Finding your Métier

When JFDI recruits teams, we are more interested in the people than the idea.

Ideas are free – we believe that at any given time, every possible startup idea, somewhere or other, is being tried by teams of varying levels of skill. Most of those ideas fail because it’s not the right time for that idea; and even when it is the right time, most of the teams fail because they’re not the right team for that idea.

So we look for two things: the idea should be one whose time has come, and the team should be particularly well suited to the idea.

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Getting the most out of a Startup Weekend

It’s been fascinating to co-deliver two Startup Weekends in a row.

Watching more than 500 people pitch nearly 200 ideas, then create 60 prototypes has let us see some patterns emerging. We’ll keep adding to this post to share what we’re learning.

Meanwhile, you might want to also check these wise words from Brendan McCorkle at CloudMine.
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Business angels that are devils in disguise

A great piece in the Financial Times this week by Jonathan Moules on the psychology of business angels.

He points out that some come from heaven and some from hell.

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SWOT Analysis

A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analysis can often help a team understand their position.
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Strengths

Often people and companies obsess about what’s wrong rather than what’s right.

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