IF I COULD 3D PRINT AN ENTREPRENEUR… Aaron Arnold aaron.arnold@ja.org
What is an Entrepreneur? Someone who: Starts, organizes, and/or manages a business Assumes risks associated with business Intrapreneur?
The Maker Expo A Product A Plan A Pitch
Presentation Tips Tell me a Story. Brand it. Sell it First. Own the Room.
Driving Questions What are you making? Why you? How will you make money? Who’s buying? What keeps you up at night? What do you need and what will you get? What’s the point? What’s next?
What are you Making? Find the Gap Produce a Solution You’ve got 30 Seconds
Why You? Team > Idea Extra Mile Domain Knowledge Leverage Networks Fail Up
How will you Make Money? Business/Revenue Model
Who is Buying? Target Customer Market Feasibility (Research + Find Gap)
What Keeps you up at Night? Competition Competitive Advantage Unpack Constraints
What will you Need and What will you get? Capital Requirements Cost-Benefit Analysis
What’s the Point? 3BL
What’s Next? Innovation Never Stops Action Plan
AARON ARNOLD aaron.arnold@ja.org Questions? AARON ARNOLD aaron.arnold@ja.org