Presented at Startup Weekend Bergen 2012, I've added some notes to each slide so they make a little more sense without accompaniement.

1. Start-up Weekend 7 things I’ve learned (slides with added notes) January 2012, Bergen Norway

2. 5 1-3-1 I come from Cambridge, live in London & SF, done 5 start-ups, 1 exit 3 fails and 1 TBD, I love skiing, flying and film

4. 1. Team – Make sure your co-founder is complimentary to you, Huddle Co-Founders are a great example

5. 1. Team – Follow your gut when hiring people and hire slow, fire quickly

6. 1. Team – Delegate. If someone can do something 70% as well as you, delegate it – unless it is hiring or fund raising !

8. 2. Focus – Do one thing well!

9. 2. Focus – playtxt did too much so it was hard to attract an initial market following.

10. Golden Rule: Do 1 thing really well first.

11. 2. Focus – Also focus on one platform

12. 2. Focus – Too many platforms early stage means resources are diluted, iteration is slowed

15. 3. Practise – Have a one line pitch, like “Jaws in Space” for the Alien movie. Make sure its simple.

16. 3. Practise – allegedly it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert, so practise does make perfect

17. 4. Timing is everything – make sure your market is ready for your amazing new thing 2002 2003 2004 2008

18. 4. Timing – beware of being in a bubble and suffering the curse of knowledge

19. 4. Timing is everything Smart Phones

22. 5. Fail fast – Read this great book

23. 6. Funding – it’s a marriage; get to know your potential investor – go great drunk with them BEFORE you sign the deal!

24. 5. Funding – it always take double to build and three times the time to raise money. @ £

25. 7. Love what you do!

26. 7. Love – can be a long road, I spoke to over 200 investors or Rummble

27. 7. Love – Starbucks Founder spoke to 234 people before he got his first investment 234

28. “ Never under-estimate the value of a good hangover” @andrewjscott

29. Feel free to contact me. @andrewjscott [email_address]