Startup fundamentals. Finding the right idea. Building the team. Customer development. Finding funding. Not failing. Video of the talk: https://vimeo.com/73662626
4. award-winning ecommerce
platform - $640B print industry
largest startup conference in
central and eastern Europe
VITALY M. GOLOMB
www.golomb.net | @VITALYG
7. SCALABLE
STARTUP
transition company
business model found
product/market fit
repeatable sales model
managers hired
break-even
profitable
rapid scale
new senior management
~150 people
“a startup is not a smaller
version of a large company”- steve blank
8. A STARTUP IS A COMPANY
THAT IS CONFUSED ABOUT:
1. WHAT ITS PRODUCT IS,
2. WHO ITS CUSTOMERS ARE,
3. HOW TO MAKE MONEY
- DAVE MCCLURE
49. corporate
people
startup
people
P experts in one area
P years climbing ladder
P stable lifestyle
P real responsibilities
P life balance
P generalists
P early start
P cheap lifestyle
P nothing to lose
P nothing else matters
51. O much money
O stability
O support structure
O a long-term plan
P stock
P flexibility
P chance to make
a difference
what you
don’t have
what you
do have
52. founder and team morale
jess lee - “why startup founders are always unhappy”
56. silicon valley ukraine
P six generations of
tech entrepreneurs
P complete ecosystem
P 50%+ of total VC money
P 25% of world GDP
P 15,500 new c.s.
graduates yearly
P lower cost of living
P virgin market
P less competition