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Sheetal Dube, Founder AudioName.com @SheetalDube

• Founder, AudioName.com (2 months)• User experience consultant 14+ years• Helped companies build technology products • Knowledgeable about the development processes • Scribbled many ideas for products/ services• Couldn’t figure how to take my ideas to the next level

being non tech didn’t help• But kept trying to figure it out…

Background


Audioname.com

Startup WeekendPortland

TetherPad.com

Women 2.0Founders Labs (SF)

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I got lucky

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May 2010 Jan 2011 March 2011 May 2011

Helping companies build

technology products

Helping people by developing technologyproducts

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# 1 Validate your idea


http://www.flickr.com/photos/rayakins/

# 2 Find a committed team


# 3 Identify your MVP,Minimum viable product

{Familiarize yourself with lean startup

if you haven't already }


# 4 Build > get feedback > iterate


# 5 Stay calm


# 6 Recruit your support networkAdvisors/ mentors, peers, friends

{Portland’s strength}


First time founders are likely to fail

Peer networking proves otherwise

Startup Networks - Portland• Startup Weekend - Portland Oct• StarveUps - Launch Pad June - July• PIE - Portland Incubator Experiment July ? • Oregon Technology Business Center Ongoing Events• PSU Business Accelerator Ongoing Events • TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Ongoing Events• Meetup: Lean Startup, Startup Nights Monthly

• Portland Seed Fund June• Angel Oregon


# 7 Stick to it



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