1. The Age of Exponential
Organisations
& the mindset
to ride a unicorn
2. 1. Moore’s law meets
business as unusual
2. The fields ready for
entrepreneurship
3. The Mindset to
Bootstrap an ExO
4. Teamming up
& Going Skunk
5. The Flow:
Ride the Exo big wave
3. 1. Moore’s law meets
business as unusual
2. The fields ready for
entrepreneurship
3. The Mindset to
Bootstrap an ExO
4. Teamming up
& Going Skunk
5. The Flow:
Ride the Exo big wave
6. 1. Moore’s law meets
business as unusual
2. The fields ready for
entrepreneurship
3. The Mindset to
Bootstrap an ExO
4. Teamming up
& Going Skunk
5. The Flow:
Ride the Exo big wave
9. 1. Moore’s law meets
business as unusual
2. The fields ready for
entrepreneurship
3. The Mindset to
Bootstrap an ExO
4. Teamming up
& Going Skunk
5. The Flow:
Ride the Exo big wave
13. The Man
The Believer & the Explorer
The Believer is driven by the vision
and nothing can stand in between
14. The Man
The Believer & the Explorer
The Explorer has passion:
•Deep long term commitment to a domain
•Questing disponibility: unexpected challenge is
exciting
•A connecting disposition: who else can help
me?
15. 1. Moore’s law meets
business as unusual
2. The fields ready for
entrepreneurship
3. The Mindset to
Bootstrap an ExO
4. Teamming up
& Going Skunk
5. The Flow:
Ride the Exo big wave
16. The Team
•Visionnary/Dreamer: the founding
vision and his chief evangelist officer
•User Experience Design: focus on
user’s needs and interface
•Programming/Engineering:
synchronize the technologies to build
•Finance/Business: viability and
profitability of the company
17. The Team
•Visionnary/Dreamer: the founding
vision and his chief evangelist officer
•User Experience Design: focus on
user’s needs and interface
•Programming/Engineering:
synchronize the technologies to build
•Finance/Business: viability and
profitability of the company
18. The Team
•Visionnary/Dreamer: the founding
vision and his chief evangelist officer
•User Experience Design: focus on
user’s needs and interface
•Programming/Engineering:
synchronize the technologies to build
•Finance/Business: viability and
profitability of the company
19. The Team
•Visionnary/Dreamer: the founding
vision and his chief evangelist officer
•User Experience Design: focus on
user’s needs and interface
•Programming/Engineering:
synchronize the technologies to build
•Finance/Business: viability and
profitability of the company
20. The Team
•Visionnary/Dreamer: the founding
vision and his chief evangelist officer
•User Experience Design: focus on
user’s needs and interface
•Programming/Engineering:
synchronize the technologies to build
•Finance/Business: viability and
profitability of the company
22. Going Skunk
Select a team of talented
commited people
Protect them from the
outside world
23. Going Skunk
1. Focus on the user
2. Share everything
3. Look for ideas everywhere
4. Think big but start small
5. Never fail to fail
6. Spark with immagination,
fuel with data
7. Be a Platform
8. Have a mission that matters
24. 1. Moore’s law meets
business as unusual
2. The fields ready for
entrepreneurship
3. The Mindset to
Bootstrap an ExO
4. Teamming up
& Going Skunk
5. The Flow:
Ride the Exo big wave
25. The Art of Flow
Environment triggers:
•High consequences
•Rich environment
•Deep embodiement
26. The Art of Flow
Psychological triggers:
•Clear Goals
•Immediate feedback
•Challenge/skill ratio
27. The Art of Flow
Social triggers:
•Group flow
•Familiarity
•Blending egos
•Sens of control
•Close listenning
•Allways say YES and…
28. Let’s stay connected for more
adventures
@YanErikDecorde
Programmerlareussite.com
Editor's Notes
The Unicorn: from startup to 1B$ value in 18 month
Instagram bought by face book at 1B$ in 2012 after 18 months in business and 17 employees
Effet Kodak: 1976 invention of digital camera in a Kodak Lab
With pixels doubling every years, it takes 30 years for the quality to meet users expectations
By 1996 Kodak stopped making profit ! Then a 400k employees company with 28B$ capitalization
BY 2012: Filled for Bankrupcy while Instagram was bought for 1 B$
Effet Kodak: 1976 invention of digital camera in a Kodak Lab
With pixels doubling every years, it takes 30 years for the quality to meet users expectations
By 1996 Kodak stopped making profit ! Then a 400k employees company with 28B$ capitalization
BY 2012: Filled for Bankrupcy while Instagram was bought for 1 B$
The sweet spot for entrepreneurs is the end of Disillusionment
We allways place our expectations of technology to high in the short term
But in the long run techno goes beyond our expectations
Stepping out of Deception/Dissillusion
Internet of things: 19 trillion $ yearly market in 10 years ! (=USA economy)
Carrott and stick: if – then motivation is just for survival (extrinsic)
To go beyond and follow and exponential curve we need deeper engagement
Passion facailitate scalable learning
Personnal narative to sustain the effort on the long term
Do what you love/ love what you do
Connect to your passion
From Lockeed Martin Skunk Work that designed the first us jet-fighter in 143 days in 1943!
The Unicorn: from startup to 1B$ value in 18 month
Instagram bought by face book at 1B$ in 2012 after 18 months in business and 17 employees
Be customer centric
Hyperconnected, to much data, be open
5. Learn oportunity
6. Lean start up
7. Tend to the crowd/ facilitate curate exchanges
The Unicorn: from startup to 1B$ value in 18 month
Instagram bought by face book at 1B$ in 2012 after 18 months in business and 17 employees
The Unicorn: from startup to 1B$ value in 18 month
Instagram bought by face book at 1B$ in 2012 after 18 months in business and 17 employees
The Unicorn: from startup to 1B$ value in 18 month
Instagram bought by face book at 1B$ in 2012 after 18 months in business and 17 employees
The Unicorn: from startup to 1B$ value in 18 month
Instagram bought by face book at 1B$ in 2012 after 18 months in business and 17 employees