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Made in NYC

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Made by NYU

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What makes for a successful startup?

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Successful Startups

▪ Have really unique ideas ▪Operate in “stealth mode” ▪Write bulletproof business plans ▪ Have a first mover advantage ▪ Raise a lot of money ▪ “Get big quick”

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“More startups fail from a lack of

customers than from a failure

of product development.”

~ Steve Blank

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“New ideas come from watching something, talk(ing) to people, experimenting, asking questions and getting out of the office!”

~ Steve Jobs8

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Preach & Practice▪ Get customer input before building

& launching your product/startups

▪ Founders must get out of the building

▪ Build products customers actually want, more quickly & cheaply

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Helping startups start up

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The Playbook

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Inspire Educate Connect Accelerate Fund

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@NYUEntrepreneur 15Confidential

Startup Job Fairs

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Founder’s Unplugged

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Skill-building Workshops

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Startup Bootcamps

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Entrepreneurs Network

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NYU Scientific Entrepreneurs Society

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Meetups

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Founder’s Forum

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Startup Coaches

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$200k Entrepreneurs Challenge

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Summer Launchpad

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Innovation Venture Fund

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The Leslie eLab

Where startups start up

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The Greenhouse

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Startup Incubators

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Questions?Adam Cragg

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