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Starting       UP!
                               Melvin Dave P. Vivas
                                CEO, Melvin Dave Consulting




Saturday, October 16, 2010
About Us

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Mobile Apps Development
             iPhone iPad     Android Blackberry Nokia

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Social Media and Web 2.0




Saturday, October 16, 2010
Our Technologies


Saturday, October 16, 2010
Starting up
                                a start-up



Saturday, October 16, 2010
When do you start?

Saturday, October 16, 2010
When I get VC funding

                             When I have free time

                      When I have the confidence

              When I already have the clients

Saturday, October 16, 2010
NOW!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Where do you start?

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Your   Garage

Saturday, October 16, 2010
How do you start?

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Technical skills
                                         Your brains

                             Yourself
           Funding                            Family
                                        Partners
                             Contacts
Saturday, October 16, 2010
You don’t need VC funding!


Saturday, October 16, 2010
Don’t stop   believing!



Saturday, October 16, 2010
Dream               Believe   Survive

Saturday, October 16, 2010
start   small, think   BIG

Saturday, October 16, 2010
problems are   inevitable!



Saturday, October 16, 2010
Problems are   NOT showstoppers
                        They are   challenges

Saturday, October 16, 2010
No need to compete with the BIG guys




Saturday, October 16, 2010
Build your             own   Products

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Use the            Internet   to market




Saturday, October 16, 2010
Networking works!

Saturday, October 16, 2010
One last thing...

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Bayanihan
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Bayanihan
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Let’s   help each other!

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Philippine Mobile Developers Group
  Twitter : #phmodev
  We’re also in Facebook!




   PinoyJUG, Assoc. of Filipino Java Devs
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pinoyjug

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Melvin Dave P. Vivas

     melvin@melvindaveconsulting.com
     0915-5378394
     Twitter : donvito
     Skype : melvindave

       Website : www.melvindaveconsulting.com

Saturday, October 16, 2010

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Melvin Vivas' talk at Phil. Tech Startups Meetup