Slides from Mike McDerment, CEO, Freshbooks's talk at Business of Software Conference 2017.
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before cofounder, not a software engineer
problem, vision (failed past attempts)
Loft- prototype, new process , small team, terrible first reactions
Convince the Board
Startup within a startup
Launching strategy aka billspring
Process my ability to elevate Became DNA> founder to CEO
Secrecy, culture: customer story
Wrapping up aka lobotomy
before cofounder, not a software engineer
problem, vision (failed past attempts)
Loft- prototype, new process , small team, terrible first reactions
Convince the Board
Startup within a startup
Launching strategy aka billspring
Process my ability to elevate Became DNA> founder to CEO
Secrecy, culture: customer story
Wrapping up aka lobotomy
before cofounder, not a software engineer
problem, vision (failed past attempts)
Loft- prototype, new process , small team, terrible first reactions
Convince the Board
Startup within a startup
Launching strategy aka billspring
Process my ability to elevate Became DNA> founder to CEO
Secrecy, culture: customer story
Wrapping up aka lobotomy
before cofounder, not a software engineer
problem, vision (failed past attempts)
Loft- prototype, new process , small team, terrible first reactions
Convince the Board
Startup within a startup
Launching strategy aka billspring
Process my ability to elevate Became DNA> founder to CEO
Secrecy, culture: customer story
Wrapping up aka lobotomy
Segue (slide from startup within a startup kickoff)
Startup within a startup slide
Should we call it BillSpring for clarity? If no have to address smux name
before cofounder, not a software engineer
problem, vision (failed past attempts)
Loft- prototype, new process , small team, terrible first reactions
Convince the Board
Startup within a startup
Launching strategy aka billspring
Process my ability to elevate Became DNA> founder to CEO
Secrecy, culture: customer story
Wrapping up aka lobotomy
before cofounder, not a software engineer
problem, vision (failed past attempts)
Loft- prototype, new process , small team, terrible first reactions
Convince the Board
Startup within a startup
Launching strategy aka billspring
Process: my ability to elevate Became DNA> founder to CEO
Secrecy, culture: customer story
Wrapping up aka lobotomy
before cofounder, not a software engineer
problem, vision (failed past attempts)
Loft- prototype, new process , small team, terrible first reactions
Convince the Board
Startup within a startup
Launching strategy aka billspring
Process: my ability to elevate Became DNA> founder to CEO
Secrecy, culture: customer story
Wrapping up aka lobotomy
Original slide
before cofounder, not a software engineer
problem, vision (failed past attempts)
Loft- prototype, new process , small team, terrible first reactions
Convince the Board
Startup within a startup
Launching strategy aka billspring
Process: my ability to elevate Became DNA> founder to CEO
Secrecy, culture: customer story
Wrapping up aka lobotomy
before cofounder, not a software engineer
problem, vision (failed past attempts)
Loft- prototype, new process , small team, terrible first reactions
Convince the Board
Startup within a startup
Launching strategy aka billspring
Process: my ability to elevate Became DNA> founder to CEO
Secrecy, culture: customer story
Wrapping up aka lobotomy