Slides for the conference "What makes a great startup founder, CEO & leader?"

1. Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Startups
A Silicon Valley Perspecctive
Michelle E. Messina
Explora International
mmessina@explorainternational.com
Tel: +1 408.981.4801
@memessina

2. Silicon Valley is Uniquely Organized
to Support Startups

3. Our Standard of Excellence is Very High

4. Startups Need Lots of Help

5. Nestgsv diagram

6. Entrepreneur = Super Hero + Risk Taker

7. Credibility is Key

8. Socialize Your Ideas

9. Listen to Everyone. Follow No One.

10. Ideas Are Cheap. Execution is Priceless.

11. Entrepreneurs Need Supporters

12. Build a Great Team
Threshold
Ventures

13. Diverse Teams = Better Companies

14. Pay Attention to Female
Economic Power

15. Be Comfortable with Extreme Uncertainty

16. Organize for Speed and Intensity

17. Be Transparent

18. Boiling the Ocean Does Not Work

21. Forget Perfection.
Validate an MVP Quickly.

22. Will Your Company Scale Efficiently?

23. Go Big or Go Home

24. Build a Global Company From Day 1

25. Watch for Repeating Patterns

26. When It Doesn’t Go as Planned…

27. You Must Make Tough Decisions

28. Fail Fast. Fail Frequently.

29. Perseverance is a Must

30. It takes a long time

31. Driving Experience Required

32. Serendipity & Luck Are Involved Too

33. Achieving Milestones Builds Value

34. Be an Awesome Presenter

35. Telling a Good Story is a Learned Skill

36. Don’t Tell a Technology Story.
It’s About the

37. Learn to Communicate

38. Value = Impact on Your

39. Gravity is Always in Full Effect

40. Fear is Natural and can be Catalyst
for Change

41. Paralysis is not Natural

42. Pay It Forward

43. Do Something That Matters
Solve the BIG Problems

44. Enjoy the Journey

45. Michelle E. Messina, CEO
mmessina@explorainternational.com
Tel: +1 408.981.4801
Skype: michellemessina
Twitter @memessina