Transcript Welcome Agenda  30 second Introductions  Heroic Entrepreneurs' Mission and Values  The six different types of Startup; which are you?  Your desires.

Welcome
Agenda
 30 second Introductions
 Heroic Entrepreneurs' Mission and Values
 The six different types of Startup; which are you?
 Your desires for Heroic Entrepreneurs Open Meetup
 Heads Up
Before We Start
1. Switch Phones Off
2. Fire Alarms
3. Toilets
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30 Second Introductions
1. Our name and business
2. What brings us here today
3. Where we are going
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Empowering people since 1985
First Startup in 1991
Heroic Entrepreneurs
High Fliers
Team Hero
Open Meetup Group
HE
The Year of
Your Life
SaaS
Startup
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Values
1. We all have a special calling or purpose
2. We need to achieve Apotheosis
3. We need to find our partners
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Your 30 Seconds
1. Your name and business
2. What brings you here today
3. Where are you going?
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Six Startup Types?
Steve Blank’s Taxonomy:
Lifestyle
Small
business
Work to
feed your
passion
Work to
feed the
family
Scalable
Buyable
Spinout
Social
Work to
become a
large
company
Work to
sell to a
larger
company
Work to
get new
market
share
Work to
make a
difference
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Group Objectives
1. Learn from each other’s experiences
2. Encourage each other
3. Develop relationships
4. Focus on specific challenges
5. Tap into each others resources
6. Goal Setting and accountability
7. Maximise our opportunities & Enable more business
8. Discover your path
9. Discover new markets
10.Start with Why
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2014
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Well defined
product idea
Business Plan
Start-up
investment/
finance
Marketing
Customer
Base
Staffing
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Heads Up
What's Happening?
1. High Fliers Mastermind group
2. Team Hero Mastermind group
3. Edinburgh Entrepreneurial Club
4. Edinburgh Marketing Meetup
5. Toastmasters to improve your speaking/pitching
6. Live Your Legend Facebook group
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Thank You
 Please spread the word
 Bring a friend to the next one
 Keep the conversation going on Meetup.com
 Help me publicise MMS Edinburgh
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