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1. My Entrepreneurial Life The University of Arizona Entrepreneurship Student Association

2. Background/Timeline Born and raised in Spring Hill, Tennessee Family Farm – Tobacco, Cattle and Forage Contract labor for neighboring farms Started Thompson Lawn Care (1993) Started Pro-Seal Asphalt (1995) Columbia State Community College (1996) Middle Tennessee State University (1997)

3. Background/Timeline (continued) Started ACT! Certified (2000) Started Think Outsource, Inc. (2004) Co-founded Jennex, LLC (2006) The University of Arizona, Eller MBA (2008-10) University of California, Berkeley (2009) McGuire Entrepreneurship Program (2010) Co-founded TruckItNow (2010)

4. Should you get a job or start a company?

5. What’s riskier: a Job or Entrepreneurship?

6. If no one else wants it, why would you? My 3rd company ACT! Certified All Covered/Dell Computer Visit Deemed a “Lifestyle Company” All Covered Offered Management Job Hired a Consultant (Charles Weaver) Refocused on building Scalable/Sellable firms

7. What one e-ship book do you recommend? #3 Entrepreneurship Book on Amazon.com

9. States that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

11. Where is the start-up capital? Customer Money (Best Method!) Personal Savings Grant (SBIR’s) 3 F’s (Friend’s, Family and Fools) Investors (Angels and VC’s) Banks and SBA Loans

12. What type of lifestyle do you want? Let’s take a look at my 2010.

13. For more information… facebook.com/truckitnow Internship Position Available mickythompson.com

14. Thank you for the invitation! The University of Arizona Entrepreneurship Student Association