Ultra Light Startups - Tech entrepreneurs, sharing techniques

Ultra Light Startups - Tech entrepreneurs, sharing techniques(ultralightstartups.com)

34 points by kfl 17 years ago | 6 comments

Summarised - the Messy Truths:

  1. You need to do a lot of testing
        Measure measure measure ...
          The problem is, the data tells
          you stuff you really don't like.
          Deal with it.

  2. It's all about relationships in the team.
        To build anything great, you have to
        deal with a lot of really annoying people.

  3. Reinvent what you're doing
        Change is hard, but it's essential to
        stay on top.

  4. The importance of morale
        Frustrating things happen, and you need
        to deal with keeping the morale high.

  5. Focus and obsession.
        No fun!  No vacation, no going to the bar,
        no goofing off.  The core challenge is:
        How do you make it fun!
        You're in this for the long haul.

To build a successful company you're in a race, but it's not a sprint.

It's an endurance race.

akkartik 16 years ago | |

3 is unclear (I didn't watch the video). What does change have to do with the top?

lawlorg 16 years ago |

I am Graham Lawlor, founder of Ultra Light Startups and organizer of the New York chapter (we are also in London and Boston now).

I just found this page via Google news alerts. I'm a huge fan of Y Combinator and everything they stand for - very much the same approach I had when starting Ultra Light. I'm thrilled that the YC community has found us. I'd love to hear more feedback and suggestions from anyone who has been to one of our events (or even if you haven't). If you'd like to reach out, send an email to info at ultralightstartups dot com.

PS. thanks wmeredith for catching my typo on the home page - I just fixed this.

Best regards, Graham.

mmorris 17 years ago |

For the NY Entrepreneur Forum ULS events they have two ticket prices - $5 for those giving a one-minute pitch and $15 for no-pitch. I've only been to a couple of their events but I think this strategy played a part in keeping the proportion of actual entrepreneurs high.

I'd definitely recommend checking it out if you're at all interested.

wmeredith 17 years ago |

You might want to kill that typo in your second line of text: "If this is of interested, please join us at our next event or in one of the online communities listed."(Assuming someone with access to the site will come here.)

ivankirigin 17 years ago |

I'm on a panel at this one in NYC soon http://ultralightstartups.com/newyork/twitter-based-business...

1. You need to do a lot of testing Measure measure measure ... The problem is, the data tells you stuff you really don't like. Deal with it. 2. It's all about relationships in the team. To build anything great, you have to deal with a lot of really annoying people. 3. Reinvent what you're doing Change is hard, but it's essential to stay on top. 4. The importance of morale Frustrating things happen, and you need to deal with keeping the morale high. 5. Focus and obsession. No fun! No vacation, no going to the bar, no goofing off. The core challenge is: How do you make it fun! You're in this for the long haul.