
1. Panel Discussion 1 solo and emerging businesses
1.1. Geoffrey Grosenbach Seattle, WA
1.1.1. Question 1
1.1.1.1. payment processing
1.1.1.2. hiring
1.1.1.3. what I can and most need to delegate
1.1.2. Question 2
1.1.2.1. About 9 months
1.1.3. Question 3
1.1.3.1. 3 Daves
1.1.3.1.1. Dave from Seattle that engineered a better coffee
1.1.3.1.2. Gar...wine
1.1.3.1.3. Dave Eggers
1.1.4. Question 4
1.1.4.1. Sure!
1.1.4.1.1. nice to be the one in charge now, and able to shape the course of the business
1.1.5. Question 5
1.1.5.1. hiring at least one person, maybe two could be a nice sweetspot
1.1.5.1.1. this would allow me to work on other things that are more enjoyable
1.2. Paul Campbell Dublin, IE
1.2.1. Question 1
1.2.1.1. Sales
1.2.1.2. putting a value on your product, enough to sell it.
1.2.2. Question 2
1.2.2.1. Goal: to get in a position to buy a computer if I wanted to. Travel to where ever I wanted to.
1.2.2.2. Was in debt until this past May
1.2.2.3. 6 month goal
1.2.2.4. I haven't done enough sales
1.2.2.4.1. there's no guarantee things are going to work out.
1.2.3. Question 3
1.2.3.1. Tom Preston-Werner
1.2.3.2. Amy Hoy
1.2.3.3. Tobias Lütke
1.2.4. Question 4
1.2.4.1. I've never had a day job
1.2.5. Question 5
1.2.5.1. to do good work
1.2.5.1.1. an organization is organically forming
1.2.5.2. see what happens
1.3. Questions
1.3.1. What has been the biggest thing you've put off, avoided or tried to get around
1.3.2. How long did it take you until you could live off your product?
1.3.3. Who are your role models and why?
1.3.4. Has it all been worth it?
1.3.5. Where do you want to grow?
1.4. Peldi Guilizzoni Bologna, IT
1.4.1. Post your position and mission statement out on a blog
1.4.1.1. let others see it -> they'll get excited about it!
1.5. Garrett Dimon Dallas, TX
1.5.1. Question 1
1.5.1.1. Hiring
1.5.1.2. hesitant to bring others on board - equity is an empty promise
1.5.1.3. "Share information - don't be afraid of others copying you."
1.5.2. Question 2
1.5.2.1. 1.5 years
1.5.2.2. could have been 9 months,
1.5.2.2.1. if I hadn't bought a house in the middle
1.5.2.2.2. didn't want to put off getting married because of a business
1.5.3. Question 3
1.5.3.1. Peldi Guilizzoni
1.5.3.1.1. love the family approach
1.5.3.2. Amy Hoy
1.5.3.3. Tobias Lütke
1.5.3.4. I'm so excited about going to work with likeminded people
1.5.4. Question 4
1.5.4.1. Absolutely
1.5.5. Question 5
1.5.5.1. My goal is to get to 3-5 people
1.5.5.1.1. pour ourselves into it
1.6. Tobias Lütke Ottawa, ON
1.6.1. Have fun hiring sales people
1.6.1.1. they love what they do, so let them do it
1.6.1.2. they'll go through 10-20 companies until they find the right company/product that matches their style