2. Agenda for Class 3
• Q&A about Channels
• Team Presentations: Customer
Segments Findings
• Summary about Customer
Relationships
• Work for Next Week
4. Rules for Interviewing
• Adopt a beginner’s mind
• Listen more than you talk
• Get facts, not opinions
• Ask “why” to get real
motivations
• Do not sell
• Don’t mention solutions too
early
• Follow up
• Always open doors at the end
7. Common Errors on
Channel Findings
• Ignore the impact of a channel on its revenue
stream
• The more complex the channel, the smaller the
margins will be
• Ignore costs to acquire, service and support a
channel
• Assume that all startups use direct channels
on day one.
20. Presentation for Next
Week
• Slide 1: Cover slide
• Slide 2: Business Model Canvas (changes marked in
red, different colors for multi-sided markets)
• Slide 3-n: What is the distribution channel:
hypothesis, experiments, results, action
• Slide n+1: Channel diagram with annotated channel
economics
• Slide n+2: Images of your prototype
21. Before Next Class
• Talk to 10 customers and channel
partners
• Update LPC Narrative and Canvas
• Work on your MVP: site or wireframe
(web/mobile), prototype, model,
crowdfunding (physical product)
• Prepare Class Presentation
• Watch Lecture 5: Customer
Relationships