Guest Lecture by Assaf Weisz from Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada (YSEC)

2. Step 1:
Love something or be really pissed off by it.
Step 2:
Get an idea on how to fix it.
Step 3:
Make it into a model.
…then continuously innovate

8. “Although Canada25 had a broad base of volunteers and a strong network of
supporters, we were unable develop a sustainable funding base to support the
growth of the organization across the country. Canada25 worked hard to involve
those who wished to contribute and to support the work of governments and
other organizations who sought our input, but it became too difficult to continue
to do this effectively with volunteers alone.”

10. • 480 young entrepreneurs in year one
• 60 requests for incubation/consulting
• Invitations to speak at funder roundtables
• Dozens of testimonials
• Re:Vision 2010
• YSEC Loan

11. Business Models
a rationale
for producing and delivering value
profitably

12. 1. Know what you want

13. 1. Know what you want
2. Money, like gravity, doesn’t have a
conscience.

14. 1. Know what you want
2. Money, like gravity, doesn’t have a
conscience
3. Get over your identity crisis

15. 1. Know what you want
2. Money, like gravity, doesn’t have a
conscience
3. Get over your identity crisis
4. Use data-driven decision making to get there

16. 1. Know what you want
2. Money, like gravity, doesn’t have a
conscience
3. Get over your identity crisis
4. Use data-driven decision making to get there
5. Build a business independent of you

17. 1. Know what you want
2. Money, like gravity, doesn’t have a
conscience
3. Get over your identity crisis
4. Use data-driven decision making to get there
5. Build a business independent of you
6. Be committed to your cause and
permiscuous with your means