Focus or else you'll run out of money and die before you know it. But how? This gives you a few answers on how to organise your time on different scales (day to day, week on week, personal vs company) in order to keep your energy and focus high

1. Maxime Pico
Startup guide and Partner @ 12MVP
maxime.pico@12mvp.fr
Startup Processes
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“I really want to clear my life so that I
have to make as few decisions as
possible about anything except how to
best serve this community”
- Mark Zuckerberg
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3. keeping focus is hard
focus
=
motivation + dedication + hard
choices
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4. key activities are key
anything else should be
delegated and/or automatised
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5. what YC says
“Write code, talk to users, and build the
company (hire the best people you can find,
get the culture right, fundraise, close sales,
etc.) Most other things that founders do are
a waste of time”
- Sam Altman
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6. before anything else
1. Define/Update your hypothesised
Business Model
2. Find the current key hypothesis
to test
3. Choose a relevant metric as your
North until hypothesis is tested
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7. find your weekly focus
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8. find your weekly focus
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9. the main process
is it going to help
testing the hypothesis?is it part of
the current
test?
Do it
already!
Put on
hold
is it necessary?
Don’t do it
Can you delegate
or automate?
Is it urgent?
Schedule
it
Do it
Could you
automate?
Delegate
Build a process and
try manually, did it
work?
Automate

10. how do I organise?
1. List tasks derived from P/S canvas and
list other tasks for the whole team
2. Try to predict time needed for each
task
3. Define time available this week for
each person
4. Each person assigns itself to a task
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11. with trello + scrum for trello

12. how do I stay motivated?
obsess about your
metrics & goals
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13. how do I stay motivated?
goal
days
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14. how do I stay motivated?
goal
days
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how do I prioritise features?
value
time
needed
feature
1
feature
4
feature
5
feature
3
feature
6
feature
2
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16. how do I stay motivated?
obsess about your
metrics & goals
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17. another framework (GPS)
1. set Goals
2. set Priorities
3. set Specialties
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19. build a prospect list
+ funnel stage

20. calling is underrated
Call!
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21. keep in touch
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let’s work!
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