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The Rise of Startup Studios

The Rise of Startup Studios

Describing the rise of a new trend in the startup world, as well as putting forward a definition of what a startup studio is. I did this talk at tech open air in Berlin.

Sam Mathews

July 12, 2014
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  1. “The founding process is a marathon made up of a

    series of 100-yard dashes” - The Founders Dilemma by Noam Wasserman
  2. No fixed time period Funds company from inception to Series

    A Team of in-house niche “experts” Focus on fewer products Focus on complementary products
  3. Constantly refining “playbooks” Experts when you need them: Design, Marketing,

    Data, Scaling Remove complexity: HR, Legal Reusable components: infrastructure, offices
  4. “We have dedicated resources— not just capital but ‘roll up

    our sleeves and help out’ to a group of philosophically aligned people and organizations.” Evan Williams - Obvious/Twitter