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Why you should start a company now & what help is out there for Boston studentsJason Evanish

February 8, 2011

Who am I?

• Evangelist

• Organizer

• Connector

• App Relations

• Customer Development

• Metrics

Today’s Goals:

1) Convince you to start a company

2) Show you what’s out there to help

The Best thing you can do is Start!

…and here’s 10 Reasons Why

Your Professors Can Help

Co-Founders are Everywhere

Here today?

Access to More Resources

The Student Advantage

Failing Failing hurts hurts lessless

Find out if this is

for You…

You’ll Learn

What it Takes

Get Your Get Your Rookie Rookie

MistakesMistakes Out of the Out of the

Way…Way…

You’ll get the bug

It Just Might

Work…

Now What?

Here’s What Boston can do to Help…

www.DartBoston.com

http://www.stayinma.com

www.NCIIA.org

Accelerators

www.NEinnovation.com

The Career Connector

http://GreenhornConnect.com/JobBoard

Find it all at GreenhornConnect.com

Contact Info• Twitter: @Evanish & @GreenhornBoston

• Email: Jason@GreenhornConnect.com

• The site: www.GreenhornConnect.com

• www.facebook.com/GreenhornConnect

• Greenhorn Linked in Group