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Bootcamp d1 Present.
Bootcamp d1 Present.
CEO of Bank of America’s Russian businesses, and of first Russian venture capital fund
.
Defining
entrepreneurship
New ventures < 42 months old (Global Entrepreneurship
Monitor)
Can be for-profit businesses OR non-profit
organizations OR public sector organizations
6 00 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 19
9
19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
-0.2
-0.6
-1
improving -1.2
-1.4
Note: 0 = global average. -1.6
2.1
Colombia: slowly 2
1.9
New business density
increasing
1.8
2020 index
1.7
LAC = 2.5
1.6
Chile = 12.1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Brazil = 2.7
Mexico = 0.8
Peru = 3.8
Day 6
Project evaluation and award
The science of
entrepreneurship
Effectuation = the logic of expert entrepreneurs
Search for new, high potential opportunities Ideas are cheap and common
Achieve steady, even rocket ship, growth Failure is common, but another opportunity is
always coming
Why?
Cultural reasons (risk aversion)—South American countries
generally more risk averse—Colombia = 80 on 100 point
scale
How do expert
entrepreneurs think?
Prediction, risk
& uncertainty
Three jars
Known distribution
Unknown distribution
Unknowable distribution
Opportunities are
Where to look Traditional growth areas of Your means, committed
market, largest un-served stakeholders
segments
created as well as
market research and possible and worthwhile
competitive analysis
Managing
Mature, stable Government-regulated or
environments quasi-monopolistic
environments
uncertainty
prediction (adaptation) (effectuation)
Timing
Form a team of 3-4 members (10 minutes)
Brainstorming (20 minutes)
Building (30 minutes)
Lunch
Afternoon work
Prep for one minute team pitches