Startup Growth Basics

Talk @ Sprint Montpellier accelerator - September 2016

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 :)