getting started - startup lessons & realities
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Presentation delivered to University of Washington Entrepreneurial Strategy 510 class on 11/09/10.TRANSCRIPT
Getting Started…
University of WashingtonEntrepreneurial Strategy 510
November 9, 2010
Robert PeaseVice President of Marketing
Gist, [email protected]@RobertAtGist206.327.0397
Last Slide First
• Be both optimistic and realistic in your plan
• Understand distribution
• Measure and learn
• Hire better than yourself
• What marketing can (and can’t) do for you
• Always build your professional network
You need 3 things
Plan vs. Reality
Twice as long, half as much
Mitigate technology AND market risk
Know your target customer….by name
Instrument your business
Powerpoint lies…
…Excel tells the truth (mostly)*
*T.A. McCann
Always hire better than yourself
1.1n
Meet the man in the chair…
What was it you wanted to sell me?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXG7zYWKHGU
Relationships Matter…
Customers, prospects, advisors, investors, competitors, journalists, vendors, partners, mentors, strangers, classmates, etc., etc.
How do you manageContacts?
Connect …
How Gist works…
Gist everywhere…
Questions?
Please try Gist and tell us what you think:
www.gist.com
Robert PeaseVice President of Marketing
[email protected]@RobertAtGist206.327.0397