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Building a Startup (in Ten Easy Steps)
A lecture by Klaas Kersting, CEO flaregames
All content in this presention © flaregames GmbH
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Who the f*** is Klaas Kersting?
Klaas Kersting, *1979 Studied: Economics, History, Law, Communications, Information Systems Founded Gameforge in 2003 Left Gameforge in 2010 (company had grown to >100 M yearly revenue, 500 employees)
Angel Investor for DailyDeal, Supercell, Spacetime Studios, Laterpay etc. Founded flaregames in 2011
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But it all started with…
…me skipping university courses in order to become a world class player at Alpha Centauri (a PC game).
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Which led to…
…me developing Wogen des Schicksals in 2002, a browser-based strategy game.
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Which led to…
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Don‘t be an entrepreneur It‘s more work, more risk (by far), less money Your parents will hate you (unless you‘re from an entrepreneur family) Nobody will understand what you do for a living Leads to bipolar tendencies
So why do it?
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Because…
...you have the freedom to…
...set your own priorities. …change everything.
…learn so many things. …create and build.
It‘s the best job in the world.
Period.
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What don‘t you need?
In short: all that business stuff people tell you about
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Okay, let‘s start
The base of it all: the mindset. You need common sense, self-reflection and the ability to bounce back.
Run away from all your boredom Run away from all your whoredom And your worries and cares goodbye All it takes is one decision A lot of guts, a little vision To wave your worries and cares goodbye
(Placebo: Slave To The Wage)
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Let me repeat that The base of it all: the mindset. You need common sense, self-reflection and the ability to bounce back.
Startup n [stahrt-uhp]: An organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty (from Eric Ries, The Lean Startup)
The old adage „Fail early, fail often“ still stands
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Step 1
Find a partner.
(Hint: complementary but similar works.)
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Step 2
Find some money.
(Hint: friends, family and fools are a good starting point.)
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Step 3
Focus and prioritize
(Hint: Just do the important things.)
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Step 4
Get to market fast.
(Hint: you don‘t know the market until the market knows you.)
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Step 5
Know your numbers.
(Hint: you cannot know too much.)
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Step 6
Communicate!
(Hint: your employees need to know the strategy, too)
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Step 7
Avoid overhead.
(Hint: you might not need to hire your cousin as a consultant just yet.)
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Step 8
Hire carefully.
(Hint: it should be possible to keep a company asshole-free.)
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Step 9
Cashflow is everything.
(Hint: buy low, sell high, collect early and pay late.)
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Step 10
Don‘t be satisfied too early.
(Hint: if you made it this far, you might go still farther.)
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Feel free to…
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Contact us!
flaregames GmbH, Waldstr. 24, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany flaregames.com | twitter.com/flaregames | facebook.com/flaregames Phone: +49-721-57044889 | Fax: +49-721-57044882
Klaas Kersting Founder & CEO