the startup guide (redesigned)
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SHARE FREELY
CEO of Connect.com
Startup Guide
RYAN ALLIS
Building a Better World Through Entrepreneurship
With Ellen Daly
The
2013 Edition
More slides at www.startupguide.com
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LIFE PART 1
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GOALS LIFE ~ SECTION 1
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• GOALS • VISION BOARDS • LIFE PURPOSE
THIS SECTION IS ABOuT DOCUMENTING YOUR
ABOUT THIS SECTIOn GOALS
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THEIR GOALS
VERY FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY WRITE DOWN
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS GOALS
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AND FRAME THEM
FEWER STILL PRINT THEM OUT
GOALS THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS
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In my experience Those who write down & FRAME THEIR GOALS ARE the MOST EFFECTIVE
HUMAN BEINGS AT CREATING A BETTER WORLD
GOALS THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS
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WHEN YOU WRITE SOMETHING DOWN YOUR LATENT BRAIN BEGINS TO MORE ACTIVELY BRING INTO YOUR LIFE
THE PEOPLE, RESOURCES & KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS
MAKING THEM MORE LIKEY TO BE REALIZED
GOALS THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS
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OPEN UP GOOGLE DOCS WRITE HEADINGS For 1 YEAR, 3 YEARS, 10 YEARS, LIFETIME
THEN TAKE AN HOUR TO WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS UNDER EACH TIME FRAME
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USE MEASURABLE GOALS & MAKE EVERYTHING FIT ON ONE PAGE
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GOALS The GOAL SETTING PROCESS
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PRINT OUT TWO COPIES SIGN THEM
FRAME THE print outs in A LOW COST WOODEN FRAME
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GOALS PRINTING & FRAMING
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PUT ONE FRAME IN YOUR BEDROOM
SHARE THEM WITH A CLOSE FRIEND
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GOALS
PUT ONE FRAME AT WORK
HANGING & SHARING
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12/26-12/31 CALCULATE RESULTS
GREEN = MADE IT YELLOW = 50%+ there RED = <50% there
UPDATE GOAL SHEET FOR THE NEXT YEAR & REPRINT/RESIGN/PUT IN FRAME
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GOALS ANNUAL REVIEW
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YOU SHOULD TARGET HITTING AROUND 50% OF YOUR GOALS IF you hit a MUCH HIGHER %
THEN YOUR GOALS WERE NOT
GOALS
AMBITIOUS ENOUGh
GOAL COMPLETION RATE
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LAUNCH CONNECT.com HIRE CTO for Connect.com APPLY TO WEF Young GLOBAL LEADERS GET IN GREAT SHAPE FINISH THE STARTUP GUIDE FINISH FIRST YEAR AT HBS
AS AN EXAMPLE HERE ARE MY CURRENT 2013 GOALS
GOALS EXAMPLE: RYAN’s 2013 GOALS
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VISION BOARDS ARE WHITE POSTER BOARD COVERED WITH IMAGES OF WHAT YOU WANT TO
SEE IN YOUR FUTURE AND THE WORLD’S FUTURE
GOALS VISION BOARD
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When thoughts & GOALs BECOME VISUALIZED THEY BECOME ONE BIG LEAP CLOSER TO BECOMING
REAL
GOALS HOW TO CREATE A VISION BOARD
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PRINT/TEAR OUT AT LEAST 5 PICTURES IN EACH OF THE BELOW CATEGORIES
FAMILY HEALTH EDUCATION TRAVEL Adventure
CAREER FINANCIAL QUOTES VALUES ART
GOALS VISION BOARD CREATION
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ONCE PRINTED & TORN OUT CUT tO SIZE THEN PASTE OR TAPE ONTO YOUR VISION BOARD
THEN SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND AND HANG IT IN YOUR BEDROOM
GOALS VISION BOARD CREATION
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GOALS Ryan’s 2009 VISION BOARD
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WHAT ARE THE INSTANCES IN YOUR LIFE IN WHICH You’VE SEEN INTENTION TURN INTO REALITY?
GOALS REFLECTION
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WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WROTE DOWN YOUR GOALS? CAN YOU FIND IT?
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GOALS REFLECTION
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WHAT IS THE MOST AMBITIOUS GOAL You’VE EVER SET? DID you achieve it?
Why or why not?
GOALS REFLECTION
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NOW Let’s talk ABOUT
BUCKET LISTS
GOALS BUCKET LISTS
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BUCKET LISTs ALLOW YOU TO CAPTURE YOUR FUTURE DREAMS It’s another way to envision Here’s MY BUCKET LIST
GOALS BUCKET LISTS
AS AN EXAMPLE
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q BUILD A COMPANY THAT makes a positive impact and makes it
easier to connect with people around the world and keep
track of friends
q BUILD AN INVESTMENT FUND THAT INVESTS in COMPANIES using
technology to build a better world
q BE part of creating a sustainable world in which every human
being has access to basic human needs
GOALS BIG PICTURE GOALS
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q Get a graduate degree from HBS OR HKS
q WRITE A BOOK ON HOW TO use entrepreneurship to make
a difference
q SOMEDAY WORK in PUBLIC SERVICE
q SOMEDAY LIVE on ANOTHER CONTINENT
GOALS MY BUCKET LIST
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q BE PART OF BUILDING A COMPANY TO MORE THAN $1 Billion in
SALES
q CREATE OVER 1 million jobs during my lifetime
q SPEND 6 STRAIGHT MONTHS TRAVELING THE WORLD
q Visit 100 countries by age 50
GOALS MY BUCKET LIST
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q CLIMB MT. KILIMANJARO AND REACH UHURU PEAK
q DRIVE on NEW ZEALAND’S HIGHWAY 6
q DRIVE on THE CARRETERA AUSTRAL IN CHILE
q HANG GILDE IN RIO DE JANEIRO
GOALS MY BUCKET LIST
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q ATTEND THE CGI
q TRAVEL TO SPACE ON SPACE SHIP ONE
q MEDITATE WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA
GOALS MY BUCKET LIST
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q BE A GUEST ON THE DAILY SHOW
q SEE A CIRQUE du SOLEIL SHOW
q PARTICIPATE in a freestyle rap battle in NYC
q Join a hip hop dance crew
GOALS MY BUCKET LIST
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q SPEAK IN FRONT OF 50,000 PEOPLE
q GIVE A TED TALK
q ATTEND THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS
GOALS MY BUCKET LIST
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q PERFORM IMPROV ON STAGE AT SECOND CITY
CHICAGO
q PLAY TRAMPOLINE DODGE BALL
q JOIN THE UN FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GOALS MY BUCKET LIST
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q MEET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
q BE A GREAT HUSBAND
q BE A GREAT FATHER
q WATCH EVERY DISNEy/PIXAR MOVIE WITH MY
CHILDREN
GOALS MY BUCKET LIST
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I’ve been AMAZED AT WHAT I’VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE and EXPERIENCE and HOW MUCH LIFE HAS BEEN ENRICHED SINCE I BEGAN WRITING DOWN GOALS AND THEN PURSUING
THE HECK OUT OF THEM
GOALS TWELVE YEARS OF WRITING DOWN MY GOALS
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IF YOU CAN SUCCIncTLY EXPRESS YOUR LIFE PURPOSE IN LESS THAN 20 seconds You’ll well on your way TO ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE
YOUR LIFE’s PURPOSE
GOALS EXERCISE: YOUR LIFE PURPOSE
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IF YOU CAN’t YET EXPRESS YOUR LIFE PURPOSE IN LESS THAN 20 seconds TAKE SOME TIME TO
THINK ABOUT IT
GOALS EXERCISE: YOUR LIFE PURPOSE
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TAKE 10 MINUTES TO WRITE DOWN YOUR ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS:
1. WHAT ARE YOU MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT TODAY?
2. WHAT CHANGE DO YOU WISH TO MAKE in thIS wORLD in YOUR LIFETIME?
3. AT THE END OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WILL YOU WANT TO BE REMEMERED FOR?
GOALS EXERCISE: YOUR LIFE PURPOSE
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THEN SUMMARIZE THE ANSWERS INTO NO MORE THAN 3 SEnTENCES THAT YOU CAN SAY COMFORTABLY
IN 20 Seconds
EXERCISE: YOUR LIFE PURPOSE GOALS
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EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS
EQUAL STATUS AND RIGHTS UNDER INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED AND ENFORCED LAW
ACCESS TO FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, EDUCATIon, MEDICINE, ELECTRICITY, & THE CLOUD
AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WORLD TO LIVE IN
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EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS ACCESS TO EQUAL STATUS & RIGHTS
FOOD
WATER
SHELTER
EDUCATION
MEDICINE
ELECTRICITY
UNDER INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED AND ENFORCED LAW
AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WORLD To LIVE IN
THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD SHOULD BE.
& WE CAN CREATE THIS WORLD IN OUR LIFETIME. THE CLOUD
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THE COMMON DENOMINATOR AMONG EVERY
SINGLE HIGHLY DRIVEN AND SUCCESSFUL
PERSON I HAVE EVER MET, REGARDLESS OF FIELD,
IS THAT THEY HAVE COMMITED THEIR GOALS TO
WRITING AND CREATED FOR THEMSELVES A
PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE
GOALS A PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE
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“When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the
way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the
world. Life can be much broader once you discover one simple
fact that everything around you that you call life was
made up by people that were no smarter than you. And
you can change it, you can influence it, you can build
your own things that other people can use.
Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.”
- Steve Jobs, 1994
A FAVORITE QUOTE