Makers Academy - Lean startup afternoon

Lean Startup MethodologiesOctober 2013

Wednesday, October 30, 13

1) Lean

2) Business Model Generation

3) Customer Development


Lean Principles

“Startups are NOT smaller versions of larger companies.” – Steve Blank


Build – Measure - Learn


Build – Measure - Learn

• Identify the largest risks• Build experiments to test those risks


Minimum Viable Product

• What’s the smallest piece of technology that can test the risk?


Landing Page Tests


Split Test


Business Model Canvas


Customer Development

• Test the problem first• Ask Questions that are objective and

measure things – not opinions• Use the mom test


Conclusion

• Always ask, “Why am I building this?”


Business