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Challenged getting from concept to traction? Overwhelmed trying to simplify your MVP? Uncertain about which metrics will get investors attention? Emotions getting the the way of building your founding team? UX need help? Maybe we can help.

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Building your Startup Team

I’ve built teams as an insider and outsider, small and large companies, prior and current era. This presentation is a fresh look at building your startup team. Building your startup team is different from team building in a large organization. Hint, it’s not about titles, roles and experience.

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Agile Mindset for Your Startup: From Vision to Viability

You’ve got a big idea addressing a huge market opportunity - should be no problem getting financed and building a successful company. But that’s not how real companies get built. In the engineering world, agile has replaced traditional waterfall methodologies because it lowers risk, improves predictability and allows for mid-course correction. The same applies when thinking about how you build your business.

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It's not an easy conversation to have, but you need to have it. Here’s an approach for having the discussion with your co-founders and a methodology for dividing up the pie. I also spent some time on capitalization and dilution, and what to expect to happen to your ownership as you raise capital.