Total lessons available - 15
The sprint format comes from the Design Sprint, a methodology by Jake Knapp of Google Ventures described in the book “Sprint.”
Duration: 1:36
At the early stages of a startup, the team should include people who unconditionally believe in the idea and are ready to work for it without breaks or days off.
Duration: 2:35
Choosing co-founders in every startup is one of the key challenges at the initial stage. Before choosing, a founder must decide whether they need a co-founder at this stage, what tasks will fall on their shoulders, and how responsibilities will be distributed.
Duration: 2:26
According to theory, a person cannot combine more than 2, in rare cases 3, roles, so it is important that the team consists of complementary managers.
Duration: 3:01
A common mistake among founders, especially from CIS countries, is the lack of formally assigned shares among co-founders.
Duration: 1:36
The short answer: you need a dedicated growth team once you have found product-market fit and have at least your first proven ways to acquire customers.
Duration: 2:00
A VP of Sales builds the sales team and owns the revenue plan. We look at how the role differs from a Head of Sales and when it's time to hire one.
Duration: 1:53
In a team of 20, everyone knows each other, and decisions are made in the hallway.
Duration: 1:39
A founder becomes a bottleneck not because they work poorly, but because the company has outgrown a structure where everything goes through them.
Duration: 1:48
While the team is ten people, culture emerges on its own, in the kitchen and in group chats.
Duration: 1:50
As a team grows, what worked with ten people starts to break. We look at the mistakes founders make most often.
Duration: 1:27
Hiring your first executive, such as a CFO or a VP of Engineering, is hard for any founder.
Duration: 1:29
Delegating doesn't mean giving up control: you hand off execution, but you are still responsible for the decisions yourself.
Duration: 1:32
When entering a new market, a company must decide who will run the international business: head office staff or a local team.
Duration: 1:10
