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Startup Founder, Tech Startup CEO, Tech Entrepreneur, Innovator in Technology, Digital Product Manager, Tech Startup Consultant, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Technology Strategist, Tech Venture Capitalist, Tech Startup Advisor
Descripción del trabajo
A tech entrepreneur is anyone who leverages technology to improve problem-solving processes or creates brand new solutions to those common issues plaguing humanity. The businesses they start are high-potential, technology-intensive business opportunties, gathering resources such as talent and cash, and managing rapid growth.
Educación y formación necesarias
- Tech Entrepreneurs often hold a bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or in business, finance, or economics. An MBA with a specific tech-oriented focus is even better!
- While a degree isn’t necessary, at a minimum Tech Entrepreneurs need to be experts in whatever product or service they intend to market, They must also have a strong business foundation, no matter how that education is obtained
- Many Tech Entrepreneur hopefuls major in a tech field and minor in business. Some augment their studies with business courses from sites like edX, Coursera, and LinkedIn Learning
- There are plenty of free business resources available at Harvard Business School Online
- Los cursos más comunes incluyen presupuestos, finanzas, contabilidad, marketing y ventas, gestión de proyectos, liderazgo y comunicación.
- Tech Entrepreneurs must understand their target customers and how to best engage them via social platforms. Popular apps and sites include TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Twitter, WhatsApp, Telegram, Reddit, and Quora
- Los bootcamps de marketing digital, como el curso de estrategia de marketing digital de Harvard o el curso de marketing digital de Udacity, pueden ayudarle a difundir su mensaje de forma eficaz.
- Programs like HubSpot, Sprout Social, Google Analytics, and Tapinfluence can boost user engagement so your tech business can blow up!
- In the beginning, Tech Entrepreneurs may be doing a lot of basic legwork themselves until they can hire others. When the time comes to onboard employees, they will need to learn how to:
- obtener un EIN (número de identificación patronal)
- inscribirse en el departamento de trabajo
- contratar un seguro de accidentes laborales
- establecer nóminas y retenciones fiscales y otros formularios fiscales como los W-4 y los I-9
- garantizar la admisibilidad de los trabajadores para trabajar
- garantizar prácticas de contratación justas
- mostrar los avisos obligatorios sobre los derechos de los trabajadores
- crear un lugar de trabajo seguro
- facilitar a los trabajadores el acceso a las políticas aplicables de la empresa
- gestionar los expedientes del personal y establecer programas de prestaciones
Cosas que hacer en el instituto y la universidad
- Tech Entrepreneurs must be experts in the product or service they want to offer. They must also master the art of sales and marketing so they can grow their business. Go to our Program Finder in the Education Tab and there are a lot of online courses that can teach just about everything needed to start a business.
- Consider the problem(s) you want your tech solution to address, and work on your business plan as you go
- Enroll in English, math, accounting, finance, marketing, business courses, and speech. Consider taking classes in graphic design, mass communication, social media marketing strategy, and digital advertising
- Volunteer for school projects where you can learn about project management, leadership, teamwork, and conflict resolution
- Learn to use basic digital tools for accounting, financial management, Client Relationship Management, workflow automation, file sharing, and risk assessment
- Lance un sitio web y establezca su presencia en las redes sociales. Estudiar SEO, marketing en buscadores y herramientas analíticas.
- Apply for business technology intern jobs to gain work experience
- Read up on successful Tech Entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs (Apple), Daniel Ek (Spotify), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Brain Chesky (Airbnb), Travis Kalanick (Uber), Jack Dorsey (Twitter), Brain Acton (WhatsApp), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Elon Musk (PayPal), and others. Many have gone on to launch other successful ventures
- Check out Verifone’s Tech Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets to Success and Mensch’s 50 Tech Entrepreneurs To Watch In 2021 to gain inspiration and insights
- Consider taking a MasterClass like Sara Blakey Teaches Self-Made Entrepreneurship
- Grow your LinkedIn influence by writing and sharing articles. Use your college’s alumni network to make new connections
- Learn about intellectual property rights and patent your tech inventions when feasible
- Consult a personal branding expert who can help you polish your public persona
- Get in touch with your school’s business incubator or startup accelerator programs to see what they might offer
- Read about Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists who might be able to boost your launch with an injection of cash!
Cómo empezar
- Las prácticas en empresas son una excelente manera de adquirir experiencia antes de lanzar tu propia empresa.
- Since Tech Entrepreneurs are self-employed, there is not a simple path to “getting the job.” You have to create the job yourself!
- Be ready to put in long hours to develop your idea into a feasible product or service. Create a rock-solid business plan that lenders or investors can get behind
- It can take months or even years to launch a successful tech enterprise, so have a plan to stay afloat and pay your own bills as you progress
- Do diligent research! Study the market to ensure a genuine need for your product or service. Be objective and realistic about your goals
- Attend StartUp School, created by Y Combinator, probably the most respected Accelerator out there.
- Learn the essentials at Y Combinator's StartUp Library: https://www.ycombinator.com/library
- Create an MVP: minimum viable product https://leanstartup.co/what-is-an-mvp/
- Create a pitch deck: https://www.ycombinator.com/library/2u-how-to-build-your-seed-round-pitch-deck
- Apply and attend to an accelerator or incubator: https://altar.io/best-startup-accelerators-usa/
- Pitch your Startup: https://www.ycombinator.com/library/6q-how-to-pitch-your-startup
- Usually you start with a pre-seed round, then seed, Series A, B, C: https://www.upcounsel.com/funding-round-meaning
Recursos recomendados
Páginas web
- 500 sombreros
- AllBusiness
- AllThingsD
- AngelList Venture
- AudienceBloom
- Descarado
- Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales
- Herramientas para empresarios
- Chic CEO
- Copyblogger
- Crunchbase
- Esponja de diseño Biz Ladies
- Dutiee
- Entrepreneur.com
- EpicLaunch
- Escapar del país de los cubículos
- Comisión Federal de Comercio
- Forbes
- ForbesMujeres
- Para empresarios
- Fundación Forte
- Franquicia.org
- Google Analytics
- Harvard Business Review
- HubSpot
- Inc. Revista
- Investopedia
- Mashable
- Medio
- Microsoft
- Mixergy
- KISSmetrics de Neil Patel
- Noobpreneur
- OneVest
- Paul Graham
- ProBlogger
- QuickSprout
- Quora
- Reddit:startups
- SaaStr
- Sección de empresas propiedad de veteranos de la SBA
- SCORE.org
- Administración de Pequeñas Empresas
- Social Media Examiner
- Sprout Social
- Startup Company Lawyer.com
- Startup Donut
- Tapinfluencia
- Tara Gentile
- La red BOSS
- Consejero Delegado menor de 30 años
- VentureBlog
Libros
- Originals: How Nonconformists Move the World, by Adam Grant
- Tech Boss Lady: How to Start-up, Disrupt, and Thrive as a Female Founder, by Adriana Gascoigne
- The 60-Minute Tech Startup: How to Start a Tech Company As a Side Hustle in One Hour a Day and Get Customers in Thirty Days (or Less), by Ramesh Dontha
- The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future, by Kevin Kelly
- The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail, by Clayton M. Christensen
- Your One Word, by Evan Carmichael
- Good to Great by James Collins
- Lean Startup by Eric Ries
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