what i have learnt working with startups.

what i have learnt working with startups. phil calçado @pcalcadohttp://philcalcado.com

hi, i am phil.

i work here:

mandatory “we are hiring” plug: http://soundcloud.com/jobs

but i used to work here:

“we are in trouble.get those agile peoplein.”

often too late.

how it all begins

startups take on debt

startups take on debtfinancialtechnical

financial debt(oversimplified)

Weekend hack

Uh? People are using this...

We are onTechCrunch!

Pump in new features!

More people!

A-RoundInvestment

tech debt(oversimplified) http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TechnicalDebt.html

Weekend hack

Uh? People are using this...

We are onTechCrunch!

Pump in new features!

More people!

A-RoundInvestment

Moreengineers!

MoreFeatures! Fast!

we solve financialproblems with re$ources

technical problemsrequire re$ources andtime

why it happens

cause #1:getting shit out. http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TechnicalDebt.html

you dont want to be

“I thought we weregoing to build a better Facebook,[But] within30 minutes I realized,Oh my God, its broken. Holy shit, we totally fucked up.” http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/160/bill-nguyen-startups

a startupneeds tovalidateits idea.soon. http://tinyurl.com/leanstartupbook

we all know what thatmeans

cause #2:we like it easy.

simple:●one role●one task●one concept●one dimension http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy

easy:●near, at hand●near to ourunderstanding,skill set http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy

top 3 measures for minimising damage

#1dont stop the world.the industry wont wait●until you have it allfixed.

#2careful with interestvs. principal.measure investment made●because of tech debt;paying principal may becheaper in the mediumterm.

#3break the big ball ofmud.componentise your●infrastructure; even ifthis means duplicatedcode for a while. usequeues and webservices.

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