How to Become a Resilient Startup: Best practices from the ‘Startup Nation’ – Survival Toolbox Course

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Session #2: Gearing Up with ‘Armor’ Before Setting Sail on the startup Journey

How to Become a Resilient Startup: Best practices from the ‘Startup Nation’ – Survival Toolbox Course Session #2: Gearing Up with ‘Armor’ Before Setting Sail on the startup Journey
Objectives
  • Forming an unstoppable founding team – founder-problem-fit, values & vision.
  • Building a community of mentors and advisors for our startup.
  • How to select, communicate and engage with stakeholders to maximize value.
  • Business communication methodologies – building our global network.
Proposed outline

Part 1 – Team

  • 25 minutes – Part #1: Forming an unstoppable founding team – Identifying your ideal co-founders & how to structure the process.
    • The frameworks of assessing a relevant co-founder.
    • Principals and Values of Unstoppable teams.
  • *Optional – 5 minutes – Exercise – Building your Co-Founder’s profile.
    • Rate your priorities for founder’s work style, values, prior knowledge and experience etc.
  • 15 minutes – Part #2: Becoming an unstoppable founding team – principles, values and attributes of great founders.
    • Introducing PTs and other vehicles to experiment Founder-Fit.
    • The “What If” list – Potential scenarios for the future.
    • Building your questionnaire for a potential co-founder.
  • 20 Minutes – Build your ‘PT’ questionnaire exercise & Discussion.
  • 10 minutes – Break

Part 2 – Advisors & Ne