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STARTING A COMPANY IN
COLLEGEErin Winick
About Me:Erin Winick■Mechanica
l Engineering Student
■4 Summer Internships
■Sci Chic CEO
Copyright Erin Winick 2016
How can I find the…■Idea■Time■Support■Money■Traction
IDEA
IDEA
■Look for a problem that needs solving. Fall in love with the problem.– Look inward at your passions– Go to Hackathons and Start-Up
Weekends
■I founded Sci Chic: The Fashionable Side of Science in October 2015
■Combines my loves of encouraging diversity in STEM, fashion and 3D printing
TIME
Time
■Less classes per semester■Be mindful of projects and exams, calls running
late, etc.■Give realistic product lead times■Company growth vs school■Use down time wisely
Time
It will never seem like the perfect time to start a company. There are always reasons to say no.
Start now
SUPPORT
Support
■Local/University Incubators■Entrepreneurship professors■National organizations supporting your area
of tech or business■Maker Spaces■Other students
$
Crowdfunding
■Women Startup Challenge: http://www.womenwhotech.com/women-startup-challenge
■Kickstarter■Indiegogo
Competitions
■Project Entrepreneur: http://projectentrepreneur.org/
■Local pitch competitions■Look to your business schools for business plan
competitions
Bootstrapping
■ Sell an MVP and use the money to fund your growth■ Make your product as cheaply as possible to get the idea across
TRACTION
Traction
■Your college PR department is your friend■Alumni networks■College entrepreneurship competitions■Social media■Reaching out to news organizations
SheKnows #CampusPitch 2016
Things Won’t Always Go Your Way■Move On■Learn■Don’t Give Up
Appreciate the small and big victories
Keep Getting Better
Questions?Personal– Twitter: @bcofengineering– Instagram: @erinwinickSci Chic– Scichic.com– Facebook.com/sciencechic– Twitter: @scichicnews
Copyright Erin Winick 2016