Making the Leap from a Drupal Shop to a Product Company
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MAKING THE LEAP FROM A DRUPAL SHOP TO PRODUCT COMPANY ZACK ROSEN, RYAN SZRAMA
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MAKING THE LEAPFROM A DRUPAL SHOPTO PRODUCT COMPANY
ZACK ROSEN, RYAN SZRAMA
WARNING: WE’RE CRAMMING 35 HOURS OF LECTURE INTO 35 MINUTES
ZACK ROSENCO-FOUNDER, CEO | PANTHEON
Co-founder, Partner Co-founder, Owner
@Zack
RYAN SZRAMACO-FOUNDER, CTO | COMMERCE GUYS
Co-founder, Drupal consultant
Started in 2006 with co-maintainer Lyle Mantooth
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How to make the leap from Drupal Shop to Product Company
‣ Different Paths: The business models of Chapter Three, Commerce Guys, Mission Bicycle, Pantheon, Platform.sh, Node Squirrel, and Bellweather
‣ Venture Capital: What’s that all about?
‣ How to Bootstrap SaaS Business: and Spin it out of a Consultancy
‣ Product Development: at a SaaS company
‣ Management 101: Working with co-founders, values, and culture
Different PathsThe business models and paths of:
‣ Chapter Three
‣ Commerce Guys
‣ Mission Bicycle
‣ Pantheon
‣ Platform.sh
‣ NodeSquirrel
‣ Bellweather
Venture CapitalWhat’s that all about?
“I can reliably turn $10 into $20” = Bad VC Investment
“I have a shot of turning $10 into $1,000” = Good VC Investment
VC Alternatives:
‣ Grow from consulting profit
‣ Get a line of credit or bank loan
‣ Friends and family investment
Venture CapitalWhat’s that all about?
Great VC Resources:
http://startupclass.samaltman.com/
http://ycombinator.com
http://techstars.com
http://venturehacks.com
It’s a book
http://paulgraham.com
Venture CapitalWhat’s that all about?
How to bootstrap a startup
For a time 300 Beale St San Francisco was the home of Chapter Three, Pantheon, and Mission Bicycle
How to bootstrap a startup
How to bootstrap a startup
[IMAGE FOR BELLWETHER]
Bootstrapping isn’t saying no to money…
Product Development at Startups
[IMAGE FOR BELLWETHER]
Bootstrapping isn’t saying no to money… It’s saying when.
Product Development at Startups
Product Development at StartupsTest your business hypothesis before writing any code.
Lean Canvas, a one page business plan that identifies how your product solves a problem and how it will make money.
See: http://leanstack.com
Co-founder relationships
Management 101
Finding your North Star: leading through vision and values.
Management 101
CLOSING THOUGHTS
