how founders keep their team, their customers and themselves motivated
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presentation at the startup camp berlin 2012 by bastian koch, founder and managing director of keksbox, talking about how money doesn't make you happy. it is all about motivation and work-work-balance. check ou: www.campkbx.comTRANSCRIPT
How founders keep their team, their customers and themselves motivated.
@bastiankbx #SCB12
What are your reasons to become a founder?
Reasons to found:
White List
✓ invest in your dreams
✓ sharpen your skills
✓ take responsibility
Black List
get rich
get famous
get laid in St. Oberholz
Daily Business?
‣ working self-determined
‣ being creative
‣ recieving appreciation
‣ handing out business cards
‣ business plan, work space, venture capital, employees, internet, branding, communication, facilities, acquisition, taxes, legal objects, public authorities, networking, travelling, conferences, biddings, customer care, night shifts, working over the businessplan ...
Daily Business!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
It‘s okay for the money, right?
Money doesn‘t
make you
happy. :(
✓motivate your team
✓motivate your customer
✓motivate yourself
Lesson 1:Money is less important than trust & appreciation.
Motivate your team
!
‣ make the team part of something bigger
‣ explain your doings
‣ involve them into your decisions
‣ take them to brandenburg
Lesson 2:Clients stick to high level skills more than to low prices.
Motivate your
customer!
‣ make the client become a believer
‣ be a company with a story and values
‣ stay connected to the clients
‣ be innovative
Lesson 3:Doing business and having fun at the same time is more than a possibility.
Motivate yourself
!
‣ start now and regulate your work-work-ballance
‣ invent products and cases that show your skills
‣ learn from failures and success stories
‣ spread your word
✓an event to strengthen the network
✓an event to impress prospective clients
✓an event to combine business and fun
for example: www.campkbx.com
30. - 31. März 2012
CAMPKBX 2012
Schönhauser Allee 36
Palais in der KulturbrauereiBerlin 10435
Barcamp
CAMPKBX 2012
Workshops Competition Cold drinks
to put it in a nutshell:
‣ Money is less important than trust & appreciation.
‣ Clients stick to high level skills more than to low prices.
‣ Doing business and having fun at the same time is more than a possibility.
It‘s all about
your work-work-balan
ce!
:)
these slides are online: slideshare.net/keksbox/bastiankbx-scb12
@bastiankbx #SCB12