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Vision 2015 How to Entrepreneur June 12th, 2015

How to Entrepreneur

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A step by step guide on how to create an action plan. For entrepreneurs.Given at the Vision 2015 conference at Harris Stowe University.

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Vision 2015How to EntrepreneurJune 12th, 2015Noah RosenbergFounder / Managing director, Ochreaxe sharpenJune 1, 2015Dene Goals Set the top level goals and expectations for this action. Set Timeline Dates Key dates and tight timelines keep urgency and sharpness through the whole project. Identify Key Team Use RACI to dene roles of each player. Activate Communications Start the Slack channel, add timelines to Trello, create job folders. Curate Superstars List of examples, case studies, websites, etc. of people who have done this task incredibly, famously well. Identify Experts There are people in our circle who have done this. Find them and call them on the phone. 1Action Plan PROJECT NAMEAction Plan12 repeatable steps to move aheadSTEP TWODene GoalsGoal!Become an entrepreneur!Prove out my worldview!Make a dent in the universe!Eventually have a little extra money / security / fame / whateverSTEP THREESet Timeline DatesTimeline!End of 2010!Startup contest submission, 11/2010STEP FOURIdentify Key TeamTeam!People you already know!People youve already done something hard with!Hopefully not a version of your parent/ex-wife/rivalSTEP FIVEActivate CommunicationsCommunications!Slack!Basecamp!Facebook Group!SMS treeSTEP SIXCurate SuperstarsSuperstars!Robert Kiyosaki!Loral Langemeier!Napoleon Hill!Eric Ries!Jason Fried!Clay ChristensenSTEP SEVENConsult ExpertsExperts!Agency Founders!Freelancers!Entrepreneurs!ITENSTEP EIGHTFind TutorialsTutorials!Y-Combinator!StackOverow!Medium!This Week In StartupsSTEP NINEDene DeliverablesDeliverables!First paying customer!Brand!Business Plan!Value Proposition!Why the hell are we doing this in the rst place?STEP TENStakeholder OutreachStakeholder Outreach!Rich Friend!First Potential Customer!Angel Investor GroupSTEP ELEVENExecuteExecute!Incorporate!Find Ofce!Bank Account / Insurance / License !V1 Product Sales SheetSTEP TWELVEReview & DocumentReview!Howd you do?!What was hard? What was easy?!What advice do you have for the next person?What was Step One?STEP ONE!Fill out the action sheet!June 1, 2015Dene Goals Set the top level goals and expectations for this action. Set Timeline Dates Key dates and tight timelines keep urgency and sharpness through the whole project. Identify Key Team Use RACI to dene roles of each player. Activate Communications Start the Slack channel, add timelines to Trello, create job folders. Curate Superstars List of examples, case studies, websites, etc. of people who have done this task incredibly, famously well. Identify Experts There are people in our circle who have done this. Find them and call them on the phone. 1Action Plan PROJECT NAME