Being an Entrepreneur at SFU by Basil Peters

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Entrepreneurship p p is not taught g • It’s learned. • Universities are starting to try. • But today, today its still more of an apprentice program. program • Often entrepreneurs come from entrepreneurial families. • I want to expand p that subset. • My belief: “All successful entrepreneurs have good mentors.” mentors.
Mentors • The most important controllable factor in your success. • Ideal team includes some grey g y hair and some serious entrepreneurial scar tissue. • Good ones not easy to find or to get sucked in in.
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 and 16: Recognized g as Entrepreneurs p •
Page 17 and 18: What John MacDonald Taught g Me •
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: Entrepreneurial p Teams • An indi
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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