Every growing business faces ten critical challenges it must overcome. From establishing an ecosystem, to dealing with channel conflict, to assigning equity incentives, each of these challenges can be a huge time-sink and, if not handled properly, can undermine the startup. In this session, we'll flag the ten challenges, and offer practical advice on how to mitigate their impact so you don't break your stride.

1. 10 Giant Startup Challenges That Will Kill
You By Next Year
By Jamie Siminoff

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3. How much does a cell phone cost the
business?
$100 per month +/-

4. The 10 Rule
10 X $100=$1,000
$1,00 X 12= $12,000
Annual Cost $12,000

5. 2. Timing

6. “There is a big chasm between hopes and dreams
and the real thing. Companies need to grow up
and go through the ugly adolescent phase. They
start to doubt themselves, they start to churn
employees, they may even go through a
management change or two. Getting across this
chasm is hard, it takes tenacity, both from the
entrepreneur and team and from the investors.”
-Fred Wilson, Partner Union Square Ventures

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8. 3. Patents

10. 4. Chasing the Wrong
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16. 6. Growth

19. 7. Who Am I
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21. 8.Following the Crowd

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24. “Startups are at far greater risk
of putting themselves out of
business than having Steve Jobs
do it for them.”
-Bryce Roberts, OATV

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