tedxlse - predictors of startup success
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PREDICTORS OF STARTUP SUCCESS
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40 startups raising over $67.1m
>30 startupsOffice hours
Hackathon Panels >13 events and 27 hours
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An outstanding
CEO
Optimistic / Irrational
Realistic / Rational
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An outstanding CEO
Jens Lapinski, MD of Techstars Berlin - “the rest of the team is just a reflection of the CEO”
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An outstanding CEO
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Can build an outstanding team around them
An outstanding CEO
Can communicate to all stakeholders well
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Optimistic / Irrational
Optimistic: a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
Irrational: not logical or reasonable.
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Optimistic / Irrational
• Ben Horowitz - “Startup CEOs should not play the odds.….it matters not whether your chances are nine in ten or one in a thousand; your task is the same” @tak_lo
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Optimism is a team morale booster
Optimistic / Irrational
Optimism allows companies to be ambitious
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Optimistic / Irrational
Realistic / Rational
Realistic: the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly
Rational: based on or in accordance with reason or logic
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Realism allows intellectual honesty about the road ahead
Realistic / Rational
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Realism forces the team to confront the challenges and develop tangible plans to adapt and overcome
Realism / Rational
An outstanding
CEO
Optimistic / Irrational
Realistic / Rational
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