Some things people should think about before and during the startup phase.

1. Roll Your Own
Startup
BarCamp Delhi 28th of February 2009
Pankaj Jain
Mitesh Ashar
Email:
pjain@teknatus.com /
email@miteshashar.com
Twitter: @pjain / @iMBA
Saturday, February 28, 2009

2. The Lone Ranger
Don’t be the Lone Ranger
Find yourself a Tanto (preferably a small
posse)
Three’s Company, not a crowd!
Everyone needs a boss
Saturday, February 28, 2009

3. Corporate Govern-
what!?!?!?!?
It’s called “Corporate Governance”
Remember Enron, WorldCom and Satyam
Don’t be a Raju!
Think about how your company should be
run
Make it into a policy (think - BP for VC)
Saturday, February 28, 2009

4. Damn Lawyers
Find a good lawyer!
Incorporate your company (LLP, Private
Limited)
Draft the policies around corporate
governance
Saturday, February 28, 2009

5. I Hate Accounting!
Get a good CPA/CA
Understand taxes
Understand expenses - really really well!
Manage expenses even better!!!!
Saturday, February 28, 2009

6. I Don’t Know How To
Sell
Learn to sell!
Sell everyday!
Sell yourself along with your business
Manage the sales process (spreadsheet,
CRM, salesforce.com, whatever!)
Saturday, February 28, 2009

7. Equity
Think about equity vesting
Vesting for yourself, other founders,
employees, etc.
Equity Options (ESOPs)
What percentage of the company will be set
aside for employee options
What will the vesting period be
Saturday, February 28, 2009

8. HeadStart
Foundation
Share the pain
Find like minded individuals (co founders?)
Collaborate
Building an Indian Startup Ecosystem
Focused on early stage tech startups but
looking to expand our horizons
Saturday, February 28, 2009

9. Startup Saturday
Bring entrepreneurs together to share
experiences and learn from each other
Consistent meets - get to know each other in
smaller settings and build relationships
Learn from each other
Showcase your products and/or services
Bangalore, Calcutta, Delhi, Hyderabad,
Mumbai
Second Saturday of each month
Saturday, February 28, 2009

10. Online
http://www.headstart.in
http://www.startupsaturday.in
Google Group: headstart-network
Saturday, February 28, 2009