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- 4. Last Week
- 5. We Launched Our Product!
- 7. more about that later
- 9. How to launch a startup !
- 10. How to launch a startup ! when LIFE IS TOO BUSY!
- 11. LIFE IS TOO BUSY
- 12. LIFE IS TOO BUSY
- 13. LIFE IS TOO BUSY
- 16. and has 2 daughters CHARLES
- 17. which take a lot of energy CHARLES
- 22. and wearing frog suits CHARLES
- 23. work,! married,! 2 children,! social events,! nomikais,! conferences,! meetups,! basketball,! hobbies,! frog suits,! … CHARLES TOO BUSY
- 25. wedding trip to the ! Sahara in Egypt JORDI
- 29. reading JORDI
- 30. and going to karaoke JORDI
- 32. JUST LIKE YOU,! WE ARE TOO BUSY!
- 33. AND YET WE LAUNCHED RAILSMANIA
- 34. LAUNCHED AFTER JUST 2 MONTHS
- 35. WAS IT EASY?
- 36. OUR TASK LIST
- 37. TOO MUCH TO REVIEW! so let’s just look at one part cloud IDE payment processing LLC formation bank accounts SSL certificates social media accounts logos DNS and servers site design marketing strategy business cards SmartHops blog posts signup pages domain registration premium lessons lesson creation accounting video editing operating agreements task lists Docker images backups file sharing
- 38. TOO MUCH TO REVIEW! so let’s just look at one part cloud IDE payment processing LLC formation bank accounts SSL certificates social media accounts logos DNS and servers site design marketing strategy business cards SmartHops blog posts signup pages domain registration premium lessons lesson creation accounting video editing operating agreements task lists Docker images backups file sharing
- 39. CREATING A LESSON 4 hours writing code! ! ! ! ! ! ! assuming we’ve already researched the topic
- 40. CREATING A LESSON 4 hours writing code! 2 hours writing transcript! ! ! ! ! ! assuming we’ve already researched the topic
- 41. CREATING A LESSON 4 hours writing code! 2 hours writing transcript! 1 hour recording video! ! ! ! ! assuming we’ve already researched the topic
- 42. CREATING A LESSON 4 hours writing code! 2 hours writing transcript! 1 hour recording video! 30 minutes recording audio! ! ! ! assuming we’ve already researched the topic
- 43. CREATING A LESSON 4 hours writing code! 2 hours writing transcript! 1 hour recording video! 30 minutes recording audio! 4 hours editing audio + video! ! ! assuming we’ve already researched the topic
- 44. CREATING A LESSON 4 hours writing code! 2 hours writing transcript! 1 hour recording video! 30 minutes recording audio! 4 hours editing audio + video! 1 hour exporting video! ! assuming we’ve already researched the topic
- 45. CREATING A LESSON 4 hours writing code! 2 hours writing transcript! 1 hour recording video! 30 minutes recording audio! 4 hours editing audio + video! 1 hour exporting video! 2 hours publishing lesson! assuming we’ve already researched the topic
- 46. CREATING A LESSON 4 hours writing code! 2 hours writing transcript! 1 hour recording video! 30 minutes recording audio! 4 hours editing audio + video! 1 hour exporting video! 2 hours publishing lesson! *assuming we’ve already researched the topic *14+ hours
- 47. Oh, and 1 more thing…
- 48. MULTIPLY BY 3 Lessons in 3 Languages! English! Spanish 日本語 obviously some things overlap, but there is a lot of additional effort required! to publish native audio and transcripts in 2 more languages
- 49. MULTIPLY BY 3 obviously some things overlap, but there is a lot of additional effort required! to publish native audio and transcripts in 2 more languages
- 50. LAUNCH DAY: 9 Lessons 4 English 2 Spanish 3 日本語
- 51. 9 lessons x 14 hours = ! 126 hours JUST FOR LESSONS!
- 52. WAS IT EASY?
- 53. NO!
- 55. BECAUSE WE FOLLOWED SOME BASIC IDEAS
- 56. TO LAUNCHING YOUR STARTUP ! EVEN WHEN LIFE IS TOO BUSY! 5 STEPS
- 57. STEP 1: Fix a Schedule
- 58. STEP 1: Fix a Schedule meet and work together regularly! motivate and push each other
- 59. STEP 1: Fix a Schedule Jordi is a night owl.! Charles is an early bird.
- 60. STEP 1: Fix a Schedule
- 61. STEP 1: Fix a Schedule We Started with 6 hours a week.! Later increased to 14 hours a week.
- 62. 7am - 9am at STEP 1: Fix a Schedule
- 63. 6:30pm - 10pm at STEP 1: Fix a Schedule
- 64. STEP 1: Fix a Schedule PRO-TIP - best place in Tokyo:
- 65. Laptop Juice
- 66. Startup Juice™
- 67. SCHEDULE Mon: 7am-9:30am! 6:30pm-10pm Tue: 7am-9:30am! 6:30pm-10pm Wed: no meetup Thu: 7am-9:30am! Fri: 7am-9:30am Sat & Sun: no meetup ! (family time)
- 68. STEP 1: Fix a Schedule whatever it is! WRITE IT DOWN AND STICK TO IT!
- 69. STEP 2: Take Small Bites
- 70. STEP 2: Take Small Bites break goals into smaller goals Goal: Create a Lesson
- 71. STEP 2: Take Small Bites break goals into smaller goals Smaller Goals: ! Write Transcript, Record Audio, Record Video! Edit Video, Add Captions, Export
- 72. STEP 2: Take Small Bites break those into even smaller tasks Smaller Goals: ! Write Transcript, Record Audio, Record Video! Edit Video, Add Captions, Export
- 73. STEP 2: Take Small Bites break those into even smaller tasks Smaller Tasks: ! Lesson Title, Section Outlines, ! English Version, Spanish Translation, Japanese Translation
- 74. STEP 2: Take Small Bites assign tasks to each other Smaller Tasks: ! Lesson Title, Section Outlines, ! English Version, Spanish Translation, Japanese Translation
- 75. STEP 2: Take Small Bites assign tasks to each other Smaller Tasks: ! Lesson Title (Charles), Section Outlines (Charles), ! English Version (Charles), ! Spanish Translation (Jordi), Japanese Translation (Jordi)
- 76. STEP 2: Take Small Bites complete one or more tasks! each time you meet Smaller Tasks: ! Lesson Title (Charles), Section Outlines (Charles), ! English Version (Charles), ! Spanish Translation (Jordi), Japanese Translation (Jordi)
- 77. STEP 2: Take Small Bites assign tasks even for days! when you don’t meet
- 78. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often
- 79. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Use Existing Tools and Software Leverage Freelancers Get Help From Friends and Family
- 80. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Use Existing Tools and Software Leverage Freelancers Get Help From Friends and Family
- 81. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Use Existing Tools and Software Need a Shopping Cart?
- 82. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Use Existing Tools and Software Need a Shopping Cart?
- 83. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Use Existing Tools and Software Need to publish content?
- 84. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Use Existing Tools and Software Need to publish content?
- 85. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Use Existing Tools and Software Leverage Freelancers Get Help From Friends and Family
- 86. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Leverage Freelancers Developer? ! Get a professional to make your logo.
- 87. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Leverage Freelancers Developer? ! Get a professional to make your logo.
- 88. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Use Existing Tools and Software Leverage Freelancers Get Help From Friends and Family
- 89. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Get Help From Friends and Family
- 90. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Get Help From Friends and Family
- 91. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Get Help From Friends and Family Record Audio Review Your Translations Connect You To Others Test Your Site Make a Favicon Guest Post on Your Blog Edit Your Site Give Advice Edit a Video Spread the Word Sanity Check Your Idea Buy you a Beer
- 92. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Get Help From Friends and Family Record Audio Review Your Translations Connect You To Others Test Your Site Make a Favicon Guest Post on Your Blog Edit Your Site Give Advice Edit a Video Spread the Word Sanity Check Your Idea Buy me a Beer
- 93. STEP 3: Delegate Early & Often Delegate to Accelerate
- 94. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines
- 95. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines Weekly Deadlines
- 96. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines Weekly Deadlines
- 97. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines Weekly Deadlines
- 98. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines Weekly Deadlines
- 99. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines Weekly Deadlines
- 100. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines Weekly Deadlines
- 101. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines Weekly Deadlines Milestone Deadlines
- 102. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines Milestone Deadlines
- 103. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines Blog Post Every Thursday Launch on September 18 Put up a landing page ASAP! Put up a landing page ASAP!
- 104. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines 1. Fix a Schedule! 2. Take Small Bites! 3. Delegate Early & Often! 4. Set Real Deadlines!
- 105. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines 1. Fix a Schedule! 2. Take Small Bites! 3. Delegate Early & Often! 4. Set Real Deadlines! Push Each Other With This
- 106. STEP 4: Set Real Deadlines 1. Fix a Schedule! 2. Take Small Bites! 3. Delegate Early & Often! 4. Set Real Deadlines! Push Each Other With This Public Deadlines Provide External Push
- 107. STEP 5
- 108. your idea, your product, your design, your pitch, your website, your logo, your content, your favicon, your launch
- 109. doesn’t need to be perfect,
- 110. because you’ll learn so much more about your market after you’ve launched,
- 111. SO JUST LAUNCH YOUR STARTUP
- 112. No Excuses.
- 113. SmartHops No Excuses. Startup! 1. Fix a Schedule! 2. Take Small Bites! 3. Delegate Early & Often! 4. Set Real Deadlines! 5. Just Launch! No Excuses.
- 114. QUESTIONS? 1. Fix a Schedule! 2. Take Small Bites! 3. Delegate Early & Often! 4. Set Real Deadlines! 5. Just Launch! No Excuses. Coupon (50% off for LIFE!): lightning