MUFI 14.01.2014. Team and Advisors - Johannes Sevket Goezalan

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The Founder Institute

“Team and Advisors” January 14, 2014

Johannes Sevket Gözalan

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Or: Should we call that “Advisors and Team”?



Team and Advisors 01-14-14 / JS Gözalan / [email protected]

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THE TEAM

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• Decide Key Functions of your Business

• Decide which ones have to be „in-house“

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Look to your fellow founders – if alone, write downyour soft and hard skills and match with your

business‘s plan and decide which skills are missing

•Which of those missing can be „bridged“ by thirdparty services until hired (include in financial budget)

I The Team

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• Go out and find core-people, whom you know you

can build „The Team“ around

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Find „soldiers“ not just „generals“ also as Co-Founders

• Be open about your leadership skills

•Are you truly able to build a Team?

• Are you truly able to „run“ a Team?

• Get third party evaluation on your skills!

I The Team (Cont.) 4




• Does scaling your business depend on headcount?

• Find somebody who does recruiting for you on a

„Start-Up scheme“ (low fees, bonus scheme)• Make sure „Recruitment“ is a line in your investment

summary

•Your investors and your Board of Advisors must assistyou in the beginning

I The Team (Cont.)

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IIAdvisors

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• Think whom you know who could be an asset other

than „money“!

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What is your aim?• What could be their motivation?

• Advisors should have different backgrounds, skills,

age and mentality

II Advisors

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• Advisors are „friends“ – free consultants and must be

mentors of you and your business NOT investors

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Have Video Conferencing and once per year face toface

• Get a share-scheme in place

•Hold monthly meetings in the beginning to report onprogress and important subjects – only core team

present and max. one investorII Advisors (Cont.)

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• If more than 3 Advisors – elect one Chairman of the

Advisory Board

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If more than 3 Advisors – elect one Chairman• Advisors are there to „safeguard“ you and your

business

II Advisors (Cont.)

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• Provide you with advice at all levels (incl. how to

handle critical situations and your investors)

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Help to accelerate your business incl. networking• „Master of Strategy“

• Advisors should be able to start your „Board of

Mentors“ which will spread the word!

II Advisors (Cont.)

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IIIAnswers not given

ref to your assignment

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• How do you identify?

You must have access to potential Advisors (either

known by you, or by your investors) – they are noton display and do not respond to classifieds

• Life is fast so roles always have to change

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Implement constant monitoring of skills „needed“and skills „at hand“ – at all levels

III Answers not given

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• Pitfalls with Co-Founders?

Why is a Co-Founder a Co-Founder in the first place?

Make sure your contractual relationship mirrorsyour roles and your intentions

People might change over time – so will you….

•Is a Team necessary to launch a company?

• Read: „Kopf schlägt Kapital“ by Günter Faltin

III Answers not given (Cont.)

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THANK YOU

Johannes Sevket GözalanProfiles: Xing / LinkedIn

Companies:

www.playata.com (Investor / Co-Founder & CEO)

www.gamesgroup.eu (Co-Investor / Co-Founder & CEO)

www.glockenbach.com (Co-Investor & Co-Founder)

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http://www.playata.com/

http://www.gamesgroup.eu/

http://www.glockenbach.com/

http://www.glockenbach.com/

http://www.gamesgroup.eu/

http://www.playata.com/

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