successful startup = strong team

TriinMahlakõiv22 February 2016

Successful startup = strong team

About me

#1 Takeaway: Look for personalities,

likeability, energy

#2 Takeaway:

What kind of people you need, so that your startup can be

successful? What are you personally strong in? What are you

missing?

Ideal team

#3 Takeaway:Search for same

values, but different skillsets

Don’t fall in love with the first idea!

#4 Takeaway: Are they flexible?

The world of startups is so unpredictable that you need to be able to modify your dreams on the fly.

SUNDAY

#5 Takeaway: Get doers and execution-

focused to team. What matters most is

determination

TEST: How to test if a person is doer?Don’t interview aboutskillset trivia, ask aboutactual work they will bedoing

SUNDAY EVENING PITCH

AFTER HACKATHON MEETING

#6 Takeaway: Would you like to

work with this person? What has he/she done

before and with whom? Is the passionate? Does he/she understands my

jokes?

#7 Takeaway: T-shaped people,

they are broad in a bunch of different

areas and deep in a particular one

AFTER LONG CONSIDERATION I UNDERSTOOD THAT

#8 Takeaway:Big picture is

important to all co-founders, so that they

won't stumble on small tasks

“The early people joined "to make the company great," while those who joined later did so "because the company was great”,”Jamie Zawinski

#9 Takeaway: In order to attract necessary people,

develop a culture and vision that you can

sell

Reading: Paul Graham’s blog;Bothsidesofthetable site;Draper University website for videos, lectures;Steve Blank’s blog

Pitch

Value: What problem are you solving? What need will it fill?Mission: Why are you creating this startup? Solution and product phase: How far are you with the startup?Values: What is important to you? What do you value?Vision: What do you hope to get out of this business and how will you know if you’ve achieved your goals?Target market: Who are you selling to and how will you reach them?Looking for: What kind of co-founders are you looking for? Any specifics about the time, job, other team members etc.

Thank you!