(3) + 5 MISTAKES Founders must avoid

Startup Camp Berlin 2014 HWR Berlin

Berlin, 21.03.2014

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Quick Warm Up

• Who already started? • Who thinks of starting? • Just here for Fun & out of Interest?

• Are you doing B2C or B2B? • Paying customers? • How many founding members has the team?

The ones who already started:

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Heros? Yes. But …1

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Don’t reinvent the wheel!2

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Search for advise.

Build your own think tank.

Connect to experienced people.

Become an expert in your domain. Read blogs.

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Expectation Management3

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It’s a marathon. Not a sprint.

Start.

Have fun!

No Excuses.

Get emotional stability.

Identify your values & goals.

Be very thankful for helping people.

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5 MISTAKES Founders must avoid

Lessons I learned the hard way

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Get out of the fucking building!!!

CustomerI

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Scratching your own itch.

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AdviseI

Is starting a one night stand?

TeamII

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Advise II

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Diverse skills. Aligned goals &

values.

Talking in features, & not benefits.

Mockup, MVP, ProductIII

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AdviseIII

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Less is not laziness.

How do I raise venture capital?

FundraisingIV

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Get an angel customer.

AdviseIV

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Business modelV

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It is a business. Not a project.

AdviseV

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Charge from day 1.

Thanks for letting you teach something.

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