[startups]team building

Team Building

Utkarsh Bagri Co-founder, Pariksha.Co

How many of you want to start a company?

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..if (you are technical){ “Keep your hand up”}...

Keep your hand up if

you are looking for

co-founders.

Two ways to start with

• Build a prototype

• Then look for a co-founder

• Look for a co-founder

• Then build a prototype

What do you think should be the ideal team size??

Ideal Team Size is 3Then 2, then 1,4,5

But exception are always there.

“Business is like marriage”

STEP 1 : Start Dating

No NDAs to “tell you my idea”. That’s not how things work here.

Don’t Jump to equity sharing.50% of nothing is still nothing.

Don’t look-out for your CLONEHave complementary skill sets!!

2. Get an answer to “Why should I join you?”

Get your hands dirty.

Have a CORE COMPETENCY

There is no one as “IDEA guy”Coz ideas are free in air.

You need to do something more than just giving ideas.

STEP 2 :Complete your prototype

Now Its time

Decide your equity spiltHave a cofounders’ agreement

Expand your teamIdentify Positions

• Programming• User experience• User Interface

• Sales• Marketing• SEO and Social media

A question generally neglectedWhy should you join someone?

Everyone has Cofounder issues.

How I met my cofounder