Tag: TC/1

My Notes from TC/1

I spent this weekend (15th and 16th of March 2014) at the first conference organized for creative entrepreneurs by The Coalition. Great initiative, awesome experience.  Check out www.thecoalition.in.

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Here’s a para from their website about what this initiative is about. The Coalition is a new platform to support creative entrepreneurs in India. Whether it’s music, film, design, fashion, arts, creative technology or something completely radical, The Coalition gets young creative thinkers together with the people, skills and money that can turn their passion into successful businesses – and connects them to the resources that can help their business grow.

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Summary of my workshop at TC/1

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This was a workshop at conducted for Startup Weekend at The Coalition on 15th March 2014. Here’s a summary of what we covered:

  1. Different stages of the venture are fundamentally different – the entrepreneur has to change roles from the DOER to a MANAGER to a LEADER
  2. A good product is not the same as a good business – you have to design a business around a good product or service
  3. Personal readiness and organizational readiness are important – Check the presentation for my 10×10 scorecard on personal and organizational readiness
  4. Delegation is difficult – but critical – If you do not delegate, you will become the bottleneck
  5. Hire Rockstars – An entrepreneur’s role is to attract and retain good people – Spend 30% of your time on HR – hire people smarter than yourself
  6. Have a business plan that outlines what you want to do and how you will do it
  7. Clearly identify and align with your motivations – ensure that all founders are aligned on the goals and vision and direction
  8. Redefining your business opens new possibilities – don’t describe your business by the product or service that you currently offer – define it as the problem you solve – check notes in my presentation 
  9. Visualize your goals, milestones and activities – first define them clearly
  10. Identify key stakeholders and have a plan to engage them