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Deploying a venture builder / start-up factory model to
smartly develop and scale a set of innovative ventures
Select
1 Theme
Generate / Curate
20-25 Ideas
Develop & Validate
10-12 MVP’s
Seed and Prepare
5-7 Startups
Fund and Scale
2-3 Ventures
A structured, experimental, iterative approach to craft value and generate returns
• Select theme
• Identify clusters
• Research segments
̵ Trends
̵ Challenges
̵ Opportunities
• Map options
• Develop PoV/Pitch
KeyActivity
• Segment clusters
• Theme Point of View
• Commercial
opportunity analysis
Output
• Identify pain points
• Generate Ideas
̵ Research/Interviews
̵ Brainstorming
• Source Ideas
̵ Hackathon
̵ Open Innovation
• Evaluate / Rank Ideas
• Idea generation
process
• Idea long list
• Top Ideas Ranked /
Value Mapped
• Deep dive into cust
needs / pain points
• Design solution
• Craft value proposition
• Develop MVP
• Test prototype
• Gather feedback
• Validate & Revise
• Customer Value
Proposition
• Solution Design
• MVP / Prototypes
• Customer feedback
• Detail plans
• Recruit
̵ Core team
̵ Advisory / board
• Identify funding needs,
allocate initial capital
• Set up ops / Build
• Go to market
• Startup venture
̵ Product / platform
̵ Team
• Market traction analysis
• Pitch Venture
• Raise Capital
• Recruit talent
• Execute on plan
̵ Accelerate / scale
• Report on progress
• Track financials &
funding needs
• Operationally
independent business
̵ Exit opportunities
Partner
• Management
Consultants
• Research Firms
• Startup / Corporate
ventures
• Academic Institutes
• Design consultants
• Accelerators
• Technology vendors
• Accelerators
• Technology vendors
• Recruiters
• Investors - Angel, VC,
Crowdfunding pf’s
• Strategic alliances
Ongoing*: Assess project needs – Bootstrap/Raise funds - Allocate capital, administer fund - Secure & manage partnerships
*Ongoing due to the experimental, iterative nature of the approach and inability to forecast requirements of the downstream MVPs, startups
2 – 3 weeks 2 – 3 weeks 3 – 4 weeks 3 – 4 weeks ongoing …
Sprints
Eric Tachibana, Floyd DCosta

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    1 Deploying a venturebuilder / start-up factory model to smartly develop and scale a set of innovative ventures Select 1 Theme Generate / Curate 20-25 Ideas Develop & Validate 10-12 MVP’s Seed and Prepare 5-7 Startups Fund and Scale 2-3 Ventures A structured, experimental, iterative approach to craft value and generate returns • Select theme • Identify clusters • Research segments ̵ Trends ̵ Challenges ̵ Opportunities • Map options • Develop PoV/Pitch KeyActivity • Segment clusters • Theme Point of View • Commercial opportunity analysis Output • Identify pain points • Generate Ideas ̵ Research/Interviews ̵ Brainstorming • Source Ideas ̵ Hackathon ̵ Open Innovation • Evaluate / Rank Ideas • Idea generation process • Idea long list • Top Ideas Ranked / Value Mapped • Deep dive into cust needs / pain points • Design solution • Craft value proposition • Develop MVP • Test prototype • Gather feedback • Validate & Revise • Customer Value Proposition • Solution Design • MVP / Prototypes • Customer feedback • Detail plans • Recruit ̵ Core team ̵ Advisory / board • Identify funding needs, allocate initial capital • Set up ops / Build • Go to market • Startup venture ̵ Product / platform ̵ Team • Market traction analysis • Pitch Venture • Raise Capital • Recruit talent • Execute on plan ̵ Accelerate / scale • Report on progress • Track financials & funding needs • Operationally independent business ̵ Exit opportunities Partner • Management Consultants • Research Firms • Startup / Corporate ventures • Academic Institutes • Design consultants • Accelerators • Technology vendors • Accelerators • Technology vendors • Recruiters • Investors - Angel, VC, Crowdfunding pf’s • Strategic alliances Ongoing*: Assess project needs – Bootstrap/Raise funds - Allocate capital, administer fund - Secure & manage partnerships *Ongoing due to the experimental, iterative nature of the approach and inability to forecast requirements of the downstream MVPs, startups 2 – 3 weeks 2 – 3 weeks 3 – 4 weeks 3 – 4 weeks ongoing … Sprints Eric Tachibana, Floyd DCosta