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CEO/Founder 1012nd Half
Steve MusheroGLOBALTECH
What to do when you get funded.
What you need to think about !
What you need to worry about !December 12, 2000
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Thanks
Startup University
www.startupuniversity.com
Get Out of The Garage
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Agenda
Networking
Talk Getting started
More Networking, Beer & Food
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Overview
Things to think about Wide-ranging Fast, high level Ask questions
Starting up Funding Growing / Running Operations
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Me ?
Steve Mushero Entrepreneur BSEE, MBA (US/Japan) Communications,
networking, databases, large scale systems, integration & manufacturing
CTO, Biz-Dev, Sales Patents Push, Finance/Insurance,
Commerce
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You ?
Founders Funded Not- funded Too crazy to be funded
Post founders Executives Service Providers
Consultants Recruiters
Randoms
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We have money
Now what Life changes
OPM Board of directors New management Growth Challenges
Strap in ! Balance Think long term
Tomorrow, next week, month
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Executives
CEO COO ? CFO
Later, use clerk/controller CTO
Choose an ‘executive’ person
VP Engineering Consider carefully vs. CTO Engineering Manager
VP Marketing VP Biz-Dev ? VP Sales ?
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Running the Company
Executives as 1 voice/mind No divisiveness Counseling / Team building
Communication, continuous Honest Educate employees of
realities Adjust structure as needed Fire as needed Meet weekly
Execs & Company Build consensus
Delegate If you can’t, hire better
people
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CEO Role
Raise Money Lead Delegate
No, really ! Letting go is tough
Communicate to investors monthly
Maintain board relationships Communication No hiding or no You !
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New Executives
Many 1st time executives Consider
training/counseling Massive stress
Consider how to handle Productivity is key Teach delegation Teach time management Management by email Warn families Long term balance Watch politics
Incompetence = Bye, bye Use board / advisors to
help guide you
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Managing Growth
Hire experience Cultivate managers Communicate often Explain goals Consider counseling Indoctrinate new
employees Several per week/month ?
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Product Management
Don’t get ahead of yourself Demos drive planning
Prototypes Product Manager
Very early hire Real documentation
Do not skimp Requirements docs
In sync with specifications
Don’t get ahead of yourself Insure features match the
benefits you are marketing And customers’ needs
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Engineering
Founder’s orientation & skills
CTO Get one, a real one
Outsource ? Std. technology vs.
proprietary Speed vs. Knowledge
Engineering people Product Managers (Marketing) Program Managers Manager Managers
Maintain buy-in to company goals/direction
Good practices, experience
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QA
Test your stuff Outsource ?
Load test your stuff Scalability
Test data interfaces Ugly 80,000 pages of errors
Test financial stuff Bad to not receive revenue
$$
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Marketing
Who are the customers ? Talk to them ! What would they say
about us if we interviewed them and how do we get them to say that ?
Value propositions Benefits, problem being
solved Positioning Find out what others are
doing
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Early Customers
Pick carefully Commitments help raise
$$ Beta where possible Have formal coordinator
Love thy customer Don’t let early/large
customer have too much weight
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Website
Privacy Statement matters ! Can always tighten, rarely
loosen Copyright notices Don’t often steal content Think about fraud & you
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Sales
Inside vs. Outside Sales vs. Biz-dev
Semi-different skills Biz-dev not scalable
Consider pricing & revenue Need $25,000+ for sales
Sales people Sales manager Expenses Remote offices - $
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Business Development
No, not Yahoo, AOL, or Microsoft
Investors’ Portfolio firms Value proposition
Help their business $$ flow – which way,
why ? Get experience people
Lots of wannabe’s
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Finances
Cash management Weekly cash flow Capture payroll/taxes
correctly Leases, personal
guarantees Conserve cash Watch travel costs
Sales/Biz-dev especially
Be auditable Proper controls Photocopy checks Use Quickbooks from day 1
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HR & Hiring
Outsource - askHR Execustaf.com – PEOs /
CoEmployers Watch legal issues
Interviewing Training (as you grow) Internet usage policy Employee Handbook
Free/cheap job services Recruiters – retainer,
contingency Use admins to manage Stock Options –
PLAN Pricing
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Legal
No need for Staff Lawyer/GC Be proactive, get stuff early
Law firms busy Run all agreements, etc. by
lawyers Watch NDAs,
Only let officers sign Minimize mutual NDAs
Content and development indemnifications
No international India development
Watch laws E-Commerce, returns, $$
handling Privacy Statement matters !
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Documentation
Technical Writers Manuals Website Technical docs
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Support Groups
Customer Support Install, training
Technical Support Call center ? QA Overlap
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Operations
IT Outsource parts
Real-estate Sublease Use services/brokers Plan, plenty of time Consider built-out
issues/time Stay together in one place
Travel Cheap, discounts
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Insurance
Workers Comp (WC) General Liability (GL)
Include business interruption
Loss of equipment Get earthquake protection
Directors & Officers Key Man (and Woman)
Life insurance Physicals
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Final Questions
?
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Thanks !
www.globaltech.com 888-564-8004
This presentation:www.globaltech.com/events
Steve [email protected]