presented by Mark S. Luckie!@marksluckie!

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THE BUSINESS OF “ME” !

TRAITS OF AN ENTREPRENEUR!

•  Visionary!•  Communicator!•  Confident!•  Plans ahead!•  Passionate! Photo  by  flickr  user  jurvetson  

TRAITS OF AN ENTREPRENEUR!

•  Visionary!•  Communicator!•  Confident!•  Plans ahead!•  Passionate!

Poll Question #1!How many of you have at least one or

more of these traits?!

DAVID COHN!

 

CHARLI PENN-WATKINS!

 

KIRATIANA FREELON!

WHAT IS YOUR IDEA?!

IS THIS A BUSINESS?!

•  Is the idea profitable?!•  Is the business sustainable?!•  Does your idea require a team?!•  What are the risks?!!

KNOW THYSELF!

•  Who is your customer?!

!•  Who are your

competitors?!!•  What makes you

unique?!!

BRANDING YOURSELF!

•  Product demo!•  Company Profile!•  Website!•  Social Media!!

www.apple.com/iphone!

BRANDING YOURSELF: Product demo!

www.apple.com/iphone!

BRANDING YOURSELF: Product demo!

Poll Question #2!Who has seen a

great product demo before?!

BRANDING YOURSELF: COLORS!

www.manwifeanddog.com!

www.skift.com

BRANDING YOURSELF: Website!

www.skift.com

BRANDING YOURSELF: Website!

Poll Question #3!Who already has

a website?!

BRANDING YOURSELF: Social Media!

www.manwifeanddog.com!

BRANDING YOURSELF: Logo!

WHAT TECH WILL YOU NEED?!

•  Developer!•  Designer!•  Publisher!•  Engineer!!

LET’S HEAR YOUR PITCH!

•  Tweet at @BizJournalism!

•  Practice your 60-second pitch!

•  Get feedback tomorrow!

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THE BUSINESS OF “ME” !

Questions?!