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Find Your Startup Idea:
 The Idea Creation Model



Sean O’Malley
Entrepreneur
http://seancomalley.com
Youʼre looking for your big idea
An idea that will grow big...fast
But youʼre still looking for the ʻrightʼ idea
Youʼre still looking
   because you
havenʼt found your
 idea sweet spot
The Idea Sweet Spot
                          Solve a big problem
                        provide a unique offering
                Large Market
                & MegaTrend

Where do you                      Focus on Blue Ocean
want to play?                         Opportunity
            Your         World’s
           Passion        Best                          B
But how do you find your idea sweet
spot?
Because ideation is inherently
messy and non-linear
One method is the idea creation model


     Place yourself here to:
     unleash ideas
     vet the best ideas
     choose the ‘one’
The Idea Creation Model



1. Go broad              2. Go deep               3. Customer
                                                   discovery


 Where are the            Where are the            Who are the real   B
 opportunities?            problems?                customers?


            Does it fit your Idea Sweet Spot (if no)?
1. Go broad and align with a Megatrend
Going broad means uncovering
the biggest Megatrends where
you have interest
But what is a Megatrend?
SMS                                     location-based services
               Baby boomers aging

                                   Mobile e-commerce
       real-time web


       Megatrends are demographic,
       behavioral or technology tsunamiʼs

Global warming              Global workforce
                                                         Bite size media

  The death of traditional media          Health care coverage
       Credit crisis
And how do I uncover the Megatrends?
Talk to industry pundits

Talk to innovative companies

Talk to venture capitalists

Read everything that seems relevant
2. Go deep to uncover the meaningful
problems
Going deep means looking at all the
meaningful problems created by the
Megatrend and developing a concept
solution
But what are meaningful problems?
Baby boomers keeping in touch                   Driver’s can’t find what they need

     Teenagers use SMS as a
 primary form of communications
                                            Mobile consumers want
                                              to compare goods
           Teenagers need tools to pay for goods

  Meaningful problems are large, blue ocean
  opportunities that can inspire
Managing electricity        Coordinating a global workforce
  consumption

                                        No time to consume media
       No credit
                                       Costly health care coverage
And how do I uncover meaningful
problems?
Talk to influential customers

Talk to industry pundits

Talk to venture capitalists

Read everything that seems relevant
3. Validate with influential customers
Validating with customers means
getting in front of potential customers
to hear their problems, wants, needs
and desires
Reach the Mac user....not the PC user
And how do I find these customers?
Surveys

Google Ad Words

Concept product
How do I choose the one?
The Idea Selection Map
         High Passion

                                  Idea 1

Idea 3


                    Large Blue Ocean


Idea 4
                  Idea 2




                        Size of addressable market
Other Idea Selection Factors

     Factor          Idea 1    Idea 2
 High customer
                     ++++       ++
 lifetime value

      Unique
                     ++++       ++
distribution model
Capital efficiency    ++++       ++++

    Margins          ++++        +
If you remember
anything...
                  Most successful ideas are
                  about making lives better
Sean OʼMalley
Entrepreneur
somalley@venrock.com
http://seancomalley.com
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Idea Creation Model

  • 1. Find Your Startup Idea: The Idea Creation Model Sean O’Malley Entrepreneur http://seancomalley.com
  • 2. Youʼre looking for your big idea
  • 3. An idea that will grow big...fast
  • 4. But youʼre still looking for the ʻrightʼ idea
  • 5. Youʼre still looking because you havenʼt found your idea sweet spot
  • 6. The Idea Sweet Spot Solve a big problem provide a unique offering Large Market & MegaTrend Where do you Focus on Blue Ocean want to play? Opportunity Your World’s Passion Best B
  • 7. But how do you find your idea sweet spot?
  • 8. Because ideation is inherently messy and non-linear
  • 9. One method is the idea creation model Place yourself here to: unleash ideas vet the best ideas choose the ‘one’
  • 10. The Idea Creation Model 1. Go broad 2. Go deep 3. Customer discovery Where are the Where are the Who are the real B opportunities? problems? customers? Does it fit your Idea Sweet Spot (if no)?
  • 11. 1. Go broad and align with a Megatrend
  • 12. Going broad means uncovering the biggest Megatrends where you have interest
  • 13. But what is a Megatrend?
  • 14. SMS location-based services Baby boomers aging Mobile e-commerce real-time web Megatrends are demographic, behavioral or technology tsunamiʼs Global warming Global workforce Bite size media The death of traditional media Health care coverage Credit crisis
  • 15. And how do I uncover the Megatrends?
  • 16. Talk to industry pundits Talk to innovative companies Talk to venture capitalists Read everything that seems relevant
  • 17. 2. Go deep to uncover the meaningful problems
  • 18. Going deep means looking at all the meaningful problems created by the Megatrend and developing a concept solution
  • 19. But what are meaningful problems?
  • 20. Baby boomers keeping in touch Driver’s can’t find what they need Teenagers use SMS as a primary form of communications Mobile consumers want to compare goods Teenagers need tools to pay for goods Meaningful problems are large, blue ocean opportunities that can inspire Managing electricity Coordinating a global workforce consumption No time to consume media No credit Costly health care coverage
  • 21. And how do I uncover meaningful problems?
  • 22. Talk to influential customers Talk to industry pundits Talk to venture capitalists Read everything that seems relevant
  • 23. 3. Validate with influential customers
  • 24. Validating with customers means getting in front of potential customers to hear their problems, wants, needs and desires
  • 25. Reach the Mac user....not the PC user
  • 26. And how do I find these customers?
  • 28. How do I choose the one?
  • 29. The Idea Selection Map High Passion Idea 1 Idea 3 Large Blue Ocean Idea 4 Idea 2 Size of addressable market
  • 30. Other Idea Selection Factors Factor Idea 1 Idea 2 High customer ++++ ++ lifetime value Unique ++++ ++ distribution model Capital efficiency ++++ ++++ Margins ++++ +
  • 31. If you remember anything... Most successful ideas are about making lives better
  • 33. Image Credits By Mariajc By Imagonovus on Flickr on Flickr By davipt By Froot Smoothie on Flickr on Flickr By jovisalsa47 By dgray xplane on Flickr on Flickr By Dalla* By Reini68 on Flickr on Flickr By Lensbs By Snelvis on Flickr on Flickr