A talk given to software engineering sophomores at International College, KMTIL in Bangkok, Thailand.

1. so you wanna be an
ENTREPRENEUR
Chutika Udomsinn
International College, KMITL
Feb 12, 2014

2. About Me
Education
B.Eng. from KMITL
MSc from Carnegie Mellon University
Work Experiences
Field Engineer at Schlumberger
Software Engineer at Direct Energy
Currently
Co-founder at Snap ’n Bite and Broca Apps
Freelance English Teacher

3. Why Start A Company?

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3xaeVXTSBg

5. What Stops You?
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No time
No money
Need a stable job
No experiences
Do not have good ideas

6. Outlines
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How to Come Up with Good Ideas
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Power Yourself Up!

7. Most Voted Idea
#1 in 10 days
Winner
Social Innovation Camp Bangkok

8. Research
Validate

10. http://wiki.worldstartupreport.com/home/thailand/commodity-innovation-map

12. Research
Validate

16. Caveats

19. Outlines
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How to Come Up with Good Ideas
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Power Yourself Up!

21. Mindset
SKILLS

22. They Were Once Studying Here Too
Surat Banditraksana
Prapaporn Changmai
Oranuch Lerdsuwankij
CEO, Parar Web
Owner, Proud Publisher
Co-founder, Thumbsup
Teerachart Kortrakul
Founder, SiamSquared Technology

23. Reprogram Your Mindset

24. Mindset
SKILLS

25. Master A Technology Stack
Backend + Web + Mobile

26. Learn Some Design Basics

27. Learn Startup Processes
Lean Startup + Agile + Business Model Canvas

28. Learn to Communicate Well
Talk + Write in Human Language

29. Finally

30. "I'd rather see you fail at
your own startup than
be successful reading
about someone else’s."
Dave McClure

31. Resources

32. Startup Processes

33. Design
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https://www.udacity.com/course/design101
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https://www.coursera.org/course/hci
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https://hackdesign.org/
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http://www.awwwards.com/

34. Communication
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https://www.coursera.org/course/publicspeak

35. Events & Workshops

36. Tech News
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http://thumbsup.in.th/
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http://e27.co/
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http://www.techinasia.com/
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http://techcrunch.com/
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http://thenextweb.com/

37. Incubation Programs

38. Let’s Keep In Touch
chutika@snapnbite.com
http://numnym.tumblr.com
https://www.facebook.com/chutika