Startup Live & Lessons Learned

Women Entrepreneur Summer Bootcamp Summer 2014

Presented by:

Pj Lowe-Silivestru Dan Silivestru

Introduction

An introduction to Pj and Dan, past experience and how we got here.

Myths about startup life

• Being your own boss is easy
• You get to make your own hours
• You make all of your own decisions
• It's not all video games and ping-pong
• Husband and wife teams always fail
• ...

Setting up for success

• Do it full time
• Get an amzing team - You can't do it alone
• A great good idea
• Be passionate
• Build your startup on a strong foundation

The pracital

• Execution
• Hiring great tallent
• Don't over engineer
• Don't be afraid to pivot
• Get to market early - product market fit
• Work life balance is very important

The intangible

• Embrace the community
• Find mentors
• Go to events / Start an event
• Open source can help you (and you them)

In closing

• Three things to remember