De-Risking Your Startup (SaaStr 2017 Talk)
This page contains info on a 15-minute talk I gave at the SaaStr conference called "De-Risking Your Startup."
Slides
Audio
Unfortunately, the talk was not videotaped. However, here is an audio recording:
If you want to follow along in the deck, here are the approximate slide transitions:
Slide | Start | End |
---|---|---|
1 | 00:00 | 00:09 |
2 | 00:09 | 00:46 |
3 | 00:46 | 01:06 |
4 | 01:06 | 01:10 |
5 | 01:10 | 01:44 |
6 | 01:44 | 01:59 |
7 | 01:59 | 02:21 |
8 | 02:21 | 03:03 |
9 | 03:03 | 03:15 |
10 | 03:15 | 03:43 |
11 | 03:43 | 04:17 |
12 | 04:17 | 04:40 |
13 | 04:40 | 05:05 |
14 | 05:05 | 05:13 |
15 | 05:13 | 05:33 |
16 | 05:33 | 05:54 |
17 | 05:54 | 05:58 |
18 | 05:58 | 06:09 |
19 | 06:09 | 07:17 |
20 | 07:17 | 07:34 |
21 | 07:34 | 07:41 |
22 | 07:41 | 07:56 |
23 | 07:56 | 09:12 |
24 | 09:12 | 09:35 |
25 | 09:35 | 09:40 |
26 | 09:40 | 09:49 |
27 | 09:49 | 10:03 |
28 | 10:03 | 10:33 |
29 | 10:33 | 11:38 |
30 | 11:38 | 12:23 |
31 | 12:23 | 12:50 |
32/Q&A | 12:50 | 15:36 |
Further reading
This talk was based on two posts that I've written about de-risking:
- Startups are Risk Bundles -- An explanation of the relationship between risks and startup valuations.
- How to De-Risk a Startup -- A list of ways to remove risk from your startup in various categories like product/market fit or recruiting ability.
All of the risk-related posts that I've written can be found here.
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