Launching a startup is a no small feat and there is a serious checklist you need to go through before you can make it happen. On this list, you can see things like building your online presence, establishing your digital marketing campaign and micromanaging sales in the first few months. Naturally, this is a lot of stress for both you and everyone in your employ which means that you will feel the urge to blow off some steam. What better way to do so than to throw a startup launch party? Here are few tips that will help you make it really epic.
Make a Guest List
Lists, lists and lists again. Sure, you may be tired of lists and checklists already, but this is something you definitely must start from. Your first step is to make a guest list for the party and you can’t do that before establishing the goal of the event. If all you want is to make your team have a good time, you can just invite people from the office and allow them to add plus one to the list. On the other hand, a lot of startups make this launch party with the additional aim of impressing investors, which means adding them to the list as well. So, partners or no partners, that is the question.
Alcohol Policy
As we already established, everything depends on the goal of the event. On one hand you might want to make a lavish party in order to treat all your employees for an excellent work surrounding company’s launch. In this case alcoholic beverages are a must. On the other hand, if you are inviting some outsiders (investors, partners, shareholders or potential clients), you might have something different in mind. Of course, you want to portray your startup in the best light and the last thing you want them to see is a drunken incident caused by one of your staff members. It’s not that you don’t trust anyone, but it is so much easier to be responsible if you were to just introduce a no-alcohol policy. It may not be a popular choice, but a part of being a boss means making unpopular choices that are in company’s best interest.
Safety Comes First
Remember, safety always comes first and if there is a cake
decorated with company logo with few sparklers sticking out, make sure to have
fire extinguisher close by. You would be surprised how quickly things tend to
get out of hand in these situations. Furthermore, if you’ve decided to throw an
alcoholic beverage-friendly party, make sure that designated
drivers are pre-determined and keep a close eye on them the entire
night. Finally, if you deem that even with all of these percussion steps they
are still not in the state to safely drive back home, be firm and insist that
you get them a cab.
Set the Location
The toughest choice of them all is choosing the right location for
the party. During the most of the year, indoors will be your only choice, this
is why you should use an opportunity to throw an outdoor party in summer. Find
a perfect location, make an arrangement regarding the catering and drinks.
There is even a company offering affordable slushie
machine hire in Sydney. A nice touch like this is bound to be a popular
choice among all the party attendees.
Once you are done with these few vital party-planning steps, you
are more or less set and ready. All that is left for you to worry about are the
details regarding decoration and entertainment for the night. Once you figure
this out, you will be well on the way to throw the most epic startup party
ever.
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