Incitement Presentation - Are you a Wantrepreneur

Are You A Wantrepreneur?

Eugene Hennie

Friday, April 19, 13

How many millionaires do we have here?

(Raise Hands)


Ideas

Online Business

Business Owner

Millionaires


Ideas

Why do we give up on these?


Don’t be a Wantrepreneur

Definition of “Wantrepreneur”-Someone who “is gonna” start a business.-Someone who “will find the right idea some day!”-Someone who wants to “act” like an entrepreneur.-Someone who “thinks about starting a business” all the time. Yet doesn’t do shit.

-Guys at AppSumo


My Promise to You

By the end of this presentation you will be able to:•Brainstorm an idea•Validate an idea•Build your blog/website•Get your first sale


Plus, I will share some case studies


A Little About Me

•Born and raised in New York•Blog @ EugeneHennie.com•I love business/entrepreneurship


It’s cool to be weird...


The pickle jar that changed it all


I wanted toys...


Made money to buy my sister a gameboy advance for

Christmas too

Wanted an extra toy for myself


1.Brainstorm

•Review Amazon’s Top Sellers List•Think about what you do on a daily basis?•Think about what you complain?•Browse Kickstarter.com•Check Craigslist gigs for frequent requests•Check the Q&A section on LinkedIn & Reddit


Tools You Can Use

•Evernote•Any mind-mapping software (MindNode)•Good ol’ pen and paper


2.ValidateDo people want this?

•Use Google Keyword Tool•Create Simple website (30minutes)•Create a LaunchRock page•Create a survey using Survey Monkey•Create a Facebook ad•Create a Craigslist/Mudah posting•Ask people on Reddit (NSFW)•Ask people around you



3.BuildIf they want it, give it to them...

•4-minute blog setup (Bluehost)•Free themes (Woothemes.com)•Product manufacturing (Alibaba.com)


4.Get Customers

•Ads (FB, Google, LinkedIn)•People around you•Forums (Reddit, blogs, niche forums)•Free giveaways


5. Scale•Buy more ads•Improve your product/service•Offer more products•Get Partners


Case Studies

If they can do it, so can you!


The C-Guard

One week after site goes live 1,000 strip order


AppSumo

$60 to validate profitable in first week


12 Hr Wordpress


12 Hr Wordpress


12 Hr Wordpress

59 People to validate and give me feedback


Mac Dojo

Validated with co-workers created MVP in 6 hours


Mac Dojo

Because Tharyn is awesome... 50% off the course for all Incite-trepreneurs

•EugeneHennie.com/Incitement for the link•Coupon Code: Incitement


Words from Tharyn

Fellas, you oweme a beer

Ladies, a kiss will do


Recap

•Brainstorm•Validate•Build•Find customers & make your first sale•Scale•Smile because you are awesome


Links and Resources

•EugeneHennie.com/incitement

email me any time [email protected]


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Remember

There is no such thing as hard or impossible. There are only challenges. And we are all capable of winning the challenge.


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Incitement Presentation - Are you a Wantrepreneur