A talk at #TEDxYouthBerlin.de on why youngsters should join a startup, work on their ideas and later on create their own company, being happy! By Ricardo Sousa, www.ricardosousa.me on 2

1. Hello!

2. Hello!
It’s a pleasure to be here.

3. My name is Ricardo Sousa. I’m from a little country called Portugal
www.ricardosousa.me

4. My name is Ricardo Sousa. I’m from a little country called Portugal
I’m 19 years old btw.
www.ricardosousa.me

5. My name is Ricardo Sousa. I’m from a little country called Portugal
I’m 19 years old btw.
I’m an entrepreneur! (Founded a conference and a company.)
www.ricardosousa.me

6. My name is Ricardo Sousa. I’m from a little country called Portugal
I’m 19 years old btw.
I’m an entrepreneur! (Founded a conference and a company.)
And now work for an awesome startup called
www.ricardosousa.me

7. My name is Ricardo Sousa. I’m from a little country called Portugal
I’m 19 years old btw.
I’m an entrepreneur! (Founded a conference and a company.)
And now work for an awesome startup called
we do awesome applications.
www.ricardosousa.me

8. But lets talk about:
YOU

9. Sorry, but...

10. YOU’RE NOT A
ROCK STAR
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11. NOR A FOOTBALL PLAYER
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12. SO... NOT A LOT OF FANS.
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13. NOW, WHAT? © Benson Kua @ FLICKR - 2011

14. Meet John

15. He goes to
school.
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ta
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16. He graduated! Yipee!

18. And... Success!

19. What about
CHANGING
THE WORLD?
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20. Forget
all the rest.
Please.

21. FIND YOUR
PASSION

22. Do. Stuff.
Anything you love. Really.

23. YOUR BEDROOM IS YOUR
OFFICE!
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24. CREATE A
NETWORK

25. USE THE NEW TOOLS

26. SET YOUR GOALS
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27. It’s time to...
JOIN A
STARTUP

28. STAR-WHAT?

29. Nope. Not
Starwars.
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30. Unofficial Definition
startup - noun - an awesome, very young
company with a novel idea and lots of
passionate people to execute it. A place
where you can experiment, learn and
build things that actually change lives.

31. YOU WILL HAVE A (SMART) TEAM!
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32. LEARN MORE
THAN WITH BOOKS
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33. CHANGE THE WORLD!
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34. KEEP CREATING
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35. DON’T YOU EVER BE AFRAID
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36. and eventually...
Become an
Entrepreneur

37. TRUST
THE
POWER
OF AN
IDEA
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38. FIND THE RIGHT
PARTNERS
YES, IT’S A GEEK. BUT
KNOWS MORE ABOUT
TECHNOLOGY THAN YOU.
GET OVER IT.

39. SHARE THE DREAM!

40. BUT, MORE IMPORTANT, KEEP DREAMING
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41. Being an
entrepreneur is
COOL

42. PEOPLE
LOVE YOUNG
ENTREPRENEURS

43. THAT’S HOW THEY
SEE US
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44. BUT...
COLLEAGUES
THINK YOU’RE
STRANGE.

45. THAT’S HOW THEY
SEE US
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46. THERE ARE CHALLENGES
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47. IN THE END...

48. You might be..

49. You might be..
EVEN RICHER

50. You might be..
TOTALLY POOR

51. But Definitely...

52. YOU WILL BE HAPPY!

53. THANKS!
for your time.
Mail: ricardo@6wunderkinder.com
Twitter: ricardojrsousa
Linkedin: in/ricardojrsousa