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Build a strong founding team
3h 6min
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Build a strong founding team
The founding team can make or break a startup. This course explains the challenges of building a strong founding team and provides the advice and tools you need to help you address them. It includes interviews with founders who provide their advice, plus 2 important canvases: a Skills Matrix Canvas and a Team Delivery Canvas, which you can use to identify the strengths and weaknesses in your team and the areas where you need to develop.
Created by Ben Graziano.
Learn - core concepts
Find out what it takes to build an effective founding team and focus on building a successful business.
Hear - advice from founders
Several startup founders discuss the importance of a strong founding team, share some lessons and offer their advice.
Hans-Jörg Dennig and Adrian Burri, the founders of BICAR, explain the importance of building a strong founding team.
Dimitrios Terzis, the founder of Medusoil, explains the importance of building a strong founding team.
Explore - optional knowledge from the web
How many founders are too many, and how many are too few and how do you divide equity amongst co-founders?
Read this article and learn how to build the ideal founding team.
Entrepreneur and investor Sam Altman explains how to recruit a team to execute your plan.
Legendary founder Steve Jobs explains why you should build a team focussed on content, not process.
Find out whether to coach, delegate, direct or excite your team members using this simple framework.
Marc Lehmann, CEO of Saasu, provides a calculation methodology that helps decide the equity split in your startup.
Two lawyers share their perspectives of why a Shareholders' Agreement is important and what aspects it should include.
Find out about the major aspects of shareholders' agreements, including term sheets, investment agreements etc.
Apply - tools
Use our Team Skills Canvas to analyze the skills in your team and identify any gaps or areas of overlap.
Analyze your team's delivery potential by assessing the likes, dislikes, strengths and weaknesses of your team members.
Slicing Pie is a popular equity split calculator invented by entrepreneur Mike Moyer.