1. IT 01203 Technopreneurship

2. WEEK 2 WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BECOME A TECHNOPRENEUR? Opportunities & Challenges Team selection Business Plan-template Self assessment test

3. Technopreneurship Flavors take your pick 5 kinds of Start-up that exist today. Traditional MicroISV Side Project Open Source Project Modern Online Software Startup

4. Before Opportunities & Challenges Things to consider before you jump into business. Uncertainty of income Work long hours High level of stress. Lower quality of life until the business is established Complete responsibility.

5. Are you willing to accept all that at one time every day till your business venture becomes successful? -the answer lays with you-

6. Opportunities Create your own destiny Fulfill your ambition Make a difference Reach full potential Reap unlimited profit Contribute to society Do what you enjoy and have fun doing it.

7. Idea Generation How to generate great idea The escape Fire Idea!- Smoke jumpers jumps into a forest fire, all dead except for one guy who created the ‘escape fire’. Idea came out of trial & error in a critical situation.

8. Lets Generate some ideas Get into groups of guys & gals Divide into 4 Wait for my question Rep from groups what’s your answer!

9. Idea Generation Path

10. Exploring Ideas! What are the current issues? Importance ?risk assessment, -government policies, Where to look for information How to apply to your decision making Impact on your industry

11. S-Curves and Technological Innovation

12. Current Economic Outlook RMK-9 or is it 10? OUTSOURCING Mobile Application Digital Content WEB 2.0 Cloud Computing Social Network Open Source

13. Why Business Plan?? Test feasibility To give business best opportunity to success Help make business planning To attract investors, funding partners

14. Assess your market the market Government Global penetration Individual Local private sector profit

15. innovation!!!

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