18. “A START-UP IS
NOT A SMALL
VERSION OF A
LARGE COMPANY.”
Steve Blank
A START-UP IS A
TEMPORARY
ORGANIZATION IN
SEARCH FOR A
PROFITABLE, SCALABLE
AND REPEATABLE
BUSINESS MODEL…
A START-UP IS
ABOUT SEARCHING
Steve Blank
A (LARGE) COMPANY
IS ABOUT EXECUTION
Steve Blank
19. YOU NEED TO
CLARIFY YOUR
ASSUMPTIONS
YOU NEED TO
TEST YOUR
ASSUMPTIONS
Source: Alex Osterwalder Instagram
GET OUT OF THE
BUILDING
21. TESTING THE
ASSUMPTIONS
TEST CARD
Step 1 Hypothesis:
We believe that…
Step 2 Test
To verify that, we will
Step 3 Metric
And measure
Step 4 Criteria
We were right if…
HOW DO WE DO
THAT?
28. IT IS NOT
ABOUT THE
APP, IT IS
ABOUT THE
PROBLEM YOU
ARE SOLVING
UNDERSTAND
THE MEANING
OF THE DATA
GET OUT OF THE
BUILDING
THE SINGLE
SOLUTION DOES
NOT EXIST
32. Maaike helps corporates and
start-ups to design better
business. She has worked with
more than 300 companies on
business model innovation and
strategy.
maaike.doyer@businessmodelsinc.com
+1 415 854 8712
+31 6 818 225 18
STRATEGY DESIGNER
Business Models Inc.
MAAIKE
DOYER