the many hats of building and launching a web startup
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The Many Hats of Building and Launching a Web Startup
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Hi, I’m Tracy@limedaring
Founder of WeddingLovely.com
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“An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can
chew hoping he’ll quickly learn how to chew it.” - Roy Ash
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Quick Overview:- Quit my job as a designer.- Failed to find the right technical co-founder.- Learned some Python using online tutorials.- Used Django to build and launch my own app.
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Start out on the right foot
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What is success?
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Take a step back.
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Be focused and optimistic before
you start
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Have the right success in mind
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My story
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I know HTML — thatmeans I can program!
ha ha ha ha ha
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Bored now.
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Why weddings?
Work on something you love to work on.
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Cofounders are awesome, but no cofounder is better than the wrong cofounder.
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Things didn’t go well.
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Get a real job ordo it myself?
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Launch as fast as possible
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What can you take out?
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You can add morefeatures later
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Work on the hardstu! first
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Active Learning
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Launch with bad codeReally, it’s okay.
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Have a plan for monetization
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Don’t be forever alone4
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“I’ve been blessed to find people who are smarter than I
am, and they help me to execute the vision I have.”
- Russell Simmons
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NDAs suck
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Tell everyone your idea
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Ask when you get stuck
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Surround yourself with good influences and
smart people
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Take Shortcuts5
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Django plug & play
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Start o! on the right foot.Ask for help. Tell people.
Take shortcuts.Launch asap.
Monetize.
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Thank you!Find me on Twitter:
@limedaring
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