The Entrepreneur Road

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For presentation at Simmons College School of Management on October 19th, 2010.This presentation is about how I built Greenhorn Connect and lessons I've learned about entrepreneurship along the way.

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The Entrepreneur’s Road

How I built Greenhorn Connect

& things I’ve learned along the way…

Jason Evanish CEO / Co-Founder

Greenhorn Connect, LLC

Who am I?

• Evangelist

• Organizer

• Connector

• Dev Relations

• Customer Development

• Metrics

A year ago…

How do you build a network?

Get out there

Get Out There!

• Built a Wiki

I Built a Wiki to Track Everything…

Mass TLC unConference: a Turning Point

• unConference

• TurboCharging

Keys to Success

Do It Differently.

Be Persistent.

Be Passionate.

Most Startups are about

Execution.

Lend a Hand

Build a Support Group

Startups are Roller Coasters

Are you ready for the ride?

GreenhornRecommended Reading: Books

Greenhorn Recommended Reading: Online

• What Startups are Really Like by Paul Graham

• Email Meeting Scheduling Tips

• Cold Emailing Tips

Contact Info• Twitter: @Evanish & @GreenhornBoston

• Email: Jason@GreenhornConnect.com

• The site: www.GreenhornConnect.com

• www.facebook.com/GreenhornConnect

• Greenhorn Linked in Group