Being an Entrepreneur at SFU by Basil Peters

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Generating g lots of media attention Which generated several unsolicited proposals of marriage
What John MacDonald Taught g Me • When I was a young entrepreneur, • John MacDonald, then still CEO of MDA, • Told me how proud he was of the MDA Spin Out companies. • I thought he was out of his mind. • Because I was scrambling g every y day y to hire more engineers and new grads. • But now see that he was right.
Page 1 and 2: Being an Entrepreneur at SFU Presen
Page 3 and 4: My y Decade at University y • BCI
Page 5: Recommendation • University provi
Page 9 and 10: Keep this picture in mind. I believ
Page 11 and 12: So Why y Am I Not a Happy ppy Guy?
Page 13 and 14: Case Study y #2 - Student • I sta
Page 15: Recognized g as Entrepreneurs p •
Page 19 and 20: BC Tech Map p 2003
Page 21 and 22: I consider MDA a UBC Spin p Out
Page 23 and 24: Nexus is also a ‘UBC Spin p Out
Page 25 and 26: Is it better in the Valley? y • I
Page 27 and 28: Making g University y Millionaires
Page 29 and 30: When should you y start? • Try ha
Page 31 and 32: Some discriminating g tests • Hot
Page 33 and 34: Entrepreneurial p Teams • An indi
Page 35 and 36: Mentors • The most important cont
Page 37 and 38: Mentors - The difference between su
Page 39 and 40: The Business Plan • Very simply -
Page 41 and 42: Getting g an Investor’s Attention
Page 43 and 44: LUCK! • WWas a bit of f a trick t
Page 45 and 46: How I blew it the first time • Pr
Page 47 and 48: Eras of Opportunity pp y 100 0 1970
Page 49 and 50: 200 Fatal Mistakes • Probably abo
Page 51: Other important p lessons • Do no

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