lessons
from my
20s
Ryan Allis
ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION
THIS presentation can be found
Online at
www.hive.org/20s
Lessons from my 20s
INTRODUCTION
Well, hello there
Hi there,
I’m Ryan. I’m an entrepreneur living in San Francisco.
I created this presentation in advance of my 30th
birthday on August 14, 2014 to share what I learned
in my twenties about life, entrepreneurship, and the
world. I hope you will find it useful!
If you have questions or thoughts, feel free to email me anytime via
ryan@connect.com.
Best,
Ryan Allis
TOPICS
THIS 1284 slide PRESENTATION COVERs What I’ve learned about
1
2
3
LIFE
entrepreneurship
The world
566 SlIDES
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PART 1 TOPICS
PART 1 “LIFE” INCLUDES SECTIONS ON
GOALS
Purpose
vision
NETWORKS
MENTORS
HAPPINESS
Health
MEDITATION
HABITS
COMMUNICATION
Money
Investing
Love
values
Life LESSONS
PART 2 TOPICS
PART 2 “ENTREPRENEURSHIP” INCLUDES SECTIONS ON
The big opportunities
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Business planning
Product development
Innovation
Venture capital
Marketing
Building systems
Building a team
Strategy & execution
Steps to get started
PART 3 TOPICS
PART 3 “THE WORLD” INCLUDES SECTIONS ON
Human rights
Millennials
Human progress Climate change
Systems thinking The innovation age
World 2050
TARGET AUDIENCE
MY PRIMARY TARGET AUDIENCE
IS MILLENNIALS 15-35
WHO ARE INTERESTED
IN MAKING A POSITIVE
DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD
MY MOTIVATION
MY MOTIVATION TO
COMPLETE THIS PROJECt
IS MY MOTHER PAULINE
MY MOTIVATION
SHE PASSED AWAY in 2012
FROM A BRAIN TUMOR
MY MOTIVATION
I WANTED TO DOCUMENT
ALL THE AMAZING
KNOWLEDGE SHE GAVE ME
IN HER 60 years
MY MOTIVATION
She inspired so many
to love everybody
Follow their bliss
and dream big
For some context, here is my background
Born 1984 in Pittsburgh, PA
SON OF A MINISTER from USA & A SOCIAL WORKER from UK
GREW UP IN Woonsocket, Rhode Island and Bradenton, florida
Started learning web development at age 12 in 1996
Majored in econ at UNC-Chapel Hill
Led a software COMPANY CALLED iConTACT from age18-27
Grew icontact to 300 employees then sold company for $170M in 2012
Started mission-driven angel fund called connect ventures in 2012
WENT TO Harvard business school FOR MBA in boston
LEFT HBS after first year TO launch CONNECT in SF
Now living in san francisco and loving it
And here are some of the Topics I’m Passionate about
THE ROLE OF BUSINESS & TECH IN MAKING THE WORLD BETTER
Purpose-driven companies & Social enterprise
CREATING A WORLD WITHOUT POVERTY
CREATING A SUSTAINABLE WORLD
BUILDING GREAT COMPANIES and cultures
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & Development economics
JOY AND HAPPINESS
SCIENCE & INNOVATION
Purpose-driven LEADERSHIP
TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SERVICE
THE MIND & UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES
What I’m deeply passionate about
Helping CREATe An ABUNDANT, SUSTAINABle, and joyOUS WORLD FOR ALL PEOPLE
1
All people have access to
the six basic human needs
2
All people can live on a
sustainable planet with
clean energy
3
All people can live
peaceful, mindful, and
joyous lives
What I’m working on on today
These days I’m the ceo of connect and the chairman of hive in san francisco
Helping people and groups stay connected
A global network of leaders working
on creating a better world
www.connect.com
www.hive.org
If you enjoy this presentation also check out
www.hive.org/book
www.startupguide.com
Let’s get started
All right Now
Let’s get started
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