The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Startup Galaxy

// About the talk

Three companies. Three completely different scaling journeys. What didn't change: the dramas repeat. There's always the founder who loves the idea more than the data. Always the analysis paralysis moment that threatens to freeze everything. And always the team grinding from the inside - sometimes because of ego, sometimes because of unclear direction. This talk brings what I actually learned - including 100% of the lessons stolen from people smarter than me.

// What your team walks away with

• 01Why ego kills companies from the inside - and the signs it's happening to you right now
• 02The team is the strategic decision: who you hire in year one determines who you become in year five
• 03Analysis paralysis: what turns analysis into a brake - and how to break out of it
• 04Scaling: what worked at 10 people breaks at 100 - and how to prepare before it happens

// Who this talk is for

• 01Founders and CTOs at startups from seed to Series C who want to hear what actually works
• 02Engineering managers making the IC to management transition for the first time
• 03Anyone tired of generic lessons - and wants to know what really happened