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05 Jan 10
Tom KrieglsteinA look at the roles of a founder, early employee, and late employee.
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- Chaos – startups are disorganized
- Uncertainty – startups never go per plan
Are you comfortable with:
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- Resilient – at times you will fail – badly. How quickly will you recover?
- Agile – you may find the real opportunities for your company was somewhere else. Can you recognize and capitalize on them?
- Creative / Pattern Recognition – can you think “out of the box?” Or if not, can you recognize patterns others miss?
- Passionate – is the company/product/customers the most important thing in your life? 24/7?
- Tenacious – can you keep going when everyone else gives up? Can you keep giving 200% despite all the naysayers who don’t believe in your idea?
- Articulate – can you create a reality distortion field and have others see and share your vision and passion?
Are you:
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And I remind them that they should be bringing some type of domain expertise (technical or business) to the table.
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Early stage employees are “self-starters” and show initiative rather than waiting for other people to tell them what to do or how to do it. (You may be wearing multiple hats in one-day.) You have to be passionate about your work, the company and its mission to be working 24/7. But more than likely you don’t need to be as articulate or creative as the founders (they’re doing the talking, while you’re doing the work.) And while you do need to be tenacious, you won’t need to be the last man standing if the ship goes down
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Get customers first. The money will usually follow.
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21 Sep 09
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- Chaos – startups are disorganized
- Uncertainty – startups never go per pla
Are you comfortable with:
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Founders know they want to start something. If you’re unsure, you’ve just decided
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if you want to join a startup as an early employee (say in the first 25 employees
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You still need to be comfortable with chaos and uncertainty, but by this time the major risk of where the first round of funding is coming from is gone
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Early stage employees are “self-starters” and show initiative rather than waiting for other people to tell them what to do or how to do it.
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You have to be passionate about your work, the company and its mission to be working 24/7
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You’re not joining a big company. Startups are the adventure of a lifetime. But make sure it fits who you are
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22 Jun 09
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11 Jun 09
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