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Intro to Entrepreneurship
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Chapter 1
Learn from Brian Chesky, Co-Founder & CEO of Airbnb, in his 2010 speech about how he survived their first 1,000 startup days.
Estimated time: ~35 Minutes -
Chapter 2
This chapter is largely built around a presentation by Drew Houston, Co-Founder & CEO of DropBox, that covers many solid recommendations on how to build an online company.
Estimated time: ~34 Minutes -
Chapter 3
Relationship Advice, Solving Problems and Emotions
Estimated time: ~38 Minutes -
Chapter 4
Tom Preston-Werner, Co-Founder & CTO of GitHub, on bootstrapping
Estimated time: ~29 Minutes -
Chapter 5
David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Ruby on Rails framework and Partner at 37Signals, talks about building a viable business to last, bootstrapping, questioning popular startup mantras, and prioritizing happiness over profit. I'm sorry about the terrible audio syncing problem, but try to suffer through it because there is some great content in here.
Estimated time: ~30 Minutes -
Chapter 6
Ron Conway, Godfather of Silicon Valley, famed investor and investor in our own Course Hero, talks about some of the defining entrepreneurs that he has met over the last 20 years: traits and lessons from these people. These are examples to learn from.
Estimated time: ~34 Minutes -
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Concept 1
Learn from Tom Preston-Werner, Co-Founder & CTO of GitHub, about what makes up luck. And understand how to make yourself luckier.
Estimated time: ~4 Minutes -
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Concept 2
Tom talks about the best ways to come up with a great idea and his recommendations for getting started with your bootstrapped company.
Estimated time: ~3 Minutes -
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Concept 3
Learn about what ideas are good for bootstrapping and what to focus on when building your product.
Estimated time: ~4 Minutes -
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Concept 4
Learn how to find your customers and why you should have a co-founder.
Estimated time: ~3 Minutes -
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Concept 5
Learn about ideal startup office space and how it relates to idea creation.
Estimated time: ~3 Minutes -
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Concept 6
Learn what and what not to focus on when marketing your product.
Estimated time: ~2 Minutes -
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Concept 7
Learn why Tom suggests we think about optimizing for happiness rather than for money.
Estimated time: ~7 Minutes -
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Chapter 4 Test
Take the chapter 4 test and unlock the Bootstrapping badge.
Concept 1: Making Yourself Luckier
Learn from Tom Preston-Werner, Co-Founder & CTO of GitHub, about what makes up luck. And understand how to make yourself luckier.
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Concept 1: Making Yourself Luckier
- How does Tom define luck?
- How does Tom define you, in the context of the luck constant?
- What can you (most likely) control about your luck, according to Tom?
- Why does Tom say understanding what comprises luck is important?