5. But…
• How does someone
who has no idea how a
digital camera works
• Take this picture
6. So…
• You don’t need to
know how it works
• Just how to use it
7. So…
• You don’t need to
know how it works
• Just how to use it
• Or as a founder
• Why use it
(Problem)
• Who will use it
(Customer)
• How they will use it
(Product)
8. Wait…
• How do I know what’s important?
• Business model canvas
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Key partners
Key activities
Key resources
Value propositions
Customer relationships
Channels
Customer segments
Cost Structure
Revenue Streams
www.businessmodelgenera0on.com/canvas
10. The basis of lean startups
• Learning which
activities in a startup
creates value
11. The basis of lean startups
Early
focus
was
on
ge#ng
any
individual
to
7
friends
in
10
days.
12. The basis of lean startups
Get
users
to
5-‐10
twi:er
accounts
in
their
first
day
on
twi:er.
13. Workshop Exercise…
• I need 3 ideas to talk about…
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The problem
Who faces it
The product
The team’s background
14. The basis of lean startups
Validating the idea
1. Hit the streets
2. Use social media
3. Skype with experts/
potential customers
4. Setup a landing
page
5. Ask for referrals via
email
Testing the product
6. Concierge
approach
7. Product pitch
8. Using free/Creative
commons content
9. Concept demos
10. Produce a video
17. #2 Use social media
Step
2:
Link
to
landing
page
in
profile
Step
1:
Follow
someone
on
TwiCer
Step
3:
Collect
email
addresses
18. #3 Skype with experts
Source:
hCp://blog.trak.io/39-‐ac0onable-‐
growth-‐hacking-‐tac0cs-‐part-‐1-‐of-‐5/
19. #4 Setup a landing page
Dropbox
Startup
Lessons
Learned
20. #5 Email referrals
Ash
Maurya,
Running
Lean
Hey
{Friend},
Hope
all
is
well,
I
have
a
quick
favor
to
ask.
I’ve
got
a
product
idea
that
solves
[problem]
that
I’m
trying
to
validate..
I’d
appreciate
if
you
can
send
this
message
along
to
people
you
know
who
fit
this
target.
(Feel
free
to
change
a
bit
if
you
like)
-‐-‐-‐
Hello,
we’re
a
[market]
company
working
on
a
new
service
to
solve
[Problem].
I
would
like
to
get
30
mins
of
your
0me
to
help
understand
how
you’re
solving
this
now.
I’m
not
selling
anything
just
looking
for
feedback.