Start of the Start by @venkat2

Speech I gave in Bangalore Barcamp in 2012.

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Start of the Start by @venkat2 by Mind Map: Start of the Start  by @venkat2

1. Product

1.1. Features

1.1.1. Less is More

1.1.2. UI Matters a lot

1.1.3. Is it supportable?

1.2. Book

1.2.1. Goal 1

1.2.2. Goal 2

1.2.3. Steve Blank blog

2. Sales

2.1. I cant sell

2.1.1. Not a smooth talker

2.1.2. Not the "cunning" types

2.1.3. Not an extrovert

2.2. I can sell

2.2.1. You have to sell

2.2.2. Meeting customers is useful

2.2.3. Convey value

2.3. Book

2.3.1. Go Givers

3. People

3.1. Team

3.1.1. Partner

3.1.2. Employees

3.2. External

3.2.1. Mentors

3.2.2. Business Partners

3.2.3. Customers

3.2.4. Ecosystem

4. Marketing

4.1. Facebook,Twitter,G+,SEO

4.2. Blog

4.3. Word of Mouth

4.4. Book

4.4.1. Malcolm Gladwell

4.4.2. Seth Godin

5. Million $ ?

5.1. Is it Worth it?

5.2. Is it the Money?

5.3. What is success?

5.4. Should I start?

6. Intermission

6.1. Have you started something?

6.2. Are you planning to start?

7. Q & A

8. Ideas

8.1. Look around

8.2. Notice Gaps

8.3. Scratch your own itch

8.4. Should I discuss with others?

8.5. Some of mine

8.5.1. TrackMyBuck

8.5.2. MacADDA

8.5.3. GyanCompass

8.5.4. currently ApartmentADDA

8.5.5. next.. cacofonix?

8.5.6. next..Mobile App?

9. Business Model

9.1. A-B-C-D

9.1.1. Google

9.1.2. Facebook

9.2. A-B

9.2.1. Apple

9.2.2. Dropbox

9.2.3. JetBrains

9.2.4. 37 Signals

10. Funding

10.1. Bootstrap

10.1.1. Being a developer helped

10.1.2. Lean Startup

10.1.3. Company culture

10.1.4. Office Supplies!

10.2. Incubation centers

10.3. VC & Angles

11. Challenges

11.1. Home

11.1.1. Educate parents,spouse..

11.1.1.1. Cheer leaders

11.1.1.2. Safety net for Emergencies

11.1.2. Frugal Living

11.1.2.1. Economic Downturn

11.1.2.2. Vacations

11.1.2.3. Public transport

11.1.2.4. CCD Meetings!

11.2. Stress

11.2.1. Issues

11.2.1.1. Insomnia

11.2.1.2. Bruxism

11.2.2. Dealing with Stress

11.2.2.1. Meditation

11.2.2.2. Running

11.3. Books

11.3.1. Alchemist

11.3.2. Born to Run

11.3.3. Flow

11.3.4. FountainHead

11.3.5. Atlas Shrugged

11.3.6. Art of the Start

12. technology

12.1. anti-patterns

12.1.1. to show off

12.1.2. complex architectures

12.1.3. fancy patterns

12.1.4. resume design

12.1.5. building for 1million customers

12.1.6. hyped up technologies

12.2. patterns

12.2.1. automate

12.2.2. scalable

12.2.3. cheap

12.2.4. proven technologies

12.2.5. open design

12.2.6. functional...?

12.2.7. simple

12.2.8. agile

12.2.8.1. unit tests

12.2.8.2. YAGNI

12.2.8.3. frequent releases

12.2.8.4. constraints

12.2.8.5. weekly showcases/demos