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1. Start-up Building
A new model for creating winning start-ups
Sacred Heart High School, 27 January 2016
Aleks Kudic, Chief Technology Officer, Grove Capital

2. My path start-up building
• UCL, Electrical Engineering (Physics, Maths… basketball) – 1st class
Great to meet friends for life
Get into the best Uni you can and pick a subject you are interested in

3. My path start-up building
• First job - Accountant (checking what people claim to have)
• Management consultant (learned to code) – loved it
• Started a business (with friends from Accenture) – very exciting
• Project Manager (launched Halifax in Europe) – worked in Holland
Early career is important to build you network of friends
Brand names count – work for a company that inspires
Travel
Family - Lara born

4. My path start-up building
• MBA at INSEAD (business degree) – lived in France and Singapore
• Project Manager (working for Barclays in Singapore)
MBA is an advance degree where you learn how to build and run
companies
Great place to meet people

5. My path start-up building
• Product manager (worked for a gaming company)
• Started a number of business
• Internet
• Technology
• Focused on providing useful service
You will have many jobs
Worked out what I am good at….
….and what I like doing

7. How to start a start-up?

8. What do I spend time on?
Talking to people (pitching)
Making the product
Coding
Hiring people
Selling/marketing

10. Examples of successful start-ups

11. Different Start-up building models