to listen to your customer. Don’t let a hit to your ego
get in the way of a collaboration that could be a profitable move.
Lesson Learned #12
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Developers on Deck
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Finding Investors
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Confidence – Fake it until you make it.
Coachable.
Team.
Lesson Learned #13
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Dreamforce
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Key Connections
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Clarity.fm
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OneLobby Today
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Beta Testing
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The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma.
Team is EVERYTHING.
Trust your gut.
Hardest part is getting started.
Mark Suster Blog – Entrepreneurshit.
Conclusion