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Tales of Building a Team (as a teen)
1.
TALES OF BUILDING
A TEAM (as a teen)
2.
TALES OF BUILDING
A TEAM (as a teen) when you don’t have any f*cking money
3.
ABOUT THE
FAILED ENTREPRENEUR
4.
a kid’s dream
5.
HIRING A TEAM
WITH WITHOUT MONEY MONEY vs.
6.
MY STORY
7.
The Process
Reached my network
8.
The Process
Reached my network
9.
The Process
Reached my network Reached my friends
10.
The Process
Reached my network Reached my friends Hired by feeling (without a plan)
11.
The Process
Reached my network Reached my friends Hired by feeling (without a plan) Hired talent, not passion
12.
The Process
Reached my network Reached my friends Hired by feeling (without a plan) Hired talent, not passion Did it all by myself
13.
My Team Not Paid
De-centralized Young Me (Business) + Designer + Programmer + Programmer
14.
THE RESULT
15.
I F*CKING FAILED
16.
“Failing is a
good thing” WTF? Succeeding is a good thing!
17.
MY MISTAKES
18.
MY MISTAKES DOING IT
ALONE
19.
MY MISTAKES CALLING MY
FRIENDS
20.
MY MISTAKES NOT GOOD SCREANING
21.
MY MISTAKES NOT CREATIVE
22.
MY MISTAKES WITHOUT A
PLAN
23.
MY MISTAKES FORGOT PASSION
/ CONNECTION
24.
MY MISTAKES FORGOT PASSION
/ CONNECTION
25.
MY EXTRA PROBLEM
TRUST
26.
Who do you
want to work for?
27.
LESSONS LEARNED
that you should learn too
28.
LESSONS LEARNED
Make a Hiring Plan
29.
LESSONS LEARNED
Be Creative
30.
LESSONS LEARNED
Be Creative
31.
LESSONS LEARNED
Be Creative
32.
BE CREATIVE
HOST AN HACKING EVENT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE “NEXT BIG THING” NETWORK. NETWORK. NETWORK. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
33.
LESSONS LEARNED Become a
good marketeer
34.
LESSONS LEARNED
... but NEVER lie
35.
LESSONS LEARNED Make it
clear that is going to be hard... yet fun.
36.
LESSONS LEARNED Try to
get a local team and get some cheap place.
37.
LESSONS LEARNED Get as
many candidates as you can.
38.
LESSONS LEARNED Hire People
With Previous Startup Experience
39.
LESSONS LEARNED Look
for people with side projects
40.
LESSONS LEARNED Doers!
Doers! Doers!
41.
LESSONS LEARNED
Great About Us and Jobs page
42.
LESSONS LEARNED
No Friends (for the sake of friendship)
43.
LESSONS LEARNED
Give Ownership
44.
THE DECISION Getting a
co-founder vs Hiring an employee
45.
LESSONS LEARNED
F*ck Titles
46.
LESSONS LEARNED
Have a Mission
47.
LESSONS LEARNED
Be Yourself
48.
HAVE FUN and
try not to fail
49.
Q&A @ricardojrsousa www.ricardosousa.me
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