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Neal’s
Vie
w of
Entrepre
neuris
m
2013
Who Am I?• Dude / goofy / self absorbed / awkward /
antisocial / introvert / hermit
• Background: School & College
• Negotiated for everything, even grades, computers, etc
• Wanted to work for Microsoft
• Love being cheap
• I’m Lucky, usually get what I want.
What I’ve done• NRMicro Failed-ish
• Lots of consulting
• DealTaker (started as
emptyportals)• $100 Million in product sales for 2008
• Sold it and bought it back.
What I do now.
• Have fun / Travel
• Invest
• Advise
What I think it Takes to Build a business
• Sales / PR•Money
•Bootstrap•Other peoples money Angels/ Friends / VC
Time•Quantity• Is the market ready (vignature)
•Brains / ideas / adaptability• Luck
My Advice• Do what you LOVE
• Set goals
• Look at yourself / ethics / risks
• Feel Lucky (self fulfilling
prophecy)
• Do it yourself first.
CONTACT
INFO
Neal Rapoport
Twitter: @[email protected]/nealrapAbout.me/nealrap
Don’t
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