the challenges of a first time entrepreneur

The Challenges of a First Time EntrepreneurJohnson Goh (吳漢瑞)

Founder - Eumakh.com

First book to influence my decision to be an entrepreneur

Earned Cashas a kid

It’s a long, arduous road

Almost 1M FB fans20k Private Beta

90 minutes on site

Journey was filled with moments like these

Dealing with Failure

Dealing with Failure

Customer Development

Dealing with Failure

Hiring

Customer Development

Dealing with Failure

Hiring

Customer Development

Sales

Marketing

Finance and Accounting

Product Management

Design

Engineering Psychology, Influence

Organization Design

Business Strategy

Blogging

Distribution

Entrepreneurship is a marathonnot a sprint

Entrepreneurship is a marathonnot a sprint

Solve a problem, don’t just work on something cool

Entrepreneurship is a marathonnot a sprint

Solve a problem, don’t just work on something cool

Team is CRUCIAL

Lesson 1: Entrepreneurship is a marathonnot a sprint

Monopoly for the real world

When you first start off, you’re like a beggarDeal with it!

Remember! No One is out of reach

#Fail No. 1

Not used to failing at all

My support network was a big help

Lessons Learnt

The most important thing is to embracefailure

You can reach out to anybody

You need a strong support network ofpeople to cheer you on

Soft skills like Psychology in game design,Business Dev, Product Management, coding

Lesson 2: Solve a problem, don’t just work on something cool

Games with Real World Prizes

Hacked eBay to be our worldwide distribution center

Raised from a Casino Tycoon

Designer of Siri helped us design

Beautiful, Awesome Product

Except, no one cares as it doesn’t solve a problem

Build something people WANT!

Lesson 3: Team is CRUCIAL

You need someone to challenge your assumptions

A company’s success is nothing butthe sum of the decisions made..

A company’s success is nothing butthe sum of the decisions made..

..And the decisions made are nothingbut a factor of the quality of peoplemaking them

Eumakh Co-founder

We argue.. A LOT!

Makes me go like this some times...

Sometimes even like this..

But the sum of the decisions were more rightthan wrong as a result of those arguments

nickname:Hermie

full name:Herman Schaaf

We went through a lot ofcandidates to find him

Lessons Learnt

People are your most important asset

Be picky on who you have on your team

Fight hard to get the people that you feelare right for the team

We want to be CableTV for the web.Guardian curators of the web’s video content

The road is still super long..

Enjoy the Journey,Enjoy the RideJohnson Goh (吳漢瑞)

Founder - Eumakh.com

johnson@eumakh.com

Join us on this fun ride... Send me an email.. Especially if you look like this.. *slurps*