DO WHAT IT TAKES
STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED

twitter @todiba
hashtag #whatitTakes
name Tommaso

WHAT’S A FOUNDER’S
JOURNEY LIKE?
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FORCE YOURSELF
OUT OF YOUR
COMFORT ZONE
#whatitTakes
#statusQuoSucks

DO YOU WANT TO
GROW A ROSE BUSH
OR A SEQUOIA?
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s@#t
nobody
here to
help!
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#environment

S I L I C O N VA L L E Y ’ S E N V I R O N M E N T
O U T O F
T H E B O X
T H I N K E R
Talents
attract
Education
U N I V E R S I
T I E S
differentiate
M E T H O D O
L O G Y
Innovation
inspire
Entrepreneurs
E X P E R I E N
C E
access
Capital
E N G I N E
invest
S H A R I N G C O M M U N I T Y
M E D I A & S E R V I C E P R O V I D E R

CHOOSE &
LEVERAGE
THE ECOSYSTEM
#whatitTakes
#siliconValley

ARE YOU READY TO
MAKE AN IMPACT?
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THE
6
THINGS
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we will
we will
rock you!
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#rockstarMindset

STARTUP MINDSET
GOES OVER
EDUCATION
#whatitTakes_1
#startupMindset

http://whatitTak.es
this blows
my mind!
#innovation

FOCUS ON YOUR
SECRET SAUCE AND
OWN IT
#whatitTakes_2
#secretSauce

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#productMarketFit

AS LONG AS YOU ASK
IF IT’S THE CASE - YOU
HAVEN’T GOTTEN THERE
#whatitTakes_3
#productMarketFit

kamikaze!!
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#GoToMarket

A VISION WITHOUT
EXECUTION IS AN
ILLUSION
#whatitTakes_4
#getShitDone

#fundraise
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did the
fish finally
bite?

INVESTORS WANT TO
FALL IN LOVE! IT’S THE
FOUNDER’S ROLE TO
ENCHANT THEM
#whatitTakes_5
#fundraise

I can’t stop
thinking of
you
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#BrandExperience

PEOPLE DON’T BUY
STUFF - THEY BUY WHAT
STUFF DOES WITH THEM
#whatitTakes_6
#fanCulture

HOW OFTEN CAN
YOU GET HIT?
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• ABS
WTF!
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#expectations

I can take
more & still
keep moving
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#neverGiveUp

ENJOY
PUNCHES
#whatitTakes
#resilience

WHAT COMES
AFTERWARDS?
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• lego lucky
b#st*rd
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#Exit

#time
#lessonLearned
#capital
#talent
how can
I help?
http://whatitTak.es

I advise companies in
product sales & marketing strategy
UI/UX Alliances, Partnerships,
Direct & Indirect Sales
Go To Market
vision / innovation /
roadmap
scale revenue expansion
Tools and Manpower
Fundraising
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WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT
WE GET, BUT WE MAKE A
LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE
#whatitTakes
#giveBack

Let’s do
it again
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#swagtimes

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