Youth Entrepreneurship - Karim Omri (Komri Systems)
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Youth and EntrepreneurshipKARIM OMRI, P.ENG.,M.A.SC. – PRESIDENT, KOMRI SYSTEMS
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Table of Contents Introduction
◦ About Karim◦ About Komri Systems◦ The early years◦ The working years
Youth and Entrepreneurship◦ Value◦ What is an entrepreneur?◦ Why become an entrepreneur?◦ Types of entrepreneur◦ Characteristics of an entrepreneur◦ Failures◦ Financing
Lean Startup◦ Defining the startup◦ Speed◦ How to start?◦ Build, Measure, Learn
Bridging the age gap
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About Karim Mechanical Engineer (M.A.Sc and B.Eng.)
Grew up in Sudbury
Started first business at 15 years old
Worked in manufacturing and consulting for the mining industry
Previously professor at Cambrian College
Passionate
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About Komri Systems Technical services and product design
◦ Mechanical Design◦ Control System Design◦ Software Development
Founded in 2013 as a M.A.Sc. student
Brought value from services/product
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The Early Years Always found ways to make money - key concepts include:
◦ Supply and demand ◦ Buy low sell high
Selling Trading Cards
Started Karim’s Music Exchange◦ Purchasing music equipment and selling it second hand
Tutoring network◦ Helped students through school
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The Working Years Worked in engineering with Rock-Tech and TesMan
Professor at Cambrian College
Gained experience at finding problems to solve◦ Where do ideas come from?◦ Best place to create solutions is in the face of a problem
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Youth and Entrepreneurship - Value
What is value?◦ Time, money, authority, experience, etc
Paramount to driving a business
Key component to entrepreneurship
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What is an Entrepreneur? Identify opportunity
Plan and manage
Financing
Protecting the business
Develop a business plan
Marketing plan and strategy
Customer relationship
Not a small business owner
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Why become an Entrepreneur? Financial success
Job security
Be the boss
Improved quality of life
Make a positive difference/Change the world
Importance of finding the reason – Passion
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Types of Entrepreneurs Classic Entrepreneur
◦ Idea to business
Serial Entrepreneur◦ Starting several businesses◦ Continuously coming up with different ideas
Social Entrepreneur◦ make the world a better place
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Other Types of Entrepreneurs Hustlepreneur
Makerpreneur
Lifestyler
Dealerpreneur
Jack-of-all preneur
Sluggerpreneur
Travelpreneur
Sidepreneur
Do-goodpreneur
Geekpreneur
Incubatorpreneur
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Characteristics of an Entrepreneur
High energy
High need for achievement
Tolerance for ambiguity
Passionate
Self confidence
Flexibility
Self-reliance/independence
Not afraid to take risks
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Stages of the business Birth
Breakthrough
Maturity
Succession
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Financing Get into Debt
◦ Bank◦ Relatives
Giving up Equity◦ Venture capitalists◦ Public offering◦ Angel investor
Bootstrapping
Saving and planning ahead
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Failures – Why does it happen? Lack of Expertise
Lack of Experience
Lack of Strategy and plan
Bad idea/wrong problem
Lack of Dedication and insufficient commitment
Ethical or technical failures
Bad with money
Wrong risks were taken
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Lean Startup – Defining the Startup
A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty
Size, sector, industry, etc does not matter
A start up is essentially an experiment◦ Most startups fail
Once experiment is complete the startup needs to grow – not just two guys in a garage
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Lean Startup - Speed Lean means fast not cheap
◦ All start ups want to lower the cost
Pivot – change focus based on feedback◦ Before running out of money
Speed and timing is everything
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Lean Startup – How to start? Establish a baseline
◦ Minimum Viable Product (MVP)◦ Measure and determine how customers are operating right now
Optimize◦ Experiment to improve metrics from the baseline◦ Reach an ideal scenario
When optimizing is not possible or stagnant - pivot
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Lean Startup – Achieving Failure The project was successful but the plan was poor
Didn’t solve a problem people would pay for – lack of value
My experience - Courier of Love◦ Online delivery service◦ Purchase products from local shops and deliver them◦ Lean Startup – had a website up in 2 days◦ Didn’t solve a real problem
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Lean Startup – Build, Measure, Learn• Iterating through the loop as fast as possible
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How to Bridge the Age Gap? Older fashioned mentality
◦ People with money are established◦ Small business owners vs entrepreneurs◦ Established vs not established◦ Customers are taking a risk - Young people are stereotyped to not have experience or credibility
How to minimize the risk for our potential customers?◦ Paperwork/Contract◦ Good impression/reputation◦ Features and commitment to delivery◦ Meeting them at their level - they do not need to come down to yours
”If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, wear a tie”
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Just do it! “Knock, Knock…Who’s there? Opportunity”
Create your own luck
Do!◦ Don’t necessarily rely on business plans - Focus on the service or product
Grow the contact list◦ Sales◦ Presentation◦ Marketing
Involvement
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Contact Karim Omri, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.
Tel: 705.618.2716
Email: [email protected]