MVP 
to 
Post-­‐Launch: 
PRODUCT 
MANAGEMENT 
Didem 
Michenet 
www.thestartupatelier.com 
didem@thestartupatelier.com 
1
IN DEVELOPING NEW 
PRODUCTS, 
60% FAIL TO MAKE IT TO 
MARKET!
3 
Long product development cycles 
Disconnected product with the market 
Too expensive for clients
• Customers and 
4 
demand 
• Pricing • Market size 
• BizDev Channels 
• Technical product 
creation 
• Budget and timeline
5 
Concept Testing 
(MVP,Prototype) 
Product 
Development 
Beta Testing 
Product 
Launch 
(1st 
shipment) 
Ongoing 
Product 
Cycle 
Phases 
Itera;ons, 
diges;ble 
steps 
than 
big 
bang 
approach 
Good 
read 
: 
Four 
Steps 
to 
Epiphany 
from 
Steve 
Blank, 
serial 
entrepreneur, 
father 
of 
Customer 
Development 
methodology
6 
FOCUS 
GROUPS 
CROWD 
FUNDING 
LANDING 
PAGE 
AD 
CAMPAIGN 
SURVEYS 
FEEDBACK
Types of Prototypes 
• There are multiple ways of building prototypes. 
• The difference in the approaches basically stem from two 
dimensions : 
Scope 
Fidelity 
One 
feature 
Full 
features 
Rough 
Exact 
7
Product Feature Prioritization 
Implementa?on 
Difficulty 
Value 
Low 
Feature 
4 
High 
High 
Low 
Feature 
x 
Feature1 
Feature 
8 
Feature 
3 
Feature 
5 
First 
priority 
Do 
it 
now! 
Second 
priority 
Plan 
release! 
No 
priority 
Dropt 
it! 
Maybe 
priority 
Study 
& 
Filter! 
8
9 
FIDELITY 
Cost Skills Impact Techniques 
LOW Low-cost Not advanced Low-to-medium 
• Paper sketches, 
sticky notes 
• Keynote / ppt 
• Videos (based on 
ppt etc.) 
MEDIUM Low-to-medium 
Knowledge of 
tool, fast 
learning. 
Medium-to-high 
• Balsamiq 
• Cacoo 
• Mockups 
• UxPin 
HIGH Medium-to-high 
Advanced 
knowledge, 
software 
development 
skills. 
High 
• InVision 
• Flinto (for 
mobile apps) 
• ProtoShare 
• HotGloo 
• Java, PHP etc
Beta Checklist 
! Qualify right « Beta Testers », early adapters, 
quality over quantity 
! Use incentives to engage beta testers 
! Strategize as marketing opportunity 
! Stabilise the product (clean major bugs) 
! Measure the feedback : Lessons learnt for 
Launch (SWOT Matrix) 
10
11 
Product Roadmap 
Customer feedback 
Product Manager 
ONGOING 
Go 
Agile! 
Release management

From MVP to post launch product management

  • 1.
    MVP to Post-­‐Launch: PRODUCT MANAGEMENT Didem Michenet www.thestartupatelier.com didem@thestartupatelier.com 1
  • 2.
    IN DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS, 60% FAIL TO MAKE IT TO MARKET!
  • 3.
    3 Long productdevelopment cycles Disconnected product with the market Too expensive for clients
  • 4.
    • Customers and 4 demand • Pricing • Market size • BizDev Channels • Technical product creation • Budget and timeline
  • 5.
    5 Concept Testing (MVP,Prototype) Product Development Beta Testing Product Launch (1st shipment) Ongoing Product Cycle Phases Itera;ons, diges;ble steps than big bang approach Good read : Four Steps to Epiphany from Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur, father of Customer Development methodology
  • 6.
    6 FOCUS GROUPS CROWD FUNDING LANDING PAGE AD CAMPAIGN SURVEYS FEEDBACK
  • 7.
    Types of Prototypes • There are multiple ways of building prototypes. • The difference in the approaches basically stem from two dimensions : Scope Fidelity One feature Full features Rough Exact 7
  • 8.
    Product Feature Prioritization Implementa?on Difficulty Value Low Feature 4 High High Low Feature x Feature1 Feature 8 Feature 3 Feature 5 First priority Do it now! Second priority Plan release! No priority Dropt it! Maybe priority Study & Filter! 8
  • 9.
    9 FIDELITY CostSkills Impact Techniques LOW Low-cost Not advanced Low-to-medium • Paper sketches, sticky notes • Keynote / ppt • Videos (based on ppt etc.) MEDIUM Low-to-medium Knowledge of tool, fast learning. Medium-to-high • Balsamiq • Cacoo • Mockups • UxPin HIGH Medium-to-high Advanced knowledge, software development skills. High • InVision • Flinto (for mobile apps) • ProtoShare • HotGloo • Java, PHP etc
  • 10.
    Beta Checklist !Qualify right « Beta Testers », early adapters, quality over quantity ! Use incentives to engage beta testers ! Strategize as marketing opportunity ! Stabilise the product (clean major bugs) ! Measure the feedback : Lessons learnt for Launch (SWOT Matrix) 10
  • 11.
    11 Product Roadmap Customer feedback Product Manager ONGOING Go Agile! Release management