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My talk on the reality of running a start-up that no one cares to tell you until it happens. Typical mistakes, cofounders, shares, growth, scaling, etc. Pioneers Unplugged in Riga 2013.
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Oh start-‐up land!!
ME Alex Barrera
3 companies
2 accelerators
12 mentorships
#1 RAISING MONEY
To raiseor
NOT to raise
Investor evilness aka
Term sheets
For F**KINGEVAR!
#2 STOCK OPTIONS
Meet the developer...
Got stock
option?
THE coffee bringer Intern
When you met him...
You know who he IS!
I said #AB00FF
#3 PIVOTING
What?! No traction?!
IT CAN’T BE!
Facebook must be down...
0 SIGNUPS
Why aren’t they using it?
FREE B33R
But it’s your baby
#4 SCALING
More iron?
Or refactoring?
Spaghetti
CODE
Rewrite
CTO
I’m CEO bitch!
#5 JUGGLING
Lean Start-up expert
#6 FOUNDERS
Ego.. WHAT ego?
First cause of start-up Death
Lets share
50/50
Texto
I WANT OUT
Got work?
NOT MY JOB™
#7 EPIC FAIL
Start-up ownership: 90%
Failure is GOOD
My baby
ops start-up
My baby
ops start-upf**king start-up
My baby
Not about Fame & Glory
ENJOY
