1. The Many Hats of Building
and Launching a Web Startup
PyCodeConf
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3. Hi, I’m Tracy
@limedaring
Founder of WeddingLovely.com
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4. “An entrepreneur tends to bite
off a little more than he can
chew hoping he’ll quickly learn
how to chew it.”- Roy Ash
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5. Quick Overview:
- Quit my job as a designer.
- Failed to find the right technical co-founder.
- Learned some Python using online tutorials.
- Used Django to build and launch my own app.
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Start out on the
right foot
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7. What is success?
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10. Take a step back.
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12. Be focused and
optimistic before
you start
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13. Have the right success
in mind
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14. My story
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15. I know HTML — that
means I can program!
ha ha ha ha ha
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18. Bored now.
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20. Why weddings?
Work on something you
love to work on.
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21. Cofounders are awesome,
but no cofounder is better
than the wrong cofounder.
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23. Things didn’t go well.
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24. Get a real job or
do it myself?
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Launch as fast as
possible
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30. What can you
take out?
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31. You can add more
features later
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32. Work on the hard
stu first
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34. Active Learning
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37. Launch with bad code
Really, it’s okay.
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Have a plan for
monetization
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Don’t be forever alone
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46. “I’ve been blessed to find
people who are smarter than I
am, and they help me to
execute the vision I have.”
- Russell Simmons
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47. NDAs suck
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48. Tell everyone your
idea
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50. Ask when you
get stuck
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55. Surround yourself with
good influences and
smart people
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Take Shortcuts
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57. Django plug & play
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65. Start o on the right foot.
Ask for help. Tell people.
Take shortcuts.
Launch asap.
Monetize.
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66. Thank you!
Find me on Twitter:
@limedaring
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