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Getting Started

How to Bootstrap

  • 101 Ways to Successful Failure with Michael Carter
    Page Description:You probably need less money than you think. Bootstrapping is for existing entrepreneurs, wannabe small business owners and the experienced corporate person ready to take the entrepreneurial plunge. This session emphasizes proven, practical tips requiring little or no money, and where and how to get free assistance.
  • Bootstrapping with Michael Carter
    Page Description:You probably need less money than you think. Bootstrapping is for existing entrepreneurs, wannabe small business owners and the experienced corporate person ready to take the entrepreneurial plunge. This session emphasizes proven, practical tips requiring little or no money, and where and how to get free assistance.
  • Side Hustles & Startups: Is Entrepreneurship For You? with Sean Wise
    Page Description:Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run your own business? Maybe you have an idea based on your passion and skills - or it’s come about because of the circumstances you find yourself in during these unusual times - but you just haven’t found the confidence or taken action to put it into practice yet?

How to Apply Continuous Improvement

  • Business Model & Lean Canvas with Dr. Sean Wise
    Page Description:“Ready, fire, aim” is the new battle cry of startup founders. The lean startup methodology is a way to go from idea to launch faster, better, and with a much lower fail rate.
  • Design Thinking with David Senior
    Page Description:Design thinking is a formal method for practical, creative resolution of problems and creation of solutions, with the intent of an improved future result. Learn how to apply design thinking to your startup.
  • Design Thinking with Dr. Steven Gedeon
    Page Description:Design thinking is a formal method for practical, creative resolution of problems and creation of solutions, with the intent of an improved future result. Learn how to apply design thinking to your startup.
  • Lean Startup Method with Dave Valliere
    Page Description:Ready, Fire, Aim is the new battle cry of startup founders. The lean startup methodology is a way to go from idea to launch: faster, better, and with a much lower fail rate.
  • Why Should I Choose You with Ian Chamandy and Ken Aber
    Page Description:“Why should I choose you?” is the most important strategic question in business; its answer will guide everything your company says and does. Learn how to answer it in 7 words or less, and how to use it to make decisions.

How to Identify End-Users & Value Proposition

  • Opportunity Evaluation with Dr. Rafik Loutfy
    Page Description:How do you know your idea is worth pursuing? Learn how professional investors evaluate ideas and how to reevaluate your own for value, uniqueness and validity.
  • Opportunity Evaluation with Tarek Sadek
    Page Description:How do you know your idea is worth pursuing? Learn how professional investors evaluate ideas and how to reevaluate your own for value, uniqueness and validity.