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MOUNTAINEER ENTREPRENEURSURVIVAL GUIDE
Gevorg Sargsyan 2012 Yerevan, ArmeniaPlexonic
WHO AM I TO ADVISE YOU?
2 startups founded: 1st in Thailand, 2nd in Armenia
More than 6 years of entrepreneurial experience.
Engineering background. Currently founder and CEO of Plexonic
(social, mobile games)
PLEXONIC (wind more at www.plexonic.com)
ENTREPRENEUR VS. ENGINEER
Are you an Entrepreneur?
Being engineer is GREAT!
But is not the same as being
entrepreneur.
Do you realize what you are
getting into?
Is that OK for you to be led by a
leader?
Armenian Individualism
MENTORS? NOT SO FAST!
VS?
CHOOSING A MENTOR
BE VERY CAREFUL!
You will not have much choice.
Solution: virtual mentors.
Most information you need is
online!
Tons of great videos, audios and
books.
INVESTORS? NOT SO FAST!
No one is going to
invest in you! It is normal and good
for you in many ways. You have to bootstrap! Learn about investors
before talking with
them.
ARARAT VALLEY VS. SILICON VALLEY
Silicon Valley is quite far away from Ararat Valley.11,000 km from here, or 12 hours difference.
SILICON EFFECT
Overrated!
It’s a club: memberships are
earned.
Start building relationships.
Contact Armenian community in
the Valley: HyeTech group for
example.
WHAT IS YOUR MARKET?Armenia vs. US vs. China - Web users by June 2010
Armenia US China0
50,000,000
100,000,000
150,000,000
200,000,000
250,000,000
300,000,000
350,000,000
400,000,000
450,000,000
208,200
266,244,500
420,000,000
Series1
THE WHOLE WORLD IS OPEN!
Like it or not: Armenian market is too
small! No serious investor or entrepreneur will
deal with you if you target Armenian
market. I know you are a patriot – so am I. The
best way to prove it: get successful
globally. Opportunity of lifetime: distribute you
products anywhere in the world, easy
and cheap.
THINK BUSINESS MODELS
Forget Business Plans!
Executive summary is
more than enough.
Business Models
forever!
Read, learn and try
over.
BUILD A LEAN STARTUP
Read this book
5 Times
Be lean!
IT’S A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT
It is going to take MANY years.
You still have very high chance to fail.
Don’t like it – don’t do it.
You need to have a strong and powerful reason to go through this.
BOOKS I RECOMMENDAND I DON’T RECOMMEND BULLSHIT
http://amzn.to/VVZf5u http://amzn.to/UXkTYE http://amzn.to/Ta0UJS http://amzn.to/UeKopM
http://amzn.to/UYm1dshttp://amzn.to/UeKDRL http://amzn.to/WwKBUJ http://amzn.to/U3d96i
SOME LINKS
HyeTech group on FB(ask me for invite, the group is private)
Yerevan Startup Mixer on FBhttp://www.facebook.com/groups/289740881055012/
List of Blogs about startupshttp://b.qr.ae/TYxY5l
My personal blog – Singular Choice:http://singular.io
WE ARE HIRING!
Want to become a world-class Game Developer?
http://plexonic.com/jobs
THANK YOU
mobile+374 91 163758
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twitterspytwit
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