Lessons learned from Twitter's chaotic founding story Eight lessons to consider in startup

ByGarrett Heath

75% of start-up companies fail businessAlthough the survey result has come out, Twitter founded in 2006 has grown to become the largest SNS site, which is in line with Facebook etc. rather than failing. There is a story that overcomes many difficulties behind the success of Twitter, and those who aim for the success of startup are very many that they can learn from the history of Twitter's founding.Hatching TwitterMr. Nick Bilton, author of the book called "Lessons learned from Twitter founding, eight lessons to consider at startup"Is released to the public.

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◆ 1: Founding stories of startups like urban legends are only myths

ByLawrence OP

A startup story that runs through the stairway of success without any problems since its establishment is like a city legend, in fact it can succeed as it gets over many problems, failures and confusion. Startups have to understand much more difficult things than what they think at the company's founding.

◆ 2: If you want to keep friendship, avoid starting a business with friends should be avoided

ByRodrigo Muniz

To start feeling sad when talking about startups, establishing with friends, thinking about company success too much friendship is becoming a mess.OdeoFounder ofNoah GrassMr. friendsEvan WilliamI gave Mr. Talk about financing along with startup. Mr. William initially replied to Mr. Grass, "I want to establish funds together and start with because you are my best friend, but you can not do it", Mr. Glass is optimistic "We are fine, we are not good friends After all, they will launch Odeo together. Six months later, they were fighting which one to become the odeo manager, after all, they seemed to have been unable to return to their former friendship. After that, Mr. William brings three employees of Odeo together and creates Twitter together.

◆ 3: If you launch a startup with a friend, you absolutely will not kick out a friend from the company

ByDelmo Dela Cruz

I have never hurt anyone, I have made startup successful, I have never made money. If circumstances arise that inevitably hurt someone, it would be better not to hurt a friend who is not really necessary for a company but to kick out from the company.

◆ 4: There is no problem in conflict itself

ByTambako The Jaguar

Although it is often thought that it is better not to take place every time in conflict, there is no company succeeded without any problems. If there was no conflict between Mr. Gras and Mr. William, Twitter was not born. According to Mr. Bilton, without Hatching Twitter "many problems Twitter had," Twitter said it was not as successful as it was now.

◆ 5: Accept chaos

ByNASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

Since startup causes many confusion, it is common for the company to be chaotic. Only by accepting that state, it will succeed by myself.

◆ 6: What I do not think all the success of startup is due to me

ByWazari Wazir

Even if the startup went well, things that I do not think that everything depends on my skill. Twitter was founded in 12 people, but it is generally thought that it was by one person co-founder Jacques Dorsey. However, unless there were eleven other people than Mr. Dorsey, there is a possibility that the current Twitter did not exist either. Even if the startup succeeds, we must not share everything we got from success, and we must share with our employees and those who supported us.

◆ 7: Even if a problem occurs in the service, you do not have to worry if the content is of good quality

ByKentkb

A lot of troubles occurred in the early days of Twitter, but it is also a fact that this trouble attracted the eyes of many users. So, even if a malfunction occurs, if the content is of good quality, you do not have to worry so deeply.

◆ 8: Do not get drunk before important meetings and meetings

ByD. J. Milky

When Twitter co-founders Mr. Dorsey and Mr. Biz Stone went to New York to meet with people of the media company, they were two hours before the meeting, so they had 2 martinis at the bar I will drink it. At the subsequent meeting, the two people who were drunk never got a word.

Mr. Bilton has repeatedly emphasized that it is natural that trouble occurs at startup, it is important to accept and control the problem. However, it is natural in Japan that "Do not drink before important meetings and meetings".