Dr. Tony Ratliff Lean Methodology - From Idea to Finding Investors
1. Lean Methodology
Dr. Tony Ratliff
@drtonyratliff
drtonyratliff@yahoo.com
āFrom Idea to
Finding Investorsā
2. Brief Background
ā¢ Lean and Mean Dentistry in 1994
ā¢ Multiple Failed Startups
ā¢ Joined Gravity Ventures, Verge, Lean
Startup Meetup and the Speakeasy
ā¢ Lecturing on Lean Startup @ Purdue
ā¢ Started MissionKonnect in 2013
5. āDo something that you are really
Passionate about. If not, find something
else to do.ā
6. Research shows that the happiest
people arenāt lying on a beach
somewhere. Instead, they are
happiest when they are caught up in
something challenging, using their
gifts.
7. āLimit the time you spend with Stupid
People, or you might become Stupid too.ā
8. āSocial skills are more
important than technical
skillsā¦.most of the time.ā
9. 4 Key Social Skills
Be Honest.
Be Helpful to Others.
Listen more, talk less.
Donāt be a Dick.