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I L IKE TO BUILD THINGS.WES BOOTH
T H E L I F E O F A N E N T R E P R E N E U R .
– U N K N O W N
“ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS LIVING A FEW YEARS OF YOUR LIFE LIKE MOST PEOPLE WON’T, SO THAT YOU CAN SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE LIKE
MOST PEOPLE CAN’T.”
T H I S I S R E A L I T Y.
B E I N G A N E N T R E P R E N E U R I S N O T E A S Y.
S U C C E S S R E Q U I R E S H A R D W O R K .
B U T I T ’ S W O R T H I T.
– T O N Y G A S K I N S
“IF YOU DON’T BUILD YOUR DREAM SOMEONE WILL HIRE YOU TO BUILD THEIRS.”
A S K Y O U R S E L F…
W H AT ?
– S T E V E J O B S
“THE ONLY WAY TO DO GREAT WORK IS TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO.”
W H AT D O Y O U L I K E ?
C O U L D Y O U D O I T E V E R Y D AY ?
C A N Y O U M A K E M O N E Y D O I N G I T ?
T H I N K O F A B U S I N E S S M O D E L .
W H O ?
– O S C A R W I L D E
“BE YOURSELF; EVERYONE ELSE IS ALREADY TAKEN.”
W H O A R E Y O U ?
W H AT S K I L L S D O Y O U H AV E ?
H O W C A N Y O U U S E Y O U R S K I L L S T O F U E L Y O U R PA S S I O N ?
W H E R E ?
W H E R E D O Y O U WA N T T O W O R K ?
W H AT D O Y O U N E E D ?
W H O D O Y O U N E E D ?
T R AV E L W I T H P U R P O S E .
– U N K N O W N
“TRAVEL IS THE ONLY THING YOU BUY THAT MAKES YOU RICHER.”
S A N F R A N C I S C O
S TA R T U P B A S E C A M P
G L O B A L I N N O VAT I O N S U M M I T
S TA N F O R D
S TA R T U P H O U S E
H O M E I S W H E R E T H E H E A R T I S …
N O VA S C O T I AWOLFVILLE
A W E S O M E F O U N D AT I O NANNAPOLIS VALLEY
S U P P O R T S A W E S O M E I N I T I AT I V E S W I T H I N T H E C O M M U N I T Y.
B Y G I V I N G A WAY M O N T H LY G R A N T S O F $ 1 0 0 0 .
T O T H E M O S T D E S E R V I N G I D E A .
N O S T R I N G S AT TA C H E D .
S TA R T U P
A F E W T H I N G S F O R Y O U .
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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S .
E A S T C O A S T S TA R T U P W E E KMARCH 16 -22 - FREDERICTON/SAINT JOHN
S TA R T I T U P - L A U N C H B O XMARCH 27 -28 - ACADIA UNIVERS ITY
– B A B E R U T H
“IT’S HARD TO BEAT A PERSON WHO NEVER GIVES UP.”
T H E E N D .
W E S B O O T H @ W E S L E Y B O O T H
W E S L E Y. B O O T H @ A C A D I A U . C A F E D D I S H E S . C O M
@ F E D D I S H E S AW E S O M E A N N A P O L I S VA L L E Y. C O M
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R E A C H O U T