(3) + 5 MISTAKES Founders must avoid #SCB14 (Startup Camp Berlin 2014) 3 things to remember when starting 5 Mistakes Founders must avoid

1. (3) + 5 MISTAKES Founders must avoid
Startup Camp Berlin 2014
HWR Berlin
Berlin, 21.03.2014
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2. Danny Holtschke
Entrepreneur. CustDev. Marketer. Hustler.
Married. Yoga.
#Berlin #SiliconValley
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3. Quick Warm Up
• Who already started?
• Who thinks of starting?
• Just here for Fun & out of Interest?
• Are you doing B2C or B2B?
• Paying customers?
• How many founding members has the team?
The ones who already started:
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4. Heros? Yes. But …1
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5. Don’t reinvent the wheel!2
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6. Search for advise.
Build your own think tank.
Connect to experienced people.
Become an expert in your domain. Read blogs.
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7. Expectation Management3
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8. It’s a marathon. Not a sprint.
Start.
Have fun!
No Excuses.
Get emotional stability.
Identify your values & goals.
Be very thankful for helping people.
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9. 5 MISTAKES Founders must avoid
Lessons I learned the hard way
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10. Get out of the
fucking building!!!
CustomerI
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11. Scratching your
own itch.
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AdviseI

12. Is starting a
one night stand?
TeamII
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13. AdviseII
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Diverse skills.
Aligned goals &
values.

14. Talking in features,
& not benefits.
Mockup, MVP, ProductIII
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15. AdviseIII
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Less is not
laziness.

16. How do I raise
venture capital?
FundraisingIV
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17. Get an
angel customer.
AdviseIV
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18. Business modelV
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It is a business.
Not a project.

19. AdviseV
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Charge from
day 1.

20. Thanks for letting you teach something.
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