THE INTERNET IS FOR MORE THAN JUST BLOGGING

tech, transmedia and other interesting corners of the media world

TARA @MISSROGUE HUNTceo, buyosphere.com, blogger: horsepigcow.com + agingungracefully.net, author: The Whuffie Factor

ROBIN @ROBIN_AHN AHNcommunity marketing consultant, blogger: agingungracefully.net,

editor : startup digest

LAURA @MYSMARTHANDS BERGfounder, mysmarthands.com

JAMEY @JAMEYORDOLIS ORDOLISSenior Producer of @CBCLive, tech correspondent for

@StevenandChris and co-creator/editor of empirella.com

WEB ENTREPRENEURSHIP

1.web app startups

2.media companies/information sites

3. consultancies

4. etc.

SOME EXAMPLES OF WOMEN LED WEB APPS

SOME EXAMPLES OF WOMEN LED MEDIA/INFORMATION

COMPANIES

HOW TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS

1. idea/solving a problem

2. forming a business

3. funding your business

4. growing your business

5. profit!

THE BIG IDEA

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE A GOOD IDEA?

1. where did it come from?

2. are you solving a problem?

3. how did you validate the idea?

4. did you do any market research? testing?

5. do you have competitors in the space?

SETTING UP

FORMING A BUSINESS

1. finding co-founders?

2. work out of home? office? other?

3. early promotional materials? website? business cards?

4. a website doesn’t just come out of nowhere...how do you find developers? what are the challenges?

5. what was your number one challenge in setting up your business?

6. any legal advice? horror stories to avoid?

FUNDING

SOURCES OF FUNDING

1. bootstrapped/savings

2. friends & family

3. angel investors

4. venture capital

5. bank loans

6. partnerships

7. crowdsourcing (still sorta illegal)

8. advertising revenue

9. grants

10.credit cards (o_O)

WHY WOMEN STRUGGLE IN THE VC WORLD...http://www.ezebis.com/ebook/

GROWING/PROMOTING

GROWING YOUR BUSINESS

1. okay, so now how do you find your market?

2. what free tools can you use to help you grow your business?

3. what is worth paying for to grow your business?

4. how do you get people or advertisers to pay?

5. any other tips?

IT IS FREAKIN HARD

YOU’LL FEEL COMPLETELY

LOST

http://www.flickr.com/photos/milkyworld/3128291642/sizes/l/in/photostream/

YOU’LL COMPLETELY

LOSE IT

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”Thomas Edison

delusionaldesire to

change thestatus quo

audacity

A

A. those that go postal

B

B. dictators

C

C. serial killers

D

D. startup entrepreneurs

the entrepreneurial venn

GO FORTH AND BE CRAZY, AUDACIOUS DREAMERS!

??????any more questions