"Les 5 raisons d'entreprendre quand on est étudiant" par Oussama Amar

ENTREPRENDRE QUAND ON EST ÉTUDIANT ?

THE 5 STRENGTHS

1. STAMINA

I CAN'T THINK OF ANY SUCCESSFUL STARTUP WHOSE FOUNDERS WORKED 9 TO 5.

2. POVERTY

LOW BURN RATE = ROOM TO RECOVER FROM MISTAKES

THE MAIN COST IN SOFTWARE STARTUPS IS PEOPLE

LIVING CHEAPLY = THINKING CHEAPLY

3. ROOTLESSNESS

BECAUSE A LOT OF STARTUPS INVOLVE SOMEONE MOVING

NO HOUSE, NO GIRLFRIEND, NO STUFF.

THERE’S NO JOB YOU DON’T WANT TO LEAVE

PLACES THAT AREN'T STARTUP HUBS ARE TOXIC TO STARTUPS = COME TO EVENTS

4. COLLEAGUES

STARTUPS START WITH A CONVERSATION « YEAH, LET’S TRY IT » — YOU’RE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WILLING TO SAY THAT.

CO-FOUNDERS REALLY SHOULD BE PEOPLE YOU ALREADY KNOW. AND BY FAR THE BEST PLACE TO MEET THEM IS SCHOOL.

5. IGNORANCE

STARTUPS ARE HARDER THAN YOU EXPECT, BUT YOU'RE ALSO CAPABLE OF MORE THAN YOU EXPECT.

"ALL THE BEST THINGS THAT I DID AT APPLE CAME FROM (A) NOT HAVING MONEY AND (B) NOT HAVING DONE IT BEFORE, EVER. EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE CAME OUT WITH THAT WAS REALLY GREAT, I'D NEVER ONCE DONE THAT THING IN MY LIFE. » — STEVE WOZNIAK

THE 3 WEAKNESSES

1. HOW CLASS WORKS

CLASS PROJECTS WILL INEVITABLY SOLVE FAKE PROBLEMS

CLASS PROJECTS ARE MOSTLY ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION, NOT REFINEMENT.

2. INTENSITY

YOU DON'T GET MONEY JUST FOR WORKING, BUT FOR DOING THINGS OTHER PEOPLE WANT.

OK GREAT. NOW WHAT?

1- LEARN HOW STARTUPS WORK (BUT NOT IN SCHOOL) : SUMMER JOB 2- LOOK AROUND. ASK YOURSELF WHICH YOU'D LIKE TO WORK WITH. 3- LEARN PYTHON OR RUBY. 4- BUILD SOME KIND OF WEBSITE PEOPLE WILL FIND USEFUL.