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DO WHAT IT TAKES
STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED
twitter @todiba
hashtag #whatitTakes
name Tommaso
WHAT’S A FOUNDER’S
JOURNEY LIKE?
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Do what it takes
FORCE YOURSELF
OUT OF YOUR
COMFORT ZONE
#whatitTakes
#statusQuoSucks
DO YOU WANT TO
GROW A ROSE BUSH
OR A SEQUOIA?
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nobody
here to
help!
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O U T O F
T H E B O X
T H I N K E R
Talents
attract
Education
U N I V E R S I
T I E S
differentiate
M E T H O D O
L O G Y
Innovation
inspire
Entrepreneurs
E X P E R I E N
C E
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Capital
E N G I N E
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S H A R I N G C O M M U N I T Y
M E D I A & S E R V I C E P R O V I D E R
CHOOSE &
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THE ECOSYSTEM
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ARE YOU READY TO
MAKE AN IMPACT?
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THE
6
THINGS
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we will
we will
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#rockstarMindset
STARTUP MINDSET
GOES OVER
EDUCATION
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this blows
my mind!
#innovation
FOCUS ON YOUR
SECRET SAUCE AND
OWN IT
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#productMarketFit
AS LONG AS YOU ASK
IF IT’S THE CASE - YOU
HAVEN’T GOTTEN THERE
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kamikaze!!
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#GoToMarket
A VISION WITHOUT
EXECUTION IS AN
ILLUSION
#whatitTakes_4
#getShitDone
#fundraise
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did the
fish finally
bite?
INVESTORS WANT TO
FALL IN LOVE! IT’S THE
FOUNDER’S ROLE TO
ENCHANT THEM
#whatitTakes_5
#fundraise
I can’t stop
thinking of
you
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#BrandExperience
PEOPLE DON’T BUY
STUFF - THEY BUY WHAT
STUFF DOES WITH THEM
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#fanCulture
HOW OFTEN CAN
YOU GET HIT?
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• ABS
WTF!
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#expectations
I can take
more & still
keep moving
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#neverGiveUp
ENJOY
PUNCHES
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#resilience
WHAT COMES
AFTERWARDS?
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#Exit
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how can 

I help?
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I advise companies in
product sales & marketing strategy
UI/UX Alliances, Partnerships,
Direct & Indirect Sales
Go To Market
vision / innovation /
roadmap
scale revenue expansion
Tools and Manpower
Fundraising
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WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT
WE GET, BUT WE MAKE A
LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE
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