Lean methodology sfd szeged 2011

Lean startups and/or successful open source projects applying the agile methodology to building kick-ass products SFD Szeged 2011

What to expect
1 statement & 2 uncomfortable questions
Basic tools of a lean startup
The Startup Genome Project
A failsafe recipe for being epic
Shameless plugs
GOAL:
a starting point to lean startup methodologies
Explain their value with paleo-ecology

Attending “applying the agile methodology to building kick-ass products” by @kvantomme #custdev #szszk2011

Kristof Van Tomme Belgian Bio-engineer Pronovix Drupal architect Entrepreneur PM of the Drupal Association Hungarian connection Techno-optimist Biotech Drupal evangelist Husband and Father Strategist CEO PM Drupal Association DITA

sss 1 statement, 2 uncomfortable questions

sss The people that build Free Software are developers

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_grote_golf_van_Kanagawa sss As an Open Source developer you are riding a Tsunami, decoupling value from development

sss Why are we doing this?

sss How are we going to keep doing this?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Pinnawala_01.jpg sss What will you do when hourly rates go down to commodity levels with no license fees to compensate?

sss Don't just burn the value! Figure out how to monetize and make your contribution sustainable

sss Run your project as a business

aaa sss What are your assumptions about your future business? Find out with the Business Model Canvas http://bit.ly/kOSjXL

aaa sss Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers http://amzn.to/iATiKq

sss Even if you don't want to build a business...

Lean startup Agile/Lean = Shorter feedback loops => Maximize learning

aaa sss Customer development = Get out of the building!

aaa sss The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development: A cheat sheet to The Four Steps to the Epiphany http://amzn.to/kmZs4P

aaa sss Got a product idea? How many minimum viable products (MVP) can you build TODAY?

Drupal is great at MVP's
Registration form
Webform
Ultrafast prototype (Views+CCK)
Service links (for virality)
There's a module for that

aaa sss Drupal Gardens is the ultimate Minimum Viable Product factory www.drupalgardens.com

aaa sss Pivots allow a startup to move into a more interesting market while staying grounded in previous experience

Aaa sss The startup Genome project assesses startups by measuring the thresholds and milestones that Internet startups move through

Aaa sss What type of startup team are you? Technical – Business - mixed?

What type of startup are you?
Automizer
Social transformer
Integrator
Challenger

sss What is your goal? Get rich; build an awesome product OR change the world ? ?

sss What about the recipe for being epic?

sss Value is a lot like energy, interesting stuff happens when you can build a potential and manage a controlled release

aaa sss Open source Software like Mitochondria decouples value deployment from value generation.

sss The most epic projects are sustainable projects

Cambrian explosion source? sss The Cambrian explosion, resulted in a large range of body plans and life strategies in a short geological time

Evolutionary triggers Open Source + Cloud computing + Mobile = Big value explosion

sss Conclusion

4 must-do's after this presentation
Fill out a business model canvas
Read the Startup Genome Project report
Figure out what kind of project/company you are/want to be
Start building Minimal Viable Products ... NOW!

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Lean methodology sfd szeged 2011

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