Workshop de Design Thinking la TSS, sfaturi pentru antreprenori, dincolo de #growth + inspiratie 🍀

Dragii mei,
A venit timpul pentru un nou newsletter plin de recomandari, cu articole si evenimente care sa va inspire, provoace, dea de gandit :)
Sfaturi pentru antreprenorii la inceput de drum:
Un articol excelent, scris de un founder, cu sfaturi din viata reala pentru founderi care trec prin prima lor runda de finantare. In plus e si foarte bine structurat cu idei clare si takeaways, asa cum imi place mie
Ideile principale:
"Let’s skip all that and cut to the real shit:
- You are about to enter the war zone. Be prepared for pain.
- Choose partners over brands.
- Set a time limit for your raise.
- Seek out investors who truly believe in YOU
- Don’t take anything personally
- Avoid educational meetings
- Research your investors
- As much as I hate it, “signaling” is a real thing
- Learn to tailor your pitch to the investor
- Ordering is important
- Get good at playing the analogy game
- Don’t give up too early
- It’s a numbers game, especially at the Seed stage
- You don’t have a deal until the docs are signed and the money is in the bank
- Think twice if an investor doesn’t respect your time
- Go directly to partners (if possible)
- Go to partners who have the political and social capital to make the deal happen
- You’ll know when a VC is interested
- Always remember: The whole world can say no. You just need one person to say yes."
Restul il puteti citi pe Medium.
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Pe 13 noiembrie ne vedem la un nou #meetup Tech Startup School dedicat Design Thinking, sub forma unui workshop intensiv de 2 ore. Design Thinking reprezinta un proces interativ in care cautam sa intelegem utilizatorul, sa provocam presupunerile cu care pornim la drum si sa redefinim problemele astfel incat sa identificam strategii si solutii alternative, care poate nu ne sunt vizibile initial. In acelasi timp, Design Thinking ofera o abordare bazata pe solutii pentru anumite probleme. Este un mod de a gandi si a lucra, cat si o colectie de metode practice. Inscrierile aici!
O colectie foarte buna de carti pe care fiecare founder ar trebui sa le citeasca :)
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Astept impresiile voastre,
Dragos
