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How to really talk to customers #leanstartup

by Vladimir Blagojevic on Jan 25, 2012

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More information can be found on http://blog.launched.be/2012/01/why-bother-talking-to-customers/ and http://blog.launched.be/2012/01/how-should-innovators-really-talk-to-their-customers/

More information can be found on http://blog.launched.be/2012/01/why-bother-talking-to-customers/ and http://blog.launched.be/2012/01/how-should-innovators-really-talk-to-their-customers/

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I have a few experiences to share with the early stage startups
By now, you should have thought deeply about different aspects of your business model.
If you haven’t done that already, I’d suggest you put your thoughts in a short presentation you can tell in 3-5 minutes.
Then start presenting to get feedback. Start with friends and colleagues, anyone willing to listen. Try to get more experienced people’s opinion too, it will save you lots of time. I’ve been doing this for almost four months now. It is because I learned so much from this process that I’m putting it out here. A mistake I made was to wait too long to talk to my actual customers.
Watch out: although I am suggesting to take some time to think about these questions, over-thinking is known to happen. The whole point of interviews is to get feedback so you can iterate. Fast. Seriously, go and start scheduling.
With a new business, you’re hoping to have invented mechanics of a money making machine (= your business model). A machine that will repeatably acquire increasing number of customers, and delight them enough to part with their hard earn money.
You are interviewing to validate these mechanics. You do that by testing the most risky hypotheses you are making about them.The question is: what are the most risky ones?
Here is a way to think about priority of risks:1. Are you solving the right problem? Is it a top pain? Is it a vitamin or a pain killer? All the rest is irrelevant if you don’t nail this oneAre there any volunteers in the audience to tell me about the problems they are solving? 2. Is you solution the right solution to this problem? Will it be accepted 3. Price – is the pricing accepted 4. How ill you reach your customers
How to get to the customers? First level networkSecond level network (use linked in)Do not forget to ask for referrals! OTHER IDEAS?
It’s important to show the solution This can provide lots of information and save you wasted months programming features no one is interested in. However, there is a world of difference between having screenshots presented to you and using the actual product. You need to get your first version in front of your users and start iterating quickly. There is no excuse not to start with product development as soon as possible.
This is one of the reasons why we are doing this, right?only true option is to really sellsimply asking the customer if they would be ready to pay €X for the product OR “if this product were free, would you install it tomorrow?”. And then follow up with “Unfortunately, it’s not free, it costs “simply ask if there is budget available, and who has to approve purchasesANY OTHER IDEAS?
Ok, so the problem we talked about clearly resonates with you. Did you already search for solutions? Where? How? Via a search engine you say? Which keywords did/would you use?

How to really talk to customers #leanstartup — Presentation Transcript

How to really talk to customers@vladblagi#leanbru nr 2
thanks!
early stage?
talk to anyone willing to listen
AnalysisParalysis
why?
2. problem- 1. customer- solution problem 4. customer / channels 3. product- pricing
who?
what?
prepare
Problem: in my experience as a driver, I’veobserved it’s difficult to find parking space Does that resonate with you? Why is that difficult? Rate (1-5)
If the product was free andavailable now, would you sign upand use it?Missing something important?Which screen resonates the most?Which can you live without?
E-mail marketing F2F sales Direct mail seo channels Direct sales Telemarketing sem