This is part of a deck I used while addressing a big group of bright students during the launch of the Entrepreneur Cell at an Engineering college recently. The objective was to attempt to rid the fears that hold back potential entrepreneurs, and to spark some level of start-up excitement among these young minds. It was also to highlight some life learnings from my journey that I felt would be relevant to them. You might find it useful too.

2. “I wouldn’t advise making a four-year commitment
to eventually land an $8.00/hour job.
Skip college. Read Wikipedia for free instead.”
― Jarod Kintz

3. Corporate
Life
Entrepreneur
Life
Two roads diverged…at the end of college…

4. Corporate Life Entrepreneur Life
Greater Perceived Security Greater Perceived Risk
More Uniformity with the herd Less Uniformity with the herd
You are usually a master of one trade You are usually a jack of many trades, and master of
some
Conforming mentality (herd) Nonconforming mentality (rebel)
Limited Upside Unlimited Upside

8. Someone who behaves like an
entrepreneur while working within a
large organization

9. Someone who behaves like an
entrepreneur while working within a
large organization
Self Reliance & Self-confidence
Resilience
Courage
Has Vision & Purpose
People person
Self-motivated
Motivator/ Catalyst
Ethics

22. Colonel Sanders,
KFC @ 65
Sylvester Stallone,
Rocky at 30
Henry Ford, broke 5 times
before founding Ford Motor Co.
Einstein did not speak until he was 4,or read until he was 7

25. Choose your companions wisely….

28. A-Team Business Consulting
Shrutin N. Shetty [Founder, Mgmt. Consultant]
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