7. …share a passion for solving an existing problem?
…feel comfortable being brutally honest?
…have similar drives for success?
…believe we can trust one another?
…hate quitting?
…are patient?
…want to be in it together for the long haul?
8. IF THE ANSWER TO ALL THOSE
QUESTIONS IS YES, THEN
YOU’VE FOUND YOUR MATCH!
13. TH ER E AR E NU ME ROUS PE RSONALITY TESTS OU T TH ER E
THAT ALL BASICALLY TELL YOU THE SAME THING...
14. AR E YOU EXACTLY TH E SA ME AS ME?
VITRUVIAN MAN
PLAYING GUITAR?
IF SO I WOULDN’T WANT YOU ON MY TEAM
15. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN
UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION (USP)
DO YOU KNOW YOURS?
16. YOUR USP IS A MIX OF:
1. TALENT – SOMETHING YOU’RE BORN WITH
2. SKILLS – SOMETHING YOU ACQUIRE OVER TIME
YOU WANT TO FIND TEAMMATES WITH
COMPLEMENTARY USPs THAT SUPPORT
INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS AND
MINIMIZE WEAKNESSES
23. MAKE SURE THERE IS A FIT TO THE
OVERALL TASK, OTHERWISE YOU PUT A
FRIENDSHIP ON THE LINE.
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A) C)
- SALES - PARTNERSHIPS
- SPONSORSHIPS - EXECUTION
- THE BLAND ONE - WILL CRY IF YOU MAKE THEM LAUGH
GUESS WHOSE USP
B) D)
- MARKETING - DESIGN
- BUZZ - DEVELOPMENT
- ALWAYS CHANGING - SARCASM AT ITS BEST
TWEET @MEETGENJUICE FOR THE ANSWERS
26. SPEEDY EXECUTION
IS IMPERATIVE TO
ACHIEVING AGGRESSIVE
STARTUP GOALS
27. S OF
E ARLY SD AGEIN
T
DURING THE ONE COUL GO
TUP,
A STAR CTION
ANY DIRE
28. BY HAVING A LEANER TEAM YOU REDUCE THE RISK OF…
1. MISCOMMUNICATION
2. DELAYED DECISIONS
3. INABILITY TO GET $H!T DONE
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DID YOU KNOW?
THE GJ TEAM CHANGED ITS FOCUS OVER 6 TIMES IN ITS FIRST 8 MONTHS.
THEY FIGURED OUT WHAT TO DO AFTER ASKING THEIR DEDICATED
COMMUNITY FOR FEEDBACK.
41. #3 BE CREATIVE & HAVE FUN
AFTER ALL, YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE
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DID YOU KNOW?
DURING THE TOUR, ARIELLE AND VIRGILIA GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT ABOUT
WHETHER “EMO” MUSIC IS CONSIDERED “REAL ROCK.” THEY RESOLVED THEIR
CONFLICT BY IMPERSONATING DANIELLE’S TAE-BO INSPIRED DANCE MOVES.
46. TONY HSIEH:
“EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE, CREATE FUN, BE
ADVENTUROUS, PURSUE GROWTH, BUILD OPEN
AND HONEST RELATIONSHIPS, BUILD A POSITIVE
TEAM AND FAMILY SPIRIT, DO MORE WITH LESS,
BE HUMBLE, DELIVER WOW RESULTS.”
47. RACT I C ES TO
E CU LT U RAL P
ED 5 MOR
WE’ V E ADD TON Y ’ S LI ST
•CELEBRATE SMALL WINS
1.MICRO-FAILING
2.DON’T MICROMANAGE
3.YOUR COMMUNITY KNOWS BEST
4.COLLABORATION
48. SMALL (QUICK) WINS THAT YOU CAN CELEBRATE
IMMEDIATELY ARE GREAT MOTIVATORS
49. BY FAILING FREQUENTLY
AND LEARNING QUICKLY
YOU MINIMIZE RISK SINCE
YOU’RE TRYING AS MANY
IDEAS AS POSSIBLE.
THESE SMALLER, BUT
FREQUENT FAILURES, BRING
ABOUT INNOVATION.
50. HA ND
E IN V I S I B LE
H
LE AD WITH T
THE MORE YOU MICROMANAGE, THE LESS PRODUCTIVE EVERYONE
BECOMES. TRUST THAT YOUR TEAM IS COMPETENT, AND LET THEM TAKE
CHARGE OF THEIR OWN WORK.
51. SINCE THE MAIN FOCUS OF YOUR STARTUP SHOULD
BE TO SOLVE A PROBLEM, WHO BETTER TO TELL
YOU WHAT TO DO THAN YOUR COMMUNITY?
SETH GODIN
SAYS, “BUILD
YOUR TRIBE!”
BY LISTENING TO
YOUR EMPLOYEES
AND YOUR
AUDIENCE, YOU WILL
KNOW EXACTLY
52. BUILDING A STARTUP IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT. COMBINE
YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH OTHERS TO GET AN OUT OF
THIS WORLD RESULT.
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DID YOU KNOW?
IF YOU DON’T RECEIVE A RESPONSE BACK FROM A GENJUICER WITHIN 48 HRS,
OUR TEAMMATES WILL SEND OUT AN EMBARRASSING TWEET TO THE WORLD.
54. UR
SH APE YO
OU WANT T O
WAY Y T CHANGE.
E THE I
AN DECID HAPE, LET
U C S S
ER: O NLY YO IT GET IT
P
R EMEMB IDE IT, HEL
GU
TEAM.
56. THE PERFECT RECIPE ON HOW TO MAKE A TEAM
1. COMPLEMENTARY QUALITIES
2. BE LEAN
3. TAKE CHARGE
4. THE RIGHT CULTURE
57.
58. IN THE MEANTIME, MAKE SURE TO SHARE THIS WITH
TWO
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THE INITIAL STAGES OF THEIR
STARTUPS
59. MADE FOR EMERGING INFLUENCERS
FROM ALL INDUSTRIES. ARE YOU ONE?
JOIN US 10/10/10.
CREATED BY
VIRGILIA KAUR SINGH
CO-FOUNDER/ COO OF GENJUICE
VIRGILIA@GENJUICE.COM