My Talk at FailCon France 2011 - on how to build a team without money!

1. TALES OF BUILDING A TEAM
(as a teen)

2. TALES OF BUILDING A TEAM
(as a teen)
when you don’t have any
f*cking money

3. ABOUT THE
FAILED
ENTREPRENEUR

4. a kid’s dream

5. HIRING A TEAM
WITH WITHOUT
MONEY MONEY
vs.

6. MY STORY

7. The Process
Reached my network

8. The Process
Reached my network

9. The Process
Reached my network
Reached my friends

10. The Process
Reached my network
Reached my friends
Hired by feeling (without a plan)

11. The Process
Reached my network
Reached my friends
Hired by feeling (without a plan)
Hired talent, not passion

12. The Process
Reached my network
Reached my friends
Hired by feeling (without a plan)
Hired talent, not passion
Did it all by myself

13. My Team
Not Paid De-centralized Young
Me (Business) + Designer + Programmer + Programmer

14. THE RESULT

15. I
F*CKING
FAILED

16. “Failing is a good thing”
WTF?
Succeeding is a good thing!

17. MY MISTAKES

18. MY MISTAKES
DOING IT ALONE

19. MY MISTAKES
CALLING MY FRIENDS

20. MY MISTAKES
NOT GOOD
SCREANING

21. MY MISTAKES
NOT CREATIVE

22. MY MISTAKES
WITHOUT A PLAN

23. MY MISTAKES
FORGOT PASSION /
CONNECTION

24. MY MISTAKES
FORGOT PASSION /
CONNECTION

25. MY EXTRA PROBLEM
TRUST

26. Who do you want to work for?

27. LESSONS LEARNED
that you should learn too

28. LESSONS LEARNED
Make a Hiring Plan

29. LESSONS LEARNED
Be Creative

30. LESSONS LEARNED
Be Creative

31. LESSONS LEARNED
Be Creative

32. BE CREATIVE
HOST AN HACKING EVENT
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE “NEXT BIG THING”
NETWORK. NETWORK. NETWORK.
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

33. LESSONS LEARNED
Become a good marketeer

34. LESSONS LEARNED
... but NEVER lie

35. LESSONS LEARNED
Make it clear that is going to be
hard... yet fun.

36. LESSONS LEARNED
Try to get a local team and
get some cheap place.

37. LESSONS LEARNED
Get as many candidates as
you can.

38. LESSONS LEARNED
Hire People With Previous
Startup Experience

39. LESSONS LEARNED
Look for people with
side projects

40. LESSONS LEARNED
Doers! Doers! Doers!

41. LESSONS LEARNED
Great About Us
and Jobs page

42. LESSONS LEARNED
No Friends
(for the sake of friendship)

43. LESSONS LEARNED
Give Ownership

44. THE DECISION
Getting a co-founder
vs
Hiring an employee

45. LESSONS LEARNED
F*ck Titles

46. LESSONS LEARNED
Have a Mission

47. LESSONS LEARNED
Be Yourself

48. HAVE FUN
and try not to fail

49. Q&A
@ricardojrsousa
www.ricardosousa.me