UX India, Banglaore
25.10.2013

Building an effective product strategy
(Early stage start-ups)

Pankaj Saharan
Speaker Bio

Pankaj Saharan
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Living in Finland from 7.5 years
Master of Science from Aalto University, Finland
Pursuing Master of Business Informatics, Finland
Co-founder of www.FounderSolutions.com
Worked as CTO of www.joukkoenkeli.fi
Mentor of www.HelloMyDoctor.org
Worked for Nokia, Finland for 5 years
30 years old, a husband.
Loves traveling and reading books
Starting-Up?
Founder

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Early Stage Startups
So many unknowns

Extremely fast paced

You want results!

Super busy in making dreams
come true
Bring Design on board from Day 1

“Design and marketing aren’t just as important as
engineering: they are way more important.”
Dave McClure, founder of 500 Startups
BMC as basis for Product Strategy
Validate business model with MVP
MVP is not a product with less features

MVP needs to deliver value to users

Be out ASAP and start learning

Get the balance right between MVP & perfection

Focus on helping the users and not on sales
Product Validation KPIs (Web)
General KPIs

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Conversion rate
User types
Bounce rate
Visit duration
Sources
Visit depth

Visibility KPIs

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Keyword traffic
Bounce rate per keyword
Keyword ranking
New visitors
Returning visitors

Interaction KPIs

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Video views
Ebook downloads
Subscription
Registrations
SoMe sharing

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ARPU
Acquiring costs
Visitors per country
Mobile traffic
eCommerce performance

Other KPIs
Source: Lean Analytics By Alistair Croll, Benjamin Yoskovitz
Example – Landing Page
FounderSolutions.com
Bounce rate

Exit rate

CTR

Conversion rate

Engagement rate

Mobile traffic

A/B tests

Marketing performance
Changing product strategy? –
Pivot or Persevere?

Source: http://www.romanpichler.com/blog/agile-product-innovation/the-vision-the-product-backlog-and-the-minimal-viable-product/
Changing product strategy? –
Pivot or Persevere?

Source: http://www.romanpichler.com/blog/agile-product-innovation/the-vision-the-product-backlog-and-the-minimal-viable-product/
Startup advice
Early Stage
Design on board

Prototype fast

Try to find first paying customer

Learn from your customer and
develop the product/service
SELL SELL SELL
Keep iterating
Startup cycle
Keep
Listening

Keep
Selling

Keep
Learning

Keep
Evolving

Keep Winning!!
Get in Touch

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Pankaj Saharan (Co-founder)
www.FounderSolutions.com
Email: pankaj.saharan@foundersolutions.com
Phone: +358 504 86 3323
Twitter: @pankajsaharan
http://fi.linkedin.com/in/pankajsaharan/
Skype: psaharan

Building an effective product strategy (Early stage start-ups) - UX India, 2013

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    UX India, Banglaore 25.10.2013 Buildingan effective product strategy (Early stage start-ups) Pankaj Saharan
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    Speaker Bio Pankaj Saharan • • • • • • • • • Livingin Finland from 7.5 years Master of Science from Aalto University, Finland Pursuing Master of Business Informatics, Finland Co-founder of www.FounderSolutions.com Worked as CTO of www.joukkoenkeli.fi Mentor of www.HelloMyDoctor.org Worked for Nokia, Finland for 5 years 30 years old, a husband. Loves traveling and reading books
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    Early Stage Startups Somany unknowns Extremely fast paced You want results! Super busy in making dreams come true
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    Bring Design onboard from Day 1 “Design and marketing aren’t just as important as engineering: they are way more important.” Dave McClure, founder of 500 Startups
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    BMC as basisfor Product Strategy
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    Validate business modelwith MVP MVP is not a product with less features MVP needs to deliver value to users Be out ASAP and start learning Get the balance right between MVP & perfection Focus on helping the users and not on sales
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    Product Validation KPIs(Web) General KPIs • • • • • • Conversion rate User types Bounce rate Visit duration Sources Visit depth Visibility KPIs • • • • • Keyword traffic Bounce rate per keyword Keyword ranking New visitors Returning visitors Interaction KPIs • • • • • Video views Ebook downloads Subscription Registrations SoMe sharing • • • • • ARPU Acquiring costs Visitors per country Mobile traffic eCommerce performance Other KPIs
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    Source: Lean AnalyticsBy Alistair Croll, Benjamin Yoskovitz
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    Example – LandingPage FounderSolutions.com Bounce rate Exit rate CTR Conversion rate Engagement rate Mobile traffic A/B tests Marketing performance
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    Changing product strategy?– Pivot or Persevere? Source: http://www.romanpichler.com/blog/agile-product-innovation/the-vision-the-product-backlog-and-the-minimal-viable-product/
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    Changing product strategy?– Pivot or Persevere? Source: http://www.romanpichler.com/blog/agile-product-innovation/the-vision-the-product-backlog-and-the-minimal-viable-product/
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    Startup advice Early Stage Designon board Prototype fast Try to find first paying customer Learn from your customer and develop the product/service SELL SELL SELL Keep iterating
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    Get in Touch ! PankajSaharan (Co-founder) www.FounderSolutions.com Email: pankaj.saharan@foundersolutions.com Phone: +358 504 86 3323 Twitter: @pankajsaharan http://fi.linkedin.com/in/pankajsaharan/ Skype: psaharan