Wil jij een applicatie, een platform of software ontwikkelen? Don Ritzen van Rockstart legt je uit waar je bij een start-up op moet letten, hoe je de juiste mensen vindt en hoe je voor voldoende financiering zorgt. Ook krijg je een aantal interessante praktijkvoorbeelden te zien.

1. Hostnet: how to start a startup?

2. Topics of today
Why?
About Rockstart
8 lessons learned...
...5 tips&advice for you

3. …TO ACCELERATE THEIR GROWTH ON ALL LEVELS
ROCKSTART HELPS EARLY STAGE STARTUPS…
Founder team

4. Invested in 108 startups

5. 43
Million EUR

6. 500+
jobs created

7. 5
exits

8. 8 learnings
about starting
an internet
startup

9. #1 the team is everything
complimentary
skills
Embrace fights
Have the talk
Vesting
arrangements

10. #2 Business fundamentals
#Problem(nice to have vs must have)

11. #2 Business fundamentals
#Problem(nice to have vs must have)
#Unique solution (10x better)

12. #2 Business fundamentals
#Problem(nice to have vs must have)
#Unique solution (10x better)
# Business model (scalable)

13. #2 Business fundamentals
#Problem(nice to have vs must have)
#Unique solution (10x better)
# Business model (scalable)
# Go to market (LTV, sales cycle, CAC)

14. #2 Business fundamentals
#Problem(nice to have vs must have)
#Unique solution (10x better)
# Business model (scalable)
# Go to market (LTV, sales cycle, CAC)
# Getting the first customers

15. #2 Business fundamentals
#Problem(nice to have vs must have)
#Unique solution (10x better)
# Business model (scalable)
# Go to market (LTV, sales cycle, CAC)
# Getting the first customers
# Key metrics (beware vanity metrics)

16. #2 Business fundamentals
#Problem(nice to have vs must have)
#Unique solution (10x better)
# Business model (scalable)
# Go to market (LTV, sales cycle, CAC)
# Getting the first customers
# Key metrics (beware vanity metrics)
# Competition (sustainable advantage)

17. 2 EXAMPLES

18. #3 entrepreneurshit
Sacrifice, up front...

20. # 4 The why?
Why have the founders started this
company?
Is there passion?
Winning&balanced team for
startup idea?

21. #5 master the investor game
Investors invest in lines, not dots....
Get referred
Build relationships, early...

22. #6
Use the latest
methodologies

23. #7 be a great mentee
Be passionate
Follow up
Express gratitude
Show impact
Create a group of mentors & schedule meetups and
brainstorm sessions

24. #8 learn incredibly fast

25. Advice for
you?

27. STEP Back and take time....

28. Greatest time to start a company....

30. If you want.....
+ +

31. You can play one for just € 2.69...

32. Step forward, start!
Don Ritzen
Co-founder
Rockstart
e: don@rockstart.com
t: @donritzen
s: slideshare.com/donritzen