Crises in Startups: what to prepare for
Dima Malenko
OpenOffice.org on iPad
Crisis 1: From PoC to Product
Your project
Development
Crisis 2: Going Public
Our First Press Release
Crisis 3: Tech Breakdown
What can go wrong?
• “TechCrunch effect” • Buried by technical debt • Support overflow • Scaling issues
Crisis 4: Business Breakdown
What can go wrong?
• Unsustainable operations • Unfundable growth • Legal disaster
What to do? How to prepare?
Questions?
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