Builders’ Studio is dedicated to practical topics around company-building – everything a founder needs to know in order to build a groundbreaking company. These horizontally applicable insights are delivered by expert founders, investors and operators from companies like Spotify, Coinbase, Mulesoft, Spring Health, Lakestar and many more.
In 30 episodes, Builders’ studio covers both pre- and post-product market fit topics. Put together alongside our last year's series, the talks form a timeless library of company-building advice, accessible to all aspiring founders in Europe and beyond.
#30 How Not to Die? (Google) Marta Krupinska | Slush 2022
Most startups die. It’s a painful, inevitable consequence of the exceptionally difficult task of finding an intense problem shared by many and solving it delightfully.
However, not all startup death is inevitable. In fact, a lot of it is caused by avoidable mistakes along the way.
Sometimes, failure can also be for the better. Failing fast in the face of impossible odds is better than failing slowly and excruciatingly because you didn’t let go.
Joining Builders’ Studio to prepare us against the 10 vital signs of a startup meeting its doom is Marta Krupinska, Head of Google for Startups UK. She will not only activate the inner survival mode in us but also tell us when we shouldn’t give up.
28 Nov 2022
#29 How to Deal with Hard Stuff as a Founder? – (Mulesoft) Ross Mason | Slush 2022
An adjective that always comes up when successful founders look back on their journeys is hard. The early days are littered with decisions you’ve never made before and that will stay with your company for years. Later on, you become responsible for a growing number of team members and customers. Through it all, you never seem to have enough time to judge thoughtfully, and always lack people with whom you can be candid. As a result, every founder’s journey will be littered with difficulty – hard decisions, wrong decisions, long hours, existential doubt, wrong hires and painful fires.
To share advice on how to cope with it all we have Ross Mason, who spent 12 years building Mulesoft, which eventually got acquired by Salesforce for €6.5B.
27 Nov 2022
#28 Growth Crash Course: From Seed to Public – (Coinbase) Brian Ta | Slush 2022
All companies grow, but startups are defined by growth. It means the process of being intentional about growing. It requires creating meaningful and predictable change while being able to ship fast and reiterate quickly.
Joining us to give a growth crash course from seed to public is Brian Ta, Product manager at Coinbase. Before Coinbase, he worked on Growth at Airbnb, Strava, and AngelList. Brian is also a regular speaker at YCombinator where he speaks about Growth to their newest batches.
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