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Rock Kickoff 2013
Rock Center for EntrepreneurshipSeptember 17, 2013
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Meredith McPherronDirector
Tom EisenmannFaculty Co-Chair
Bill SahlmanFaculty, Co-Chair
Peggy YuAssociate Director
Anamarie FarrCoordinator
Jessika DuBayStaff Assistant
Joanne Chi BlottnerDigital Media Manager
Meet the Rock team
Meet: Camille
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“…I thought I might want to work for a start-up, but worried I was too young, too
inexperienced; that start-ups would be too messy, wasn’t sure I could be flexible enough or that I could work well with
ambiguity.”
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Founder: My mindset upon entering
Founder: RC year
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member of
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advice from
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Entrepreneurs in Residence
CPD
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trekked to
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Silicon Valley Immersion Trip
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rocked on with
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Founder: EC year
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took
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took
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LTV
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took
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LTV Founder’s Dilemma
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took
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LTV Founder’s Dilemma
FMSF
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solo journey with
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Independent Project
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rocked on with
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hunkered down at
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explored MEDIA LAB
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Founder: Landed
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“Don’t think too much about it, just start something. Entrepreneurship is about starting.
Your idea will change, the opportunity will change, your team will change. But what won’t
change is your passion and desire to build something. So get out and do something!”
Meet: Cynthia
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Joiner: My mindset upon entering
“…I was sure that I wanted to move into start-ups ... either join or try to start my
own…I always knew I liked the entrepreneurial space. I was that girl
selling batches of potpourri I made in 6th grade."
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Joiner: RC year
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member of
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trekked to
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rocked on with
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Joiner: EC year
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explored MEDIA LAB
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took
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took
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CS50
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took
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CS50ENT FIN
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took
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CS50ENT FIN BSSE
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took
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CS50ENT FIN BSSENegotiation
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took
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CS50ENT FIN BSSENegotiationCompeting with Social Networks
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took
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CS50ENT FIN BSSENegotiationCompeting with Social Networks
The Online Economy
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Joiner: EC year
solo journey with
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Independent Project
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Joiner: EC year
hunkered down at
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rocked on with
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Joiner: Landed
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“Focus your efforts on just a few startups – I recommend no more than 3-4. Through
research, find out what their biggest holes are and see if there's a good fit. Then,
SHOW them. Honestly. Fly to their doorstep and show them how you can add value with a tangible deliverable that you've
come up with.”
Meet: Ellie
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Funder: My mindset upon entering
“…I would be in an operating role, just probably earlier stage. I wanted to join a
start-up, not found one. Never crossed my mind to be a VC as I perceived it to be too
amorphous and abstract…"
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member of
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explored many
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boston meetups
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took
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took
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FMSF
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took
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FMSF ENT FIN
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took
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FMSF ENT FINBoD
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took
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FMSF ENT FINBoDCompeting with Social Networks
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took
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FMSF ENT FINBoDCompeting with Social Networks
Managing Human Capital
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took
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FMSF ENT FINBoDCompeting with Social Networks
Managing Human Capital
Operations Management
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took
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FMSF ENT FINBoDCompeting with Social Networks
Managing Human Capital
Operations Management
Negotiation
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solo journey with
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Independent Project
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networked at
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“…I feel like you’re missing something if you [take courses] on the same subjects. You
will always be with the same group of people in class. I purposely didn’t want to do too
much finance. I wanted to stretch. I wanted to diversify…”
Funder: Landed
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Introducing Eve & Sam
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Rock Center
ROCK ON
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Appendix
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We’ve got your back
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