Présentation de Luc Texier, international marketing manager et FOSS expert lors de la conférence First Rezonance "Fail Conf : Encaisser un échec comme on encaisse un chèque" le 04 décembre 2012 à la FER Genève.

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2. Xippix
1999 2004 2011
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3. What is mindGuru?
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4. Launch Checklist
Business Requirements
 SECURE ENOUGH FUNDING
 VALIDATE PLANS (BIZ / FINANCE)
 FIND A CO-FOUNDER
 DEVELOP THE PRODUCT
Personal Requirements
 DON’T START ALONE
 DON’T LOSE YOUR HOUSE
 DON’T LOSE YOUR MIND
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5. Jan 2011 - The quest for a co-founder…
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6. Feb 2011 – Validating the Plans
Business Plan
• Market exists
• Successful leaders like it
Financial Plan
• No need for VC cash
• Recurrent revenue
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7. Feb 2011 - Funding
• Own cash from stock sell
• Enough to last 2 years
• Covers 2 full salaries
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8. March 2011 - Product
• Standards exists
• Software exist
• No need for a head-count
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9. Apr 2011 - The quest for a co-founder…reloaded
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10. All Systems Go?
Business Requirements
 SECURE FUNDING
 VALIDATE PLANS (BIZ / FINANCE)
 FIND A CO-FOUNDER
 DEVELOP THE PRODUCT
Personal Requirements
 DON’T START ALONE
 DON’T LOSE YOUR HOUSE
 DON’T LOSE YOUR MIND
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11. So failure or not?
Really…not!
Networking in CH (e.g. venturelab) Term Sheet
Business plan Delaware
Option Pool Board of Advisors
Business angel Market Analysis
VC Equity
Pitching Stock Option Plan
P&L ….
And I found my next job
which lead to a career change!
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12. Belle Année 2013!
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