The document discusses key aspects of starting a startup including defining a vision and scalable business model. It emphasizes the importance of culture and having the right founding team and employees who are aligned with the company's vision and culture. Hiring the right people who fit the culture should be the primary criteria over skills. The team must also have strong leadership from a CEO.
10. The vision is the company long-term goal. It
helps staying on course despite iterations,
obstacles, taking decisions, seduce customers…
Guilhem Bertholet
12. A computer on every desk and
in every home
Bill Gates, 1980
13. During my lifetime I have dedicated
myself to this struggle of the African
people. I have fought against white
domination, and I have fought
against black domination. I have
cherished the ideal of a democratic
and free society in which all persons
live together in harmony and with
equal opportunities. It is an ideal
which I hope to live for and to
achieve. But if needs be, it is an
ideal for which I am prepared to die.
Nelson Mandela, 1964
15. Germany must conquer a
l arge living spa c e at the
East of Europe and settl e it
by a German population
Adolf Hitl er, Mein Kampf, 1925
16. Ignoring Wehrmacht general’s
a d v i c e, H i t l er l a u n c h e s h i s
Panzers in the biggest military
operation of all times...
USSR Invasion – June 1941
28. The founding team is an extraordinary
association of people leading the early-stage
development of the company. They build the
culture and are responsible for its persistence
39. Waiting too long before acting is equally unfair to the
people who need to get off the bus. For every minute
you allow a person to continue holding a seat when you
know that person will not make it in the end, you’re
stealing a portion of his life, time that he could spend
finding a better place where he could flourish.
Jim Collins