Building A Lean Company - Rikke Rosenlund LEANCONF 2013

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Rikke Rosenlund shares BorrowMyDoggy's story and building a Lean company at LEANCONF2013

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Our mission is to leave ‘Pawprints of Happiness’ on the lives of dogs and humans

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BorrowMyDoggy

An online platform where dog owners

connect with borrowers help take care of

their dogs when the owners are busy*

*Borrowing period: Walks, playdays, weekends or happy holidays

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Pain Points

Busy due to work, travel, and family commitments

Life changes

Lack of low cost options

Miss having a dog in their life and can’t have one due to work, life or financial situation 70% used to own a dog

Dog Owners Dog Borrowers

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It all started with a day in the park...

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LSM - weekend

Get out of the building & create landing page in 2h...

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Key Learnings

You can easily test an idea with little budget.

Speak with customers & understand ‘pain’. 85 signs ups in 3 days.

Be innovative… and keep on listening.

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1. Took site down

After LSM (<3mths)

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2. Relaunch site (FAQs, insurance, T&C)

After LSM (<3mths)

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3. Name change (BorrowMyDog.gy to

BorrowMyDoggy.com)

After LSM (<3mths)

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1. Develop processes

Match users

Verification

Welcome Woof

After LSM (3-6mths)

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2. Media Coverage & Positioning

After LSM (3-6mths)

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3. Launch new Features

Editable profiles

Started automation of the process

Admin system

After LSM (3-6mths)

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4. Set up company

Fundraising

Office space

Team

After LSM (3-6mths)

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After LSM (6+ mths)

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And the response…?

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Thank you

@borrowmydoggy www.borrowmydoggy.com

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