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Building a Start-up
is F**king Hard
@WarrenOF of @Nudjed
Who the hell
are you?
@WarrenOF
I want to talk
about how
sh*t I am
@WarrenOF
It won’t be like
b**tard Facebook
Facebook
$202 Bn
1.4Bn MAU
Xero
$2.5 Bn
~500k MAU
BufferApp
$60 Mill
165k MAU
Compilr
$20 Mill
??? MAU
Sessions
$2 Mill
??? MAU
Fundible
N/A
N/A
@WarrenOF
It’s bloody
confusing
My mistakes:
Expecting it to get easier
Expecting to get ‘better’ at it
Saying ‘yes’ to things that don’t matter
Not focusing on things that do matter
Focusing too much on ‘doing’
Working too hard for too long
@WarrenOF
Look after yourself
you idiot
My solutions:
Enjoy the journey
Accept that being ‘good enough’ is fine
Actively refuse giving time away
Spend time thinking about what to do
Spend time with mentors
Take time off to get better
my job
on’t matter
matter
@WarrenOF
Lean won’t solve
your f**king
problems for you
@WarrenOF
Revenue
(Sales)
@WarrenOF
Engagement
(UX)
Feasibility
(Tech)
It’s all
bloody
important
Raising money
badly is a sh*t
life choice
@WarrenOF
My mistakes:
Not talking to the right people
Under-estimating the costs of delivery
Not being structured around the legals
Be strategic
and use
some old
buggers
@WarrenOF
My mistakes:
Not talking to the right people
Under-estimating the costs of delivery
Not being structured around the legals
Finding the right people
takes sodding time
@WarrenOF
PROCESS ATTITUDE
VALUES SKILLS
Building a product
is hard, don’t
make it more
f**king complex…
@WarrenOF
Product Market Fit
= Just sell it idiot
@WarrenOF
Thanks for
listening
@WarrenOF
@Nudjed

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Editor's Notes

  1. Tomorrow is always a new kind of difficult You can’t say ‘no’ to any problem You’re building and learning as you go You have to focus on doing things that matter You can’t just work hard, you have to work smart
  2. Tomorrow is always a new kind of difficult You can’t say ‘no’ to any problem You’re building and learning as you go You have to focus on doing things that matter You can’t just work hard, you have to work smart
  3. Tomorrow is always a new kind of difficult You can’t say ‘no’ to any problem You’re building and learning as you go You have to focus on doing things that matter You can’t just work hard, you have to work smart
  4. Tomorrow is always a new kind of difficult You can’t say ‘no’ to any problem You’re building and learning as you go You have to focus on doing things that matter You can’t just work hard, you have to work smart