A session on the options of doing a startup as an alternative career for #ohd students. Presented at CSU #docfest in Wagga Wagga, June 2014

1. ALT-AC CAREERS:
STARTUP MAYBE?
Joyce Seitzinger
@catspyjamasnz
@academictribe
#CSUDocFest
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2. ENTREPRENEUR V STARTUP
“entrepreneurship is the process of identifying and starting a
new business venture, sourcing and organizing the required
resources, while taking both the risks and rewards associated
with the venture.”
-Wikipedia
“Startup: a human institution designed to create new
products and services under conditions of extreme
uncertainty.”
Eric Ries, The Lean Startup

6. NEW SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE
ACQUIRED

7. SKILLS
• Resilience
• Focus
• Commitment
• Find and manage people
• Sell
• Learn
• Self-reflection
• Self-reliance
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aileron/2013/11/26/the-
top-skills-every-entrepreneur-needs/

8. SOCIAL
Meetup.com
Co-working spaces #startupaus
#startupvic

9. ROOM FOR THE F-WORD

10. BOOKS

11. ONLINE
• The Good Life Project podcasts
• http://unicornfree.com/category/30x500
• http://www.startuplessonslearned.com
• http://leanstack.com
• http://pollenizer.com/tools
• Flipboard: find entrepreneur & startup
magazines.

13. FUNDING & MENTORING
• University entrepreneurship programs (eg Uni
Melbourne, Stanford)
• Incubators / Accelerators (eg AngelCube,
Founder’s Institute
• Venture Capital
• Crowdfunding: IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, Pozible
• Bootstrapping (eg 30 x 500)

14. WANNA GIVE IT A TRY?

15. Joyce Seitzinger
@catspyjamasnz
@academictribe
joyceseitzinger@gmail.com
academictribe.co
Let’s talk!