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Startup Growth Basics

Talk @ Sprint Montpellier accelerator - September 2016

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Transcript

  1. Startup growth basics Sprint Montpellier - @SabineSafi - 28/09/2016

  2. Startup or not startup?

  3. -Paul Graham « Startup = growth »

  4. Scaling: Make something lots of people want Reach and serve

    all those people +

  5. Not all companies are (meant to be) startups

  6. It’s all about Humans

  7. Corporate culture?

  8. Culture ≠ babyfoot and Nerf wars

  9. Culture starts with: Vision Values Management

  10. Vision: Where are you going?

  11. Values: How do you work? (different from others)

  12. Vision: Where are you going? Values at Buffer

  13. Management: How do you distribute ‘management’ responsibilities?

  14. ‘Management’ roles: decision-making expertise team support communication

  15. PS: money does not motivate people.

  16. Growth basics

  17. Calm down on fund raising and hiring

  18. Contests and subsidies create poorly performing startups

  19. Revenue + culture is what matters

  20. Startups. Must. Grow. Fast.

  21. Killing yourself at work can only last for a limited

    period of time

  22. Startup growth? Hard work Great people Luck!

  23. What about YOUR experiences? Thanks for listening :)