gec+ 2016: sajid islam

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Building a City Ecosystem

- BangladeshiAmericanEcosystemGeek- BuildingDhakaTechEcosystem- B.S&M.SCompSci DegreeinAmerica- Earlyemployeeinavalleystartup- Workedatbigtechcompanies- Startupfailed- InvestinBangladeshiStartups- Mentor- Coworking Space- Wanderluster

Who Am I?

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Bangladesh : Work in Progress

- Developingcountry- InN-11EmergingMarket- AmongsttheFrontier5- GDP6%growth- 160+millions- Highunemployment- Medianage24yrs

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Space

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Inclusive : Embrace Everyone

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Government

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Imposters!

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Sponsor Support Other Initiatives

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Education: Everyone learns differently

Internship

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Experts from abroad

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Community Meetups

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Networking Events

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Conferences

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Celebrate Winners

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Must Celebrate Failures

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Cheerleaders / Publicity

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Investor : Education & Network

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Commitment!

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Have Fun!

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Key Takeaway- Inspire:Howareyouattracting&inspiringnewpeople?- Educate:Manyformsofeducation.Trynewthings.- Connect:Areyouconnectingpeople?- Invest:Doyouhaveactiveinvestors&aretheyconnected?- Mentor:Isyourmentornetworkgrowing?- RoleModels/Stars:Whoarethestarsofyoursystem?- Publicity:HoweasyisittogetPR?

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Parting thoughts

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- Changeisconstant- Checkegoatthedoor- Learnfrommistakes- Takefeedbackseriously- Takeactionquickly- Focusoncustomerexperience- Don’tgettoocomfortable- Alwaysaddvalue- Don’tjudge

THANK YOUGetintouch

sajid@hubdhaka.com

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