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A startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. Steve Blank, serial Entrepreneur
~ A 3 steps development strategy
Lean product / market fit
Think
Try Track
Find a scalable business model
Spend to scale the business
A VISION
The vision is the company long-term goal. It helps staying on course despite iterations, obstacles, taking decisions, seduce customers… Guilhem Bertholet
Historical leaders always kept
their vision in mind
A computer on every desk and in every home
Bill Gates, 1980
During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
Nelson Mandela, 1964
Even worst ones…
Germany must conquer a large l iving space at the East of Europe and settl e it by a German population Adol f Hitl er, Mein Kampf, 1925
Ignoring Wehrmacht general’s advi c e, H i t l er l aun c he s h i s Panzers in the biggest military operation of al l times...
USSR Invasion – June 1941
CULTURE
Culture is a set of team-shared beliefs, values and practices Dharmesh Shah, HubSpot CTO
~ Building a company we love
We should have a mission
Culture can be a set of values…
Or a single sentence
Don’t be evil Google
A great culture attracts
great talents
PEOPLE
At first, you have co-founders
The founding team is an extraordinary association of people leading the early-stage development of the company. They build the culture and are responsible for its persistence
Co-Founders must be
compatible with each other
Their personal goals should be
aligned between them
Co-Founders are a “MVT”
They must have all the required
skills to make the business work
out
Great Co-Founders are not
traditional employees
They cannot be replaced.
Teams must have a CEO
It’s about leadership, charisma…
It’s not about who brings “the
idea”
Never let the CEO « sleep »
A CEO should always be
challenged by his teammates
Building the team
30 The first
employees
are critical can be smarter than you
adhere to your vision
don’t obfuscate your culture
So, hire slow smart…
#1 Culture compliance must be the
hiring criteria. Far before skills.
… and fire fast
Waiting too long before acting is equally unfair to the people who need to get off the bus. For every minute you allow a person to continue holding a seat when you know that person will not make it in the end, you’re stealing a portion of his life, time that he could spend finding a better place where he could flourish.
Jim Collins
70% of hires will be working out…
… if you’re lucky
One last thing
Celebrate every success
with your team
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