Bootstrapping MVPHow To Prototype Your Startup Using WordPress

March 10, 2016 @ AngkorHUB

Market Validation & Recognition

Combined all together, my MVPs have generated a couple of million

views, have been all over the media, allowed me to establish a strong personal brand and make fantastic connections.

Oh, and it all made $$$ to travel the world.

Despreneur, Refe and my other projects have been seen on Forbes, Fast Company, The Next

Web, App Store, Hacker News, Reddit, Medium and many more design, tech and business related publications.

Who the hell is Tomas Laurinavicius?Thinker. Author. Blogger. Designer. Entrepreneur. Nomad. On a mission to inspire 1 million people.

• Blogging and designing since 2008. • Successfully sold 3 design blogs. • In 2014, co-authored and published Mobile Design Book, making

over $5,000. • Launched two startups, one as a co-founder another as a product

manager. • In 2013, launched Despreneur, a magazine for design

entrepreneurs. • Covering design, tech and entrepreneurship on Forbes and The

Huffington Post.

What is MVP?

It’s about the experiential value

Pros of Using WordPress

• Huge theme base

• Huge plugins base • Built-in backend • Super active and helpful community • Open source, meaning everyone can contribute to and customise the

code

• Your problem most likely has been already solved, you just need to find the solution

• Has most basic functions, registration, content creation, security • Powerful and scalable

Cons of Using WordPress

• Requires basic front-end and back-end programming knowledge • Too many plugins may slowdown performance • Plugin updates may ruin your setup • Security may not be strong if dealing with sales • People will have to learn how to use it

Despreneur Academy

Some Useful WordPress Plugins• Google Analyticator • Easy Digital Downloads

• Hide Admin Bar From Non-admins • Intercom for WordPress • W3 Total Cache • WP External Links • SumoMe

• WooCommerce • MailChimp

Questions?tomaslau.com / @tomaslau