gec+ 2016: sajid islam
TRANSCRIPT
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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