Startup Bootcamp - Positioning & Building a Team Session

2. Step #1
Find

3. How big is your founding team?
How long have you known your co-founder?
Why did you choose to startup with them?
How do you complement each other?
Are you “missing” a core team member? Who?
30
Minute
Exercise

5. Step #2 to n
Build a Rock Start Team

6. New York Times poll:
A few years, NYT conducted a study on most
successful entrepreneurs and what three
qualities the looked while hiring.

7. Passion
Passion
Passion

8. Skills can be acquired.
Passion is not a
coachable emotion.
Your team has to be
insanely in love with
your idea.

9. Find Time to
Hire
Make sure it’s time to hire
Invest in your candidates
Make a buy vs. build decision
Offer experiences money can’t buy 

10. Scale Your
Startup
Clearly define roles and responsibilities
Define objectives and key milestones
Ask top candidates to pitch their ideas
Define and articulate your culture
Effectively communicate your vision

11. Keep
Checking…
And Course
Correct
Do they still
love what
they do?
Do they fit the
culture?
What have
they learned?

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