6. Where do you stand?
Identify if you have a team, or if you are
building one from scratch.
If you have a team, your company size and
what is your immediate and future vision.
13. Reviewing Music
Writing Articles
Music Production
FAISAL
Facebook, Soundcloud, Site Management
Global Outreach
Artist Management and Recruiting
Networking - Networks, Artists, Labels
16. Reviewing Music
Reviewing Music
Writing Articles
Live Performances
Music Production
Music Production
Facebook, Soundcloud, Site Management
Website and Content Design
Global Outreach
Presentations and Talks
Artist Management and Recruiting
Event Management, Photos
Networking - Networks, Artists, Labels
Training and Workshops
17. Complementary
(of two or more different things) combining
in such a way as to enhance or emphasize
each other's qualities: three guitarists playing
interlocking, complementary parts.
18. Reviewing Music
Reviewing Music
Writing Articles
Live Performances
Music Production
Music Production
Facebook, Soundcloud, Site Management
Website and Content Design
Global Outreach
Presentations and Talks
Artist Management and Recruiting
Event Management, Photos
Networking - Networks, Artists, Labels
Training and Workshops
19. Reviewing Music
Reviewing Music
Writing Articles
Live Performances
Music Production
Music Production
Facebook, Soundcloud, Site Management
Website and Content Design
Global Outreach
Presentations and Talks
Artist Management and Recruiting
Event Management, Photos
Networking - Networks, Artists, Labels
Training and Workshops
27. Prioritize.
There’s opportunity cost at every step. Better
come to terms with limitations early than be
disappointed!
It’s important to chose specific attributes
where you excel, and focus on being the best
at specifically those.
31. Reviewing Music
Reviewing Music
Writing Articles
Live Performances
Music Production
Music Production
Facebook, Soundcloud, Site Management
Website and Content Design
Global Outreach
Presentations and Talks
Artist Management and Recruiting
Event Management, Photos
Networking - Networks, Artists, Labels
Training and Workshops
32. Core. Vertical First.
We try to grow our most important competencies,
and involve them full time, strongly bound.
This achieves:
Diversity . Depth . Richness . Quantity
MASS
33. Horizontal. Second.
We try to minimize cost, especially of complexity by creating
loosely bound ad hoc teams to run fragmented tasks across a
larger landscape.
Sometimes the teams are just the founders, working harder,
contributing bonus value to the company, playing multiple
roles in addition to main jobs.
This achieves:
More Uniform Quality . Simplicity . Reliability .
Affordability . Speed . Networking . Growth
VELOCITY
37. Natural Growth. Some of our core members have
been the early adopters, converted into team
members after consistent participation.
Higher Motivation . Larger Goals . Diverse Scope.
More Talent
38. Hiring & Recruiting
Undershoot. It’s better to undershoot and hire less
extra hand, hire a vendor than to worry about
additional payment, management and social
overhead of “mid levels.”
Don’t add redundancy.
Take advantage of SAAS Services
and “on-demand software”
57. Motivation & Incentive. Startups such as ours
usually begin with very low capital. Often it rolls
quite well before the need occurs to gather
investments.
During this time, the founders typically work with
very small number of team members who are
integral to the foundation and momentum needed
to execute your vision.
58. MOTIVATING YOUR TEAM
INSPIRE.
Pull your team, not push. If you are a chef
starting up a kitchen, you better be good. You need
to continue to strive to excel.
What have you done lately, to inspire *your* team?
59. MOTIVATING YOUR TEAM
LEARN.BOND.
You are a startup. Not a multinational. It’s okay (and
entirely feasible) to find out strengths and
weaknesses on and off of work of your core team.
Anticipating, supporting s&w of your teammates will
allow them to build trust, and share your vision.
60. MOTIVATING YOUR TEAM
MANAGE CONFLICT
There will be disagreements, clash of authority and
difficulty in decision making. You don’t have a Board
of Investors to make one for you.
Identify and clarify one thing most important to you
very early. Trust your team, and don’t fight
everything; it’s good to let go.
62. MOTIVATING YOUR TEAM
REWARD
Each member has is in it for a different reason. The
revenue flow isn’t solid, so whether it’s for
experience, for the thrills or dreams, they are there
to meet their own goals.
Understand what they are. Return Value the best
way possible.
64. MOTIVATING YOUR TEAM
FLEXIBILITY
Startups are all about change. Many of the leading
companies in the world set out to make completely
different products than they sell today.
Teams can change too, be open and flexible on
matters of preference. Show respect and gratitude
when due.
68. Continuous Growth. If momentum is the most
important thing for a startup, then growth is
essential in driving it.
Teams need to continuously grow in both
Quantity and Quality
WORKSHOPS . CONFERENCES . STARTUP BASHES
AFFILIATIONS . CAMPAIGNS . COMPETITIONS .
NETWORKING
WEEKLY HANGOUTS