Cant find a job? Create one!Igor Burattini

Working in Finland Seminar31.01.2011

”Inspiring Startups”• Why?– Very few student entrepreneurs– Cross-faculty collaboration non-existent– Entrepreneurship image needs to improve– Resorces yes, but….. Not so easy to find the right

information.

Startup? Why ?!?

• Follow your dreams, learn, practice, you can change the world!

• Start as a student:– Spare time– Low costs of living– Minimal commitments – No-one cares if you fail– Put knowledge in practice

University

“Education and intelligence accomplish nothing without action.”

• Place for innovation, right?• You’ll probably make a research for your thesis– Why not start before? – What problems companies have?– What problems do you think they have?

Learn what customers want

I think there is a need here.

WHAT ???

Wait, that’s not for me.I don’t want to start a company

• No problem! – JOIN ONE

• Benefits of joining a startup here in Turku: – Job experience– Business network– Prove your ideas/make decisions– Fun, really

Working in Finland?

You need to LEARN SWEDISH ! –After you know Finnish

Popcorn time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1iW8gnt7g4

Startups involved with Boost Turku• http://www.neljanruoka.fi/• http://www.mobio.fi/• http://www.lainaaja.fi/• www.enterprise-engine.info• http://ticbits.com/• http://virkkuukoukussa.fi/

Btw, I’m also an entrepreneur

• Company started through Boost Turku!

WHAT’S NEXT ?

• 08.02.2011: Boost Social with Provoke – Design thinking in startups

• 15.02.2011: Boost Pitch - Pitch yourself to South Korea! (In partnership with MIT Global Startup Workshop).

• 22.02.2011: Getting the Business Up & Running Feb (Event organized by E2 – Enterprise Engine)

Thanks!

Igor Burattini

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Slides: www.bit.ly/workinfinlandseminar