Welcome to

Shawn GhoshFounder TechMeetups

Startup Guru Program

Why I started

And a few things I learnt along the way …

Background

European marketSoftwareDevelopment

Wining & Dining

Head of Key Accounts

10+ m

Geek &Startup

Lived in airports

Make others Very rich!

Comfort zone

Reasons to get out …

Gain KnowledgeAnd share experience

Network & connect

Build somethingOf my own

Too muchBordeaux Red

Eureka !

Started : Dec 2010 (28 months)

24 cities

9,000+ members

270+ events

5,000 attendees

35 team members

ProfessionalsStartupsEnterprisesTechnology cos.UniversitiesGovernment

TechMeetups has been setup to create a global network of Tech communities from San Francisco to Sydney.

Learning’s 1Don’t be afraid to be first on the floor

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Learning’s 2Have a vision, thing big, takeover the world

Stiletto Nights – 12 members

AngelHack – 11 cities 2500 developers

Learning’s 3Communicate your vision & followers will come

Learning’s 4Go all in … burn the boats !

Learning’s 5You can’t make everyone happy all the time…

Summer Party

TechStartupJobs FairDrinks & Demo night

Learning’s 6Give the community what it wants …

Learning’s 7Build it and they will come …

Learning’s 8Bring value to all concerned …

Learning’s 9Make it sustainable…

Learning’s 10Don’t take life too seriously … make it fun …

Kaitlin our Event organiser from the US using a

Cafeteria for the first time to make tea !

10 practical tips for Startups

1. Don’t wait for the perfect idea … start & keep pivoting till you get market fit

2. Get one or many Co founder (s)

3. Build your OWN platform – Tools are easier & cheaper than ever

• Heroku • Github• MongoDB• Jquery Mobile• Open Source

4. Bring & nurture your community on your platform

• Blogs • Social Media • Newsletter • Offers • Information

5. Its cheaper than you think to put an awesome team together

• Blogs • Social Media • Newsletter • Offers • Information

5. Its cheaper than you think to put an awesome team together

• Co Founders • Elance & Odesk• Interns • Contractors • Friends & Family

6. Use software tools to make your life easier

• FreeAgent / Wave – Accounting • Hootsuite / Buffer – Social Media • Basecamp / Asana – Project Mgmt • Highrise – CRM • Yammer – collaboration

7. Buy Services you need to get your work done

• Fiverr • Pressking • Elance / Odesk

8. There are many funding sources … you need to know where to look

• Friends & Family • Crowd Funding • Business loans • EU Funds

9. Wrap your idea / service into your platform & think global

• AirBnB• Uber• DropBox• JustEat

10. Have Fun changing the World!

Wish you all the best following your own dream

Thank you

shawn@techmeetups.comhttp://linkedin.com/in/shanghosh