7. …share a passion for solving an existing problem?
…feel comfortable being brutally honest?
…have similar drives for success?
…believe we can trust one another?
…hate quitting?
…are patient?
…want to be in it together for the long haul?
8. IF THE ANSWER TO ALL THOSE
QUESTIONS IS YES, THEN
YOU’VE FOUND YOUR MATCH!
13. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PERSONALITY TESTS OUT THERE
THAT ALL BASICALLY TELL YOU THE SAME THING...
14. ARE YOU EXACTLY THE SAME AS ME?
VITRUVIAN MAN
PLAYING GUITAR?
IF SO I WOULDN’T WANT YOU ON MY TEAM
15. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN
UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION (USP)
DO YOU KNOW YOURS?
16. YOUR USP IS A MIX OF:
1. TALENT – SOMETHING YOU’RE BORN WITH
2. SKILLS – SOMETHING YOU ACQUIRE OVER TIME
YOU WANT TO FIND TEAMMATES WITH
COMPLEMENTARY USPs THAT SUPPORT
INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS AND
MINIMIZE WEAKNESSES
23. MAKE SURE THERE IS A FIT TO THE
OVERALL TASK, OTHERWISE YOU PUT A
FRIENDSHIP ON THE LINE.
24. A GenJuice MOMENT
B)
- MARKETING
- BUZZ
- ALWAYS CHANGING
A)
- SALES
- SPONSORSHIPS
- THE BLAND ONE
D)
- DESIGN
- DEVELOPMENT
- SARCASM AT ITS BEST
C)
- PARTNERSHIPS
- EXECUTION
- WILL CRY IF YOU MAKE THEM LAUGH
GUESS WHOSE USP
TWEET @MEETGENJUICE FOR THE ANSWERS
27. DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF
A STARTUP, ONE COULD GO IN
ANY DIRECTION
28. BY HAVING A LEANER TEAM YOU REDUCE THE RISK OF…
1. MISCOMMUNICATION
2. DELAYED DECISIONS
3. INABILITY TO GET $H!T DONE
29. A GenJuice MOMENT
DID YOU KNOW?
THE GJ TEAM CHANGED ITS FOCUS OVER 6 TIMES IN ITS FIRST 8 MONTHS.
THEY FIGURED OUT WHAT TO DO AFTER ASKING THEIR DEDICATED
COMMUNITY FOR FEEDBACK.
41. 61
#3 BE CREATIVE & HAVE FUN
AFTER ALL, YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE
42. A GenJuice MOMENT
DID YOU KNOW?
DURING THE TOUR, ARIELLE AND VIRGILIA GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT ABOUT
WHETHER “EMO” MUSIC IS CONSIDERED “REAL ROCK.” THEY RESOLVED THEIR
CONFLICT BY IMPERSONATING DANIELLE’S TAE-BO INSPIRED DANCE MOVES.
46. TONY HSIEH:
“EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE, CREATE FUN, BE
ADVENTUROUS, PURSUE GROWTH, BUILD OPEN
AND HONEST RELATIONSHIPS, BUILD A POSITIVE
TEAM AND FAMILY SPIRIT, DO MORE WITH LESS,
BE HUMBLE, DELIVER WOW RESULTS.”
47. WE’VE ADDED 5 MORE CULTURAL PRACTICES TO
TONY’S LIST
•CELEBRATE SMALL WINS
1.MICRO-FAILING
2.DON’T MICROMANAGE
3.YOUR COMMUNITY KNOWS BEST
4.COLLABORATION
48. SMALL (QUICK) WINS THAT YOU CAN CELEBRATE
IMMEDIATELY ARE GREAT MOTIVATORS
49. BY FAILING FREQUENTLY
AND LEARNING QUICKLY
YOU MINIMIZE RISK SINCE
YOU’RE TRYING AS MANY
IDEAS AS POSSIBLE.
THESE SMALLER, BUT
FREQUENT FAILURES, BRING
ABOUT INNOVATION.
50. THE MORE YOU MICROMANAGE, THE LESS PRODUCTIVE EVERYONE
BECOMES. TRUST THAT YOUR TEAM IS COMPETENT, AND LET THEM TAKE
CHARGE OF THEIR OWN WORK.
LEAD WITH THE INVISIBLE HAND
51. SETH GODIN
SAYS, “BUILD
YOUR TRIBE!”
BY LISTENING TO
YOUR EMPLOYEES
AND YOUR
AUDIENCE, YOU WILL
KNOW EXACTLY
SINCE THE MAIN FOCUS OF YOUR STARTUP SHOULD
BE TO SOLVE A PROBLEM, WHO BETTER TO TELL
YOU WHAT TO DO THAN YOUR COMMUNITY?
52. BUILDING A STARTUP IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT. COMBINE
YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH OTHERS TO GET AN OUT OF
THIS WORLD RESULT.
53. A GenJuice MOMENT
DID YOU KNOW?
IF YOU DON’T RECEIVE A RESPONSE BACK FROM A GENJUICER WITHIN 48 HRS,
OUR TEAMMATES WILL SEND OUT AN EMBARRASSING TWEET TO THE WORLD.
54. REMEMBER: ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE THE WAY YOU WANT TO SHAPE YOUR
TEAM. GUIDE IT, HELP IT GET ITS SHAPE, LET IT CHANGE.
58. IN THE MEANTIME, MAKE SURE TO SHARE THIS WITH
TWO
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THE INITIAL STAGES OF THEIR
STARTUPS
59. CREATED BY
VIRGILIA KAUR SINGH
CO-FOUNDER/ COO OF GENJUICE
VIRGILIA@GENJUICE.COM
MADE FOR EMERGING INFLUENCERS
FROM ALL INDUSTRIES. ARE YOU ONE?
JOIN US 10/10/10.
