"Evolutionof your Role asFounder"

@janiszechhttps://angel.co/janiszech

About me

• Co-Founder @Fyber: €0to €218M(2016)inrevenues; sold for€150Min2014

• Angel&board member in15tech companies (Remerge,DeliveryHero,DaliaResearch,Spotinst…)

• VenturePartner@PointNineCap

• Onamission to build great technology companies (and to learn bydoing things)

Uncertainty

Your role as afounder is paradox

• Short-termvs.long-term?

• Internalvs.external stakeholder?

• Delegationvs.operating?

• Visionvs.reality?

Busin

ess

Time

Start

Scale

Mature

Focusonhaving the highest impact incontext ofsize of organization…

Figure 8:Baecker’s Formof the Firm,adapted from Baecker (2006a:128)

CompanyFirst!Increase likelyhood of success…• People,People,People• Co-founders - 1sthires - Experts &leaders

• Product• Dream - MVP- PMF- Scale - Excellence

• Strategy• Startup - Scale up – Innovate

• Culture• Explict values - Consistent behavior – Hire/fire/promotepeople

Questions?

Thank youJ