8. join me Good salary Secure position Solid career prospects Cog in a machine Salary? Maybe one day. Seat-of-the pants decision making In it for the Big Win Total control over destiny
9. let's grow this! “ Family, friends and fall” Banks Angel investors Venture capital
11. The one that got away ... Rhosneigr Activity Centre
12. “ I can do better than that” I'd planned it all, and convinced a team Research carried out – competitors and planning permission A financial plan was in place Grant funding applied for, £500k commercial loan arranged Partners were sought, and instructors lined up Branding was established, a website was built Premises were found, an offer made on a farm The offer was accepted ...
13. I bailed out “ If you're going to fail, fail fast.”
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15. tell a story Real people. Real problems. Your product is the solution Your team will make it work
16. Over to you! www.seedcamp.com - EU incubator programme www.ycombinator.com - The same but USA style www.sixteenventures.com - SaaS pricing models and marketing www.ryancarson.com - business planning and web app design 37Signals - “Getting real” - discover the smarter, faster easier way http://gettingreal.37signals.com SetSquared Bristol – Tech incubation centre in the SW http://www.setsquared.co.uk