Overcoming the 5 biggest
‘startup breaking points’
Startup #1 – Taking CAD to the Web/Mobile
Startup #2 – Leveraging the Cloud to change how R&D teams work in the cloud
1. Ups and Downs
“We are what we repeatedly do”
- Aristotle
“...It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action
itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to
become more than what we were.” become more than what we were.”
How it changed the way I do things?
emails
Writing
Design
Why do I do it?
‘To do’ and ‘Not to do’ lists
Don’t finish up what you’ve started
2. It’s not working
VisualTao - The first year
Team
Trying to raise money
Product Pivot
Customer feedback
The hydra method
3. Getting along with your
co-founders/ teamco-founders/ team
What makes a happy team?
What makes a happy team?
Give credit
Even before something is done
Company Culture
“There will always be one, you might as well choose it”
4. Startup vertigo
5. It’s so much easier for others
Startup Friends?