Building a Start-up

is F**king Hard

@WarrenOF of @Nudjed

Who the hell

are you?

@WarrenOF

I want to talk

about how

sh*t I am

@WarrenOF

It won’t be like

b**tard Facebook

Facebook

$202 Bn

1.4Bn MAU

Xero

$2.5 Bn

~500k MAU

BufferApp

$60 Mill

165k MAU

Compilr

$20 Mill

??? MAU

Sessions

$2 Mill

??? MAU

Fundible

N/A

N/A

@WarrenOF

It’s bloody

confusing

My mistakes:

Expecting it to get easier

Expecting to get ‘better’ at it

Saying ‘yes’ to things that don’t matter

Not focusing on things that do matter

Focusing too much on ‘doing’

Working too hard for too long

@WarrenOF

Look after yourself

you idiot

My solutions:

Enjoy the journey

Accept that being ‘good enough’ is fine

Actively refuse giving time away

Spend time thinking about what to do

Spend time with mentors

Take time off to get better

Expecting to get better at my job

Saying ‘yes’ to things that don’t matter

Not focusing on things that matter

@WarrenOF

Lean won’t solve

your f**king

problems for you

@WarrenOF

Revenue

(Sales)

@WarrenOF

Engagement

(UX)

Feasibility

(Tech)

It’s all bloody

important

Raising money

badly is a sh*t

life choice

@WarrenOF

My mistakes:

Not talking to the right people

Under-estimating the costs of delivery

Not being structured around the legals

Be strategic

and use

some old

buggers

@WarrenOF

My mistakes:

Not talking to the right people

Under-estimating the costs of delivery

Not being structured around the legals

Finding the right people

takes sodding time

@WarrenOF

PROCESS ATTITUDE

VALUES SKILLS

Building a product

is hard, don’t

make it more

f**king complex…

@WarrenOF

Product Market Fit

= Just sell it idiot

@WarrenOF

Thanks for

listening

@WarrenOF

@Nudjed