wouter nuytten at webtomorrow on startups are rollercoasters

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HiI’m Wouter Nuytten

Founding CEO OctopinVisual content marketing platform

NewHires

Looking for a startup rollercoaster?

Founded

Funding

San Francisco

FirstHire

Funding

Speaker at great events

First pilotcustomers

Mediaattention

First global customers

Team of 9 people

2012 2015

Founded

Funding

San Francisco

FirstHire

FundingNew York

Wrong technology hire:Start technology problems

- Non-working technology- No team- Financial issues- Lawsuits

Speaker at great events

First pilotcustomers

Mediaattention

First global customers

Team of 9 people

Funding

Customers refuseto pay for non-workingproduct

Cashflowissues

Reduceteam

Product up and running again

Newhires

2012 2015

- Soured relation with customers- Soured relation with Shareholders

- No interested investors

New investmentson hold due

product problems

Founded

Funding

San Francisco

FundingFirstHire

FundingNew York

Wrong technology hire:Start technology problems

- Non-working technology- No team- Financial issues- Lawsuits

Speaker at great events

First pilotcustomers

Mediaattention

First global customers

Team of 9 people

Funding

Customers refuseto pay for non-workingproduct

Cashflowissues

Reduceteam

Product up and running again

Newhires

Burnout Founder

Cashflow issues

NewHires

2012 2015

- Soured relation with customers- Soured relation with Shareholders

- No interested investors

New investmentson hold due

product problems

New global customers

@wouternuytten

wouter@octopin.com

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