The document discusses the founding of Spottster, a startup company that allows users to find and track products online. It describes how necessity is the mother of invention, and provides examples of other successful startups like Apple, Google, and Twitter that were created out of necessity. It also shares stories and lessons from the founders of GitHub, Carbonmade, and Etsy about bootstrapping a business with limited resources and fostering creativity through constraints.

1. MOTHER OF INVENTION
THE BARE NECESSITIES

2. SPOTTSTER FOUNDER TEAM
WHO AM I?

3. THE BUSINESS IDEA

4. Shop online
Find products of interest
1
Spot products
Right where you are
Keep track of products
With your spottster wishlist
3
2
Get price alerts
In case of every
sale & voucher
4
THE BUSINESS IDEA

5. WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
PLATO
NECESSITY
IS THE
MOTHER OF
INVENTION!

6. HOW ABOUT OTHERS?
APPLE

7. HOW ABOUT OTHERS?
GOOGLE

8. HOW ABOUT OTHERS?
TWITTER

9. HOW ABOUT OTHERS?
GROOPT

10. HOW DID WE START?
THE FIRST „OFFICE“

11. HOW DID WE START?
THE „SUNLIGHT“

12. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?
THE BOOTSTRAP BUSINESS

13. FOR FOUNDERS OK, BUT WHAT ABOUT EMPLOYEES?

14. FOR FOUNDERS OK, BUT WHAT ABOUT EMPLOYEES?

15. TOM PRESTON-WERNER, Co-Founder GITHUB
CREATIVITY FOSTERED BY LIMITS

16. CREATIVITY FOSTERED BY LIMITS
OUR „SPORTS GROUNDS“

17. CREATIVITY FOSTERED BY LIMITS
BRANDING BY PAPER & GLUE

18. CREATIVITY FOSTERED BY LIMITS
CONFERENCE ROOM WITH A VIEW

19. CREATIVITY FOSTERED BY LIMITS
PRESS CORNER

20. CREATIVITY FOSTERED BY LIMITS
MISSING THE SOLAR ECLIPSE

21. SPENCER FRY, Co-Founder CARBONMADE
HOW TO ATTRACT PEOPLE & FORM A TEAM?

22. HOW TO ATTRACT PEOPLE & FORM A TEAM?
PUT TEAM FIRST

23. FUN AS A TRADITION
HOW TO ATTRACT PEOPLE & FORM A TEAM?

24. IT‘S IN THE SMALL THINGS
HOW TO ATTRACT PEOPLE & FORM A TEAM?

25. THE ALL TIME FAVOURITE
BOBBYCAR BOWLING

26. STAY A BOOTSTRAP COMPANY FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!
ROB KALIN, Co-Founder ETSY

27. Freya Oehle
E-Mail: f.oehle@spottster.com
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