Risk, Startups and Innovation Rethinking Business Incubators

Risk, Startups and Innovation Rethinking Business Incubators

Chris DimaFounder, Walnut St. Labs

& 23 North Digital@chrisdima

Reporter Teacher

Designer

Marketer

Product Management

Walnut St. Labs

Who’s this guy?

Reporter

Teacher

Marketer

Reporter

Teacher

Marketer

The most important part of any business, product, or invention is that it must solve a real need and a real problem. Observe the world around you – everything you do, and especially everything you hate to do – solve a real problem and the world is yours.

-- Aaron Patzer, Mint.com

Junie 1.0

Observations

I pulled an all-nighter and built this<insert awesome thing here>

Assembling existing tech in novel ways is… novel. And profitable.

Where do good ideas come from?

Instagram Is cool...

Where do good ideas come from?

Where do good ideas come from?

Who has the time?

I’m good at this, bad at that.

Biz Dev

Product Accounting

HR

Startup team looks familiar

Biz Dev

Product Accounting

HR

Known risks* No thanks!death

The Level PlayingField

What’s Got the Time?

What’s Got the Time?Coworking

Events: Startup Meetup

Events: Night Owls

Events+

Ummm...Incubating...

Ummm...Incubator

Areshay MongoSluice SmartAudit

Ummm… Left Field

Sponsors, Partners, Supporters, Oh My!

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