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Page 1: Build a Culture that Outsmarts Perfectionism by Seppo Helava - The Lean Startup Conference 12/10/14

Build a Culture That Outsmarts PerfectionismBy changing three things about how you lead your team

Seppo Helava

Co-Founder, Wonderspark

@seppohelava

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The Team

Build

Me

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The Team

Build

Me

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Provide

Extreme

Focus

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Distribute

Authority

Manager

Individual IndividualIndividual

What

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Project Weeks

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The Team

Build

Me

Scope Work Correctly

Team Owns Decisions

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Be NiceThe cost of iterating quickly is failure. Pay it gladly.

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15x improvement on D1 Retention

10x improvement on daily per-user monetization

The most energized, passionate team

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Provide Extreme Focus

Distribute Authority

Be Nice

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Q&A