How to Live Life as an Entrepreneur

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How to design your life like an entrepreneur. #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt


Debera Johnson

Executive Director Pratt Design Incubator Center for Sustainable Design Studies Chair Industrial Design 1998-2005

Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman Associate Director CDE program Pratt Faculty (Fashion/Industrial Design) Design Consultant

#designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#1 You have to start by jumping off. @deberajohnson #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#2 Look your bank account right in the eye. #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#3 What are you good at? Do you need a partner? #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#4 It’s not easy to keep the passion going. #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur” Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#5 Nobody cares as much as you do. #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#6 Really, really, really do your homework. #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#6 Really, really, really do your homework. #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#7 Get feedback from everyone you can. #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#8 Build relationships.

#designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#9 Befriend a lawyer, hire an accountant. #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#10 Get away from it now and then. #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


#designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


Intensives:

#designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


Design/BIZ:

#designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt Pratt Design Incubator - Design Entrepreneurship Program “Design Your Life Like an Entrepreneur� Prepared by: Debera Johnson, Rebeccah Pailes -Friedman. Tiffany Burnette and Kristina Drury

May 20th, 2013


For more information contact: cde@pratt.edu #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt


thanks! #designyourlife @prattincubator @pratt


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