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@michuk @michuk Lonely, BANKRUPT, RIDDLED WITH DOUBT LIFE OF AN ENTPREPRENEUR Borys Musielak, Creative Morning, Gdańsk 2014 Lonely, BANKRUPT, RIDDLED WITH DOUBT LIFE OF AN ENTPREPRENEUR Borys Musielak, Creative Morning, Gdańsk 2014

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Slides from my talk about the dark sides of entrepreneurship and how to overcome them. Creative Morning, Gdańsk, June 2014.

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Page 1: Lonely, Bankrupt, Riddled With Doubt -- Life Of An Entrepreneur

@michuk @michuk

Lonely, BANKRUPT,RIDDLED WITH DOUBTLIFE OF AN ENTPREPRENEUR

Borys Musielak, Creative Morning, Gdańsk 2014

Lonely, BANKRUPT,RIDDLED WITH DOUBTLIFE OF AN ENTPREPRENEUR

Borys Musielak, Creative Morning, Gdańsk 2014

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Not about your ideaNot about your idea

@michuk @michuk

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Not about your ideaNot about your idea

@michuk @michuk

Order food from your cell phone!http://bit.ly/13PmWkg

Confidential data on mobile deviceshttp://bit.ly/18nyXC3

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IT's ABOUT YOU!IT's ABOUT YOU!

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...AND YOUR TEAM...AND YOUR TEAM

@michuk @michuk

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@michuk @michuk

So, NETWORK LIKE CRAZY!So, NETWORK LIKE CRAZY!

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TALK TO PEOPLE!TALK TO PEOPLE!

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“The More People Know You, The More People Can Help You”

“The More People Know You, The More People Can Help You”

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Concierge MVPConcierge MVP

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ZAPPOSZAPPOS

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ZAPPOSZAPPOS

@michuk @michuk

“I went to a couple of stores, took some pictures of the shoes, made a website, put them up and told the shoe store, if I sell anything, I'll come here

and pay full price.”Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/nick-swinmurn-zappos-rnkd-2011-11

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KEKEMEKEKEKEMEKE

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NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET

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NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET

@michuk @michuk

“Being a Founder Is Lonely”“Being a Founder Is Lonely”http://onforb.es/199X9Jr

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NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET

@michuk @michuk

“Being a Founder Is Riddled With Doubt”

“Being a Founder Is Riddled With Doubt”

http://onforb.es/199X9Jr

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NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET

@michuk @michuk

“Being a Founder Bankrupts You”

“Being a Founder Bankrupts You”

http://onforb.es/199X9Jr

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Three BE'sThree BE's

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Three BE'sThree BE's

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Be PersistentBe Open

Be Characteristic

Be PersistentBe Open

Be Characteristic

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BE PERSISTENTBE PERSISTENT

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“Now that we've exhausted all the possibilities... let's get started!

“Now that we've exhausted all the possibilities... let's get started!

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BE OPENBE OPEN

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“I'd better sign my own NDA... because you never know...”

“I'd better sign my own NDA... because you never know...”

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BE WEIRD :)BE WEIRD :)

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@michuk @michuk

WHAT's NEXT?WHAT's NEXT?

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@michuk @michuk

GET ADVISORSGET ADVISORS

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@michuk @michuk

GET ADVISORSGET ADVISORS

Ideally better than this one.Ideally better than this one.

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@michuk @michuk

JOIN an ACCELLERATORJOIN an ACCELLERATOR

Y Combinator, Tech Stars, 500 Startups,

Seedcamp, Startup Bootcamp,

Wayra, TechPeaks...

Y Combinator, Tech Stars, 500 Startups,

Seedcamp, Startup Bootcamp,

Wayra, TechPeaks...

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@michuk @michuk

Startup Fest, Aulery, The Europas, LeWeb,

PIONEER, The Next Web, EPS, TechCrunch Disrupt,

DEMO, Launch...

APPLY TO STARTUP CONTESTSAPPLY TO STARTUP CONTESTS

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GOOD LUCK!GOOD LUCK!

You're Gonna Need It.

You're Gonna Need It.

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@@Borys Musielak

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