ducksboard - building an internet startup in spain (from a coder's point of view)
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Talk by @aitorciki at BcnDevCon'11.TRANSCRIPT
Ducksboardbuilding an Internet startup in Spain
(from a coder's point of view)
[email protected]@aitorciki on twitter
What is Ducksboard?
● it's a web-based dashboard...
What is Ducksboard?
● it's a web-based dashboard...
● to display SaaS / your own metrics...
What is Ducksboard?
● it's a web-based dashboard...
● to display SaaS / your own metrics...
● with heavy focus on UX...
What is Ducksboard?
● it's a web-based dashboard...
● to display SaaS / your own metrics...
● with heavy focus on UX...
● huge bet on REAL real-time updates...
What is Ducksboard?
● it's a web-based dashboard...
● to display SaaS / your own metrics...
● with heavy focus on UX...
● huge bet on REAL real-time updates...
● and much more in the near future!
What is Ducksboard?
Who are we?
Who are we?
Diego MariñoSerial Entrepreneur, CEO
● proudly dropped out from CS and MBA!● Abiquo founder ($15M in international funding)
Who are we?
Diego MariñoSerial Entrepreneur, CEO
● proudly dropped out from CS and MBA!● Abiquo founder ($15M in international funding)
Jan UrbańskiDatabase Guru, CTO
● PostgreSQL contributor superpowers!● Core Team leader at Flumotion
Who are we?
Diego MariñoSerial Entrepreneur, CEO
● proudly dropped out from CS and MBA!● Abiquo founder ($15M in international funding)
Jan UrbańskiDatabase Guru, CTO
● PostgreSQL contributor superpowers!● Core Team leader at Flumotion
Aitor GuevaraA nice guy..., CTO
● link between Diego and Jan● Web Team leader at Flumotion
Why starting a company?
● we all were in the same place at the same time
Why starting a company?
● we all were in the same place at the same time
● Jan and Aitor wanted to change jobs
Why starting a company?
● we all were in the same place at the same time
● Jan and Aitor wanted to change jobs
● we were looking for our ideal company...
Why starting a company?
● we all were in the same place at the same time
● Jan and Aitor wanted to change jobs
● we were looking for our ideal company...
● … which didn't seem to exist!
Why starting a company?
● we all were in the same place at the same time
● Jan and Aitor wanted to change jobs
● we were looking for our ideal company...
● … which didn't seem to exist!
● we had the money to back an adventure :)
Why starting a company?
The principles
● lean startup (iterate fast, validate, MVP)
The principles
● lean startup (iterate fast, validate, MVP)
● small team
The principles
● lean startup (iterate fast, validate, MVP)
● small team
● build a culture of transparency
The principles
● lean startup (iterate fast, validate, MVP)
● small team
● build a culture of transparency
● competition? be better!
The principles
● lean startup (iterate fast, validate, MVP)
● small team
● build a culture of transparency
● competition? be better!
● keep it fun, for fuck's sake
The principles
The USA incubators chronicles
● Y Combinator...
The USA incubators chronicles
● Y Combinator... rejected
The USA incubators chronicles
● Y Combinator... rejected
● TechStars NYC...
The USA incubators chronicles
● Y Combinator... rejected
● TechStars NYC... rejected
The USA incubators chronicles
● Y Combinator... rejected
● TechStars NYC... rejected
● AngelPad...
The USA incubators chronicles
● Y Combinator... rejected
● TechStars NYC... rejected
● AngelPad... rejected
The USA incubators chronicles
● Y Combinator... rejected
● TechStars NYC... rejected
● AngelPad... rejected
● SeedCamp...
The USA incubators chronicles
● Y Combinator... rejected
● TechStars NYC... rejected
● AngelPad... rejected
● SeedCamp... finalists
The USA incubators chronicles
● Y Combinator... rejected
● TechStars NYC... rejected
● AngelPad... rejected
● SeedCamp... finalists
The USA incubators chronicles
Launch early!
● private beta after ~4 months
Launch early!
● private beta after ~4 months
● 3.5K users / 8K beta subscriptions
Launch early!
● private beta after ~4 months
● 3.5K users / 8K beta subscriptions
● 10K widgets
Launch early!
● private beta after ~4 months
● 3.5K users / 8K beta subscriptions
● 10K widgets
● lots of spotted bugs and feedback
Launch early!
● private beta after ~4 months
● 3.5K users / 8K beta subscriptions
● 10K widgets
● lots of spotted bugs and feedback
● but some drawbacks too!
Launch early!
Seed funding
● many Internet investors in Spain
Seed funding
● many Internet investors in Spain
● the MBA-paradox
Seed funding
● many Internet investors in Spain
● the MBA-paradox
● terms are everything!
Seed funding
● many Internet investors in Spain
● the MBA-paradox
● terms are everything!
● choose well
Seed funding
Grow the team
● pending work accumulates
Grow the team
● all commits: 2195
● commits on weekends: 612
● commits between 22:00 and 6:00: 332
● off-hours commit ratio: 43.01%
Grow the team
● pending work accumulates
● learn to delegate
Grow the team
● pending work accumulates
● learn to delegate
● hire someone you can trust
Grow the team
● pending work accumulates
● learn to delegate
● hire someone you can trust
● integrate and motivate!
Grow the team
Build a culture!
● measure your success
Build a culture!
● measure your success
● replenish vital forces
Build a culture!
● measure your success
● replenish vital forces
● work hard
Build a culture!
● measure your success
● replenish vital forces
● work hard
● take pride in what you do :)
Build a culture!
And that's it! Questions?
Thanks for listening!Get yours at ducksboard.com!