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STOP FEEDING YOUR EGOS ©esti- 2010 RICARDO SOUSA @ FEUNL

Stop Feeding Your Egos

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Slides from my 'Stop Feeding your Egos' presentation at IgnitePortugal @ FEUNL (University Nova of Lisbon) on why they should start their entrepreneurial journey instead of working for a consulting firm.

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STOP FEEDINGYOUR EGOS

©esti- 2010

RICARDO SOUSA@ FEUNL

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RICARDO SOUSA

@ricardojrsousa

www.ricardosousa.me

[email protected]

AH, STUDIES at ISEGDON’T REALLY PAY HIM MUCH ATTENTION

WEBDEVELOPER | ENTREPRENEUR

linkedin.com/in/ricardojrsousa

©Karmel 2010

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99%

1%

GOT JOBGOT NO JOB

HOW’S YOUR EGO?

EMPLOYMENTRATEOF FEUNL

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© J0R63 @ FLICKR - 2010

ROCK STARYOU ARE A

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THEY ARE WAITING FOR YOU...

TRY NOT TO STARTSCREAMING ‘ME’ ‘ME’

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YES, YOU WILL BE RICH!

BUT...

©Mike Schmid 2010

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ARE YOU GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD?

© J0R63 @ FLICKR - 2010

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YOUR WORLD IMPACT COMPARED

YUP, THAT’SYOU.(AND ME)

KNOW HIM, RIGHT?

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THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME

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LEAVE YOUR MARK

© Romina Santos 2011

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YOU HAVE WHATIT TAKES

GREAT UNIVERSITY | CHALLENGING TEACHERSMOTIVATED COLLEAGUES | COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT | GREAT REACH | KNOWLEDGE | LOCATION | COMPANIES | TECHNOLOGY

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TRUST THE POWEROF AN IDEA

© Jeff Kubina @ FLICKR - 2010

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YES, IT’S A GEEK. BUTKNOWS MORE ABOUT

TECHNOLOGY THAN YOU.GET OVER IT.

FIND THE RIGHT

PARTNERS

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FIND YOUR MENTOR

© I'll Never Grow Up FLICKR

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POWER OF NEW TOOLS

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CREATE A

NETWORK

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GO, MEET YOUR NETWORK

© Jason Gegere 2010

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BUT, MORE IMPORTANT KEEP DREAMING

© thekevinchang @ FLICKR

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DON’T GIVE UP. EVERYONE FAILS.

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NO HARD FEELINGS

www.ricardosousa.me

© Romina Santos 2011