#93 Get out of the building! /Cc @springboardnews (Taken with instagram)
#94 At the end of the day, nobody knows. So go with your users. /Cc @springboardnews (Taken with instagram)
#95 Go where your passion is. Not the money. /Cc @springboardnews (Taken with instagram)
#96 Bias toward action. / Cc @springboardnews
#97 the good direction is forward. /Cc @springboardnews (Taken with instagram)
Follow your intuition, look at the data, fail often
A weekly blog post about an insider glance of a 3-months journey into a startup accelerator.
We are finishing week 2 of Springboard. We are in the “shape” phase: the objective is to refine the value proposition of our business idea.
Are we building something unique? Which problem/need are we actually solving/fullfilling?
The best way to figure this out is to confront smart and experienced people with our vision. This is what we have been doing for the last 10 days in what looks like a speed-dating for startups: 20 min with a mentor, 10-12 mentors a day. Mentors range from experienced startup entrepreneurs, VC’s, angels, industry specialists, etc. We have now talked to 90 different people. Here is some of the comments:
- “Aaah the Belgian team, I’ve heard about you guys; I really like what you are doing!”
#98 Don’t trust the mentors. Trust your data. /Cc @springboardnews (Taken with instagram)
#99 No risk. No return. /Cc @springboardnews (Taken with instagram)
Want to join a startup accelerator? Discover the truth and behind the scene: Episode 1. /Cc @springboardnews @thenextweb #kicktable
Read the full article here.
No bullshit, no self promotion. Only real stuff. Real ups & downs.
Following the overwhelming feedback generated by kicktable’s launch in Brussels in December 2011, we quickly decided to bring our concept to a bigger European city ASAP.
London was an obvious choice for us: cultural capital of the world, most sophisticated startup scene in Europe, unique diversity of people and talents, many friends & contacts, etc …
We lived in the Eurostar for 3 months. When staying in London, we were sleeping in the living room of a flat shared by 5 fantastic Belgian guys. Eventually, in February, we launched Kicktable in London. Again, people were very enthusiastic about what we were trying to build.
Two weeks ago, we permanently moved to London… conditions are much better this time: we have been accepted into the first London-based run of the Springboard accelerator based in the new Google campus. What the hell does that mean?
