RIGA

THINGS no one tells you when running your start-up

Alex Barrera (@abarrera)alex@press42.com

Oh start-‐up land!!

ME Alex Barrera

3 companies

2 accelerators

12 mentorships

#1 RAISING MONEY

To raiseor

NOT to raise

Investor evilness aka

Term sheets

For F**KINGEVAR!

#2 STOCK OPTIONS

Meet the developer...

Got stock

option?

THE coffee bringer Intern

When you met him...

You know who he IS!

I said #AB00FF

#3 PIVOTING

What?! No traction?!

IT CAN’T BE!

Facebook must be down...

0 SIGNUPS

Why aren’t they using it?

FREE B33R

But it’s your baby

#4 SCALING

More iron?

Or refactoring?

Spaghetti

CODE

Rewrite

CTO

I’m CEO bitch!

#5 JUGGLING

Lean Start-up expert

#6 FOUNDERS

Ego.. WHAT ego?

First cause of start-up Death

Lets share

50/50

Texto

I WANT OUT

Got work?

NOT MY JOB™

#7 EPIC FAIL

Start-up ownership: 90%

Failure is GOOD

My baby

ops start-up

My baby

ops start-upf**king start-up

My baby

Not about Fame & Glory

ENJOY

THANK YOU!

Alex Barrera (@abarrera)alex@press42.com