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Entrepeneurship 101

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Entrepeneurship 101

A.k.a Why you want to leave your painful job for... potentially more pain
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The Ferrari test

Ferrari Test - average

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Starting a Business

What Silicon Valley makes us think

1.Divine Inspiration

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2.Raise Incredible funds

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3.IPO

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Hello I am Mark Koh

What is a business

and not a business
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What is not a business?

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Businesses are really just groups of people

Doing business in singapore

why its so awesome

When to start?

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IP check

  • Domain Name
  • Trademark
  • Appstore / google play store name
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Quick Name hack

Google "Namebird"
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Quick business registration hack

leong@servhom.biz (Say you got this email from Me)
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Bank account

so much pain
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Quick Bank Hack

Google "Sme bank account moneysmart"
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There are TWO sources of funding:

  • Your own money
  • Other People's Money
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Quick funding hack
Google "MAVA E27"

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Networking

Single most important skill
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  • Set the scene
  • Bring a gift
  • Make friends first, business last
  • Follow Up at the speed of the internet
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Associations

  • ASME
  • Alumni organisations
  • Networking Clubs

Recruitment

its not too far fetched to think about this now
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new business HR Hack

  • Dont hire in your own image
  • Hire in pairs where possible
  • Outsource until insourcing is inevitable
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Zuck says:
"I will only hire someone to work directly for me if I would work for that person"

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Company Culture

Amalgation of values and interaction

Top 3 that affect culture

  • Flexibility
  • Dresscode
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Use Cloud-based tools

Top 5 must-have

  • Google Apps
  • Mailchimp
  • Xero
  • Nimble
  • Evernote
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Differentiation

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Sales

Really Networking, but with money
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Quick sales process

  • Facinate
  • Value proposition
  • Scarcity
  • Call to Action
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mark@temploy.com

linkedin: markgkoh #hawkerize