How not to do a start-up
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The document is a presentation by Alex Barrera about common pitfalls in starting a business, emphasizing the importance of validating ideas before development. Key points include starting small, the necessity of market research, and the value of storytelling in presentations. It also highlights the emotional investment of founders and encourages enjoying the entrepreneurial journey.
How not to do a start-up
- 1. HOW NOT TO DO A START-UP Strefa 89 Alex Barrera (@abarrera) alex@press42.com
- 2. HELLO MY NAME IS... http://www.slideshare.net/press42 Alex Barrera (@abarrera)
- 5. IDEA
- 8. Start small
- 9. Mom isn’t a market
- 11. Wait for it...
- 12. F*CK! Don’t start coding... YET!
- 13. PROTOTYPE
- 14. GOAL: Test the hypothesis
- 16. GOAL: Test the hypothesis
- 17. Don’t build the damn thing!
- 18. No shame “ If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late. Reid Hoffman
- 19. Scaling? Really?
- 20. Surveys
- 21. Interviews
- 22. PLANNING
- 23. Business plan?
- 26. The plan is nothing
- 28. INCORPORATING
- 29. Single founder?
- 31. One too many
- 32. Trust your gut
- 33. When everything goes ok...
- 34. The Dark Side
- 36. SALES
- 37. use the force: Go out and sell
- 38. Great technical products don’t sell themselves
- 41. Product reaction: Tetuan Valley
- 44. Tell a story
- 45. AMBITION
- 46. Startups aren’t about the money
- 47. You will FAIL
- 48. more than once
- 50. It’s your baby
- 51. You grow into it
- 52. Family goes first, ALWAYS
- 55. Enjoy e-v-e-r-y moment THANK YOU! Alex Barrera (@abarrera) alex@press42.com http://www.slideshare.net/press42