Introduction to Entrepreneurial Management - Entrepreneurship 101

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ENTREPRENEURIAL  MANAGEMENT N A T H A N   M O N K ,  @ C O W B O Y T W E E T S   I C T   V E N T U R E   S E R V I C E S

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“ Running  a  startup  is like  being  punched   In  the  face  repeatedly,

but  working  for  a  large   company  is  like   being  waterboarded.    

Paul  Graham,  Y  Combinator

15  October  2014   Entrepreneurial  Management  

“ 30-­‐40%  of  all  U.S.  startups  fail  (liquida[ng  all  assets)  and  95%  fail  to  deliver  projected  return  on  investment  or  breakeven  by  a  defined  [me  period.

Shikhar  Ghosh,  Sr.  Lecturer,  Harvard  Business  School

Entrepreneurial  Management  

“ The  cost  of   being  wrong.

is  less

than  the  

cost  of  

doing  nothing.

Seth  Godin,  Author-­‐Entrepreneur-­‐Marketer

Entrepreneurial  Management  

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DEFINING

ENTREPRENEURIAL

MANAGEMENT

ENTREPRENEURIAL  MANAGEMENT  

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What  does  it  mean  to  be  an  entrepreneur?  

ENTREPRENEURIAL  MANAGEMENT  

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You  do  not  need  to  just  solve  a  ‘pain’  or  ‘problem’  to  be  an  entrepreneur.  

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ENTREPRENEURIAL  MANAGEMENT  

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ENTREPRENEURIAL  MANAGEMENT  

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1.  Your  knowledge  (educa[on,  career,  hobbies). 2.  Your  capabili[es  (proficiency  and  strengths).   3.  Your  connec[ons  (who  do  you  know/what  industries?).   4.  Your  capital  (access,  savings  etc.  “Ramon  Noodle  diet”)

5.  Your  brand  (what  are  you  or  your  partners  well-­‐known  for?). 6.  Your  pain  points  (what  inefficiencies  have  you  no[ced?). 7.  Your  passion  (any  markets,  products/services  you  love?).

8.  Your  commitment  (do  you  really  have  the  [me  and  effort?).

Where  do  you  start  ‘digging’?  

ENTREPRENEURIAL  MANAGEMENT  

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The  one  key  ques[on.

What  can  I  do  well  that  I  would  love  to  do  for  an  extended  period  of  [me  (and  possibly  fail  AT)?

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A  set  of  principles  and  frameworks  that  are  aligned  with  your  passion  and  help  you  iden[fy  a  sustainable  and  repeatable  business  model,  while  managing  the  chaos  of  scaling  through  5  phases  of  

business  growth.  

What  is  the  discipline  of  entrepreneurship?                                            (Entrepreneurial  Management)    

ENTREPRENEURIAL  MANAGEMENT  

Are  you  ready  to  jump?

Really?

Are  you  sure?

Seriously?

ENTREPRENEURIAL  MANAGEMENT  

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“ "Ever  tried.  Ever  failed.  No  maNer.  Try  Again.  Fail  again.  Fail  beNer.”  

Samuel  BeckeC,  Novelist  and  Playwright  

15  October  2014   Entrepreneurial  Management  

ENTREPRENEURIAL  MANAGEMENT  

In  order  to  succeed,  we  need  to  know  why  startups  fail.  

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1.  Startups  with  helpful  mentors,  track  performance  metrics  raise  7x  more  capital  /  3.5x  higher  user  base.

2.  Pivo[ng  startups  raise  2.5x  more  money,  3.6x  user  growth,  52%  less  likely  to  scale  prematurely.  

3.  Everest  helps  prevent  premature  scaling:  team,  customer  acquisi[on  strategies  and  build.  

4.  Solo  founders  take  3.6x  longer  to  reach  scale  stage.

5.  Business-­‐heavy  founding  teams  are  3.3x  more  likely  to  successfully  scale  with  sales-­‐driven  startups

6.  Tech-­‐heavy  founding  teams  are  3.3x  more  likely  to  scale  with  a  product-­‐centric  startup

7.  Balanced  teams  raise  30%  more  money,  have  2.9x  more  user  growth  and  are  19%  less  likely  to  scale  prematurely  than  technical  or  business-­‐heavy  founding  teams

8.  Founders  that  don’t  work  full-­‐[me  have  4x  less  user  growth  and  end  up  raising  24x  less  money  from  investors

9.  Most  successful  founders  are  driven  by  impact  rather  than  experience  or  money.

10.  Startups  need  2-­‐3  [mes  longer  to  validate  their  market  than  most  founders  expect.  The  underes[ma[on  creates  the  pressure  to  scale  prematurely.  B2B  and  B2C  isn’t  a  meaningful  segmenta[on  because  of  the  way  the  internet  has  changed  customer  dynamics.

What  we  now  know.    

Entrepreneurial  Management  

The art of ‘high growth’ entrepreneurship is to master the chaos of getting each of these 5 dimensions to move in time and concert with one another. (SGR)

6-­‐  Stage  Life  Cycle  of  a  Startup

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ESTG   PMF   LSTG   BMC  

Search 4 repetable & scalable business model Extreme uncertainty

• Learning  • Valley  of  death  

DISCOVERY  • PMF  • PSF  

VALIDATION   EFFICIENCY   SCALE   SUSTAIN   CONSERVATION  

i: $100k / month threshold / scaling, BMC ops. 60%

Search for problem space & fit (PSF-PMF)

Valley of Death

PSF  

“Scaling  successfully  is  what  separates  eventual  industry  leaders  from  long-­‐forgoNen  startups  in  the  deadpool.”                                –  Michael  A.  Jackson  

“ Success  is  going  from  failure  to  failure  without  loss  of  enthusiasm.

Winston  Churchill  

Entrepreneurial  Management  

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FRAMEWORKS AND METHODOLOGIES

The  Entrepreneurial  API  

Entrepreneurial  Management  

Business  Model  

Stages  

Lean  Itera\on  

Who  do  we  follow?    The  Founders  of  lean,  disrup[on,  crossing  the  chasm,  business  model  innova[on,  startup  marke[ng  and  the  discipline  of  entrepreneurship:    Blank,  Aulet,  Christensen,  Ellis,  Mauyra,  Ries,  Moore  Osterwalder,  Chen  and  

Wasswerman      

1.  Business  Model  Genera\on  

ALEXANDER  OSTERWALDER  

Business  Model    

4.  Customer  Segmenta\on  

16  October  2015   Presenta\on  Title  Goes  Here  

Big  idea…

We  no  longer  compete  on  a  product  or  service,  but  rather,  a  compe[[ve,  

repeatable  and  scalable  business  model.  

7  key  ques[ons

Source:  Osterwalder  Masterclass,  2012  

Source:  Osterwalder  Masterclass,  2012  

Source:  Osterwalder  Masterclass,  2012  

Source:  Osterwalder  Masterclass,  2012  

Source:  Osterwalder  Masterclass,  2012  

Source:  Osterwalder  Masterclass,  2012  

Source:  Osterwalder  Masterclass,  2012  

2.  Customer  Development  (new  IP)  

STEVE  BLANK  

•  Translate business

model hypotheses to test with customers

•  Develop an MVP of the solution to test with customers

•  Continuous testing

of hypothesis. •  Careful analysis of

customer interactions

•  Pivot or proceed

•  Product is refined

enough to sell. •  Build demand

through marketing & sales.

•  Business

transitions for startup mode to departments operating in functions

Customer  Development  Cycle

3.  Lean  

ERIC  RIES    

‘Lean’  methodology  favours  

experimenta[on  over  elaborate  planning,  customer  feedback  over  intui[on,  and  itera[ve  design  over  tradi[onal  up-­‐front  

development.      

3.  Lean  

Why  is  all  this  important?

4.  Customer  Segmenta6on  

ERIC  RIES    

A  target  customer  is  a  group  of  poten[al  customers  who  share  many  characteris[cs  

and  who  would  all  have  similar  reasons  to  buy  a  par[cular  product.

Milkshake

By  choosing  a  single  market  to  excel  in,  your  startup  can  more  easily  establish  a  strong  market  posi[on,  and  hopefully  a  state  of  posi[ve  cash  flow,  before  it  runs  our  of  

resources.      

5.  LEAN  ANALYTICS  

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AlISTAIR  CROLL  

THINGS  GO  WRONG.  

COMMON  TENDANCY  IS  TO  CAPTURE  DATA,  BUT  WE  DROWN  IN  METRICS.

WE  NEED  A  STANDARD  SET  OF  METRICS  NEED  TO  BE  GUIDE  STARTUPS

‘PIRATE  OR  LEAN  ANALYTICS’  HELP  ALIGN  AND  HOLD  THE  STARTUP  ACCOUNTABLE

BUILD.  TEST.  MEASURE.  LEARN.  

Why  do  we  need  lean  analy[cs?  

EVEREST  SESSION  #5:  INNOVATION  ACCOUNTING  

Example:  Analy[cs  Funnel  

6.  TEAM  

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NOAM  WASSERMAN  

E V E R E S T   S E S S I O N   # 4 :   T E A M  

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Company  Rules

“Decide  –  take  responsibility  –  be  humble  –  never  give  up  –  show  ini[a[ve  –  laugh  –  don’t  complain  –  find  a  solu[on  –  keep  on  –  take  

pride  in  your  work  –  open  your  mind  –  embrace  change  –  collaborate  –  listen  –  improve  daily  –  lead  not  follow.”  

TEAM

RELATIONSHIPS,  ROLES  AND  REWARDS  

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E V E R E S T   S E S S I O N   # 4 :   T E A M

Source:  Founder’s  Dilemmas,  Noam  Wasserman      

Ques[ons  to  ask  yourself?   1.  How  well  do  we  co-­‐founders  and/or  team  members  know  each  other’s  professional  abili\es  and  styles?  2.  How  can  we  learn  more  about  each  other  and  maintain  open  communica\on?  3.  What  are  the  things  we  have  a  hard  \me  talking  about?    4.  Can  we  construc\vely  discuss  them  now?    5.  How  will  we  keep  tabs  on  these  issues  so  that  they  don’t  fester?  6.  Are  we  clear  about  our  roles?    7.  Is  there  any  overlap  between  people?    8.  If  so,  what  are  we  doing  to  prevent  fric\on  from  arising?    9.  What  are  our  plans  for  separa\ng  the  areas  of  overlap  as  we  grow?  10.  Is  it  possible  to  configure  the  repor\ng  structures  so  that  friends  and  family  are  not  repor\ng  to  one  another?  11.  Do  we  have  a  “disaster  plan”  that  acknowledges  the  worst-­‐case  scenarios  that  could  result  within  our  team?    12.  Have  we  designated  someone  to  have  the  final  say  in  an  impasse?    13.  Have  we  had  frank  conversa\ons  about  what  might  happen  if  one  of  us  isn’t  scaling  well  or  has  to  drop  out  of  the  venture?  

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CONCLUSION

Summary •  ‘Dig  for  your  idea’  and  be  ready  for  Everest.   •  Understand  why  we  fail  so  you  can  succeed. •  Hypothesize,  test  &  validate  your  assump[ons. •  Search,  don’t  execute  for  your  business  model.

•  Talk  to  customers  (get  out  of  the  building).

•  Minimize  waste,  deploy  resources  efficiently. •  Build  a  diversified  dream  team.

•  Use  lean  analy[cs  to  op[mize  funnel. •  Have  fun,  it’s  an  amazing  journey.

•  Put  MaRS  to  work.  We  are  here  to  support  you.    

Thank you. "

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Nathan Monk"nmonk@marsdd.com"

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