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Why are we here? Share ideas, tips, tricks and secrets on how to best do customer discovery
@NYUEntrepreneur
“New ideas come from watching something, talk(ing) to people, experimenting, !asking questions �and getting out of !the office!”
@NYUEntrepreneur
The Business Model Canvas
Revenue Streams
Channels
Customer SegmentsValue PropositionsKey ActivitiesKey Partners
Key Resources
Cost Structure
Customer Relationships
Designed by: Date: Version:Designed for:
designed by: Strategyzer AGThe makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
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What are the most important costs inherent in our business model? Which Key Resources are most expensive? Which Key Activities are most expensive?
is your business moreCost Driven (leanest cost structure, low price value proposition, maximum automation, extensive outsourcing)Value Driven (focused on value creation, premium value proposition)
sample characteristicsFixed Costs (salaries, rents, utilities)Variable costsEconomies of scaleEconomies of scope
Through which Channels do our Customer Segments want to be reached? How are we reaching them now?How are our Channels integrated? Which ones work best?Which ones are most cost-efficient? How are we integrating them with customer routines?
channel phases1. Awareness
How do we raise awareness about our company’s products and services?2. Evaluation
How do we help customers evaluate our organization’s Value Proposition?3. Purchase
How do we allow customers to purchase specific products and services?4. Delivery
How do we deliver a Value Proposition to customers?5. After sales
How do we provide post-purchase customer support?
For what value are our customers really willing to pay?For what do they currently pay? How are they currently paying? How would they prefer to pay? How much does each Revenue Stream contribute to overall revenues?
For whom are we creating value?Who are our most important customers?
Mass MarketNiche MarketSegmentedDiversifiedMulti-sided Platform
What type of relationship does each of our Customer Segments expect us to establish and maintain with them?Which ones have we established? How are they integrated with the rest of our business model?How costly are they?
examplesPersonal assistanceDedicated Personal AssistanceSelf-ServiceAutomated ServicesCommunitiesCo-creation
What Key Activities do our Value Propositions require?Our Distribution Channels? Customer Relationships?Revenue streams?
categories ProductionProblem SolvingPlatform/Network
What Key Resources do our Value Propositions require?Our Distribution Channels? Customer Relationships?Revenue Streams?
types of resourcesPhysicalIntellectual (brand patents, copyrights, data)HumanFinancial
Who are our Key Partners? Who are our key suppliers?Which Key Resources are we acquiring from partners?Which Key Activities do partners perform?
motivations for partnershipsOptimization and economy Reduction of risk and uncertaintyAcquisition of particular resources and activities
What value do we deliver to the customer?Which one of our customer’s problems are we helping to solve? What bundles of products and services are we offering to each Customer Segment?Which customer needs are we satisfying?
characteristicsNewnessPerformanceCustomization“Getting the Job Done”DesignBrand/StatusPriceCost ReductionRisk ReductionAccessibilityConvenience/Usability
typesAsset saleUsage feeSubscription FeesLending/Renting/LeasingLicensingBrokerage feesAdvertising
fixed pricingList PriceProduct feature dependentCustomer segment dependentVolume dependent
dynamic pricingNegotiation (bargaining)Yield ManagementReal-time-Market
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@NYUEntrepreneur
Your job is not to validate your product….
It’s to validate the problem and how best to
solve it?
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Customer Discovery u Apply the scientific method to
business model development
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Modify hypothesis
Observe phenomena
Formulate hypothesis
Test hypothesis via rigorous experiments
Establish theory
based on repeated
validation of results
@NYUEntrepreneur
Customer Discovery u Apply the scientific method to
business model development
PIVOT!
Observe phenomena
Formulate hypothesis
Test hypothesis via rigorous experiments
Establish theory
based on repeated
validation of results
You are here
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v
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Talk to >50 People! u GOTB: The #1 lesson of this class u Within five days u You must gain insight into your
customer & market u You are doing pattern recognition…
Must have sufficient data points to see u It works…It is proven
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Meet People You Don’t Know u People you know will be nice and tell
you what you want to hear
u Those interviews are possibly harmful
u Let other teams use people you know
u People you don’t know have no relationship to protect…Only they will tell you the truth
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What do you want to learn?
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The Business Model Canvas
Revenue Streams
Channels
Customer SegmentsValue PropositionsKey ActivitiesKey Partners
Key Resources
Cost Structure
Customer Relationships
Designed by: Date: Version:Designed for:
designed by: Strategyzer AGThe makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
strategyzer.com
What are the most important costs inherent in our business model? Which Key Resources are most expensive? Which Key Activities are most expensive?
is your business moreCost Driven (leanest cost structure, low price value proposition, maximum automation, extensive outsourcing)Value Driven (focused on value creation, premium value proposition)
sample characteristicsFixed Costs (salaries, rents, utilities)Variable costsEconomies of scaleEconomies of scope
Through which Channels do our Customer Segments want to be reached? How are we reaching them now?How are our Channels integrated? Which ones work best?Which ones are most cost-efficient? How are we integrating them with customer routines?
channel phases1. Awareness
How do we raise awareness about our company’s products and services?2. Evaluation
How do we help customers evaluate our organization’s Value Proposition?3. Purchase
How do we allow customers to purchase specific products and services?4. Delivery
How do we deliver a Value Proposition to customers?5. After sales
How do we provide post-purchase customer support?
For what value are our customers really willing to pay?For what do they currently pay? How are they currently paying? How would they prefer to pay? How much does each Revenue Stream contribute to overall revenues?
For whom are we creating value?Who are our most important customers?
Mass MarketNiche MarketSegmentedDiversifiedMulti-sided Platform
What type of relationship does each of our Customer Segments expect us to establish and maintain with them?Which ones have we established? How are they integrated with the rest of our business model?How costly are they?
examplesPersonal assistanceDedicated Personal AssistanceSelf-ServiceAutomated ServicesCommunitiesCo-creation
What Key Activities do our Value Propositions require?Our Distribution Channels? Customer Relationships?Revenue streams?
categories ProductionProblem SolvingPlatform/Network
What Key Resources do our Value Propositions require?Our Distribution Channels? Customer Relationships?Revenue Streams?
types of resourcesPhysicalIntellectual (brand patents, copyrights, data)HumanFinancial
Who are our Key Partners? Who are our key suppliers?Which Key Resources are we acquiring from partners?Which Key Activities do partners perform?
motivations for partnershipsOptimization and economy Reduction of risk and uncertaintyAcquisition of particular resources and activities
What value do we deliver to the customer?Which one of our customer’s problems are we helping to solve? What bundles of products and services are we offering to each Customer Segment?Which customer needs are we satisfying?
characteristicsNewnessPerformanceCustomization“Getting the Job Done”DesignBrand/StatusPriceCost ReductionRisk ReductionAccessibilityConvenience/Usability
typesAsset saleUsage feeSubscription FeesLending/Renting/LeasingLicensingBrokerage feesAdvertising
fixed pricingList PriceProduct feature dependentCustomer segment dependentVolume dependent
dynamic pricingNegotiation (bargaining)Yield ManagementReal-time-Market
@NYUEntrepreneur
What do you want to learn? u Do not sell! No demos! No presos! u You are there to learn!
u Get stories, not speculation
u Ask open-ended questions u Learn about their problems and how they
solve them today
u Ask why? Then why? They why again!
u Create a guide (not a script)
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How do you find interview subjects?
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5A. How Do You Find Your Interview Subjects (Inked)
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How do you find interview subjects?
u At least one degree of separation u Learn to love LinkedIn u Make referrals happen u Get creative…recruiting hacks u Fish where the fish are… u …In the wild u Promise to be brief u Play the student/researcher card u Enterprise customers are people too!
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How to ensure an effective interview?
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6B. How To Ensure An Effective Session (Draft)
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How to ensure an effective interview?
u Beware of confirmation bias u Do it in person, one at a time u Get subjects to tell a story u Look for solution hacks u Understand their priorities u Follow your nose & drill down u Listen and STFU! u Have someone take notes
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Pro Tips u Practice, practice, practice u NO email, focus groups or surveys u Don’t start with your dream customer u Being an entrepreneur means being
aggressive & persistent u Flatter subjects u Be transparent u Follow up/stay in touch u Write up key insights right away
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“It's grueling listening to
customer feedback. And
if it isn't, you're probably �doing it !wrong."
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Your Last >$100 Purchase 1. Write description of item on top of page 2. Find partner sitting next to you & swap 3. Create interview guide: ~5 questions
u Explain what you bought and why u What was the process from desire to acquisition? u What other options/alternatives did you consider? u How did you decide to buy it? Who/what did you consult? u How did you decide where to buy it?
4. 5 minute interview…take notes 5. Switch
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Documentation u Assign someone to take notes u Write down any key a-ha’s as they
happen u Note questions that worked & use
them again!
u Take pictures or videos! u Capture key insights
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How do you make sense of what you learn?
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7B. How Do You Make Sense Of What You Learn (Draft)
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Gaining Insight u Facts are interesting…Insights are your goal u Be honest…Don’t be too quick to validate or
too slow to disprove your hypothesis u Don’t just scratch the surface, dive deep u Find the hidden motivations u Ask why? And why? Then why again? u Don’t fear picking the wrong market u Depth of understanding always leads to
insight
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in•sight |ˈinˌsīt| noun the capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing
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in•sight |ˈinˌsīt| noun something you’re so excited about you tell strangers on the train
@NYUEntrepreneur
Learning Is Paramount u The knowledge you gain in customer
discovery is critical to the success or failure of your business
u >Half of your assumptions are wrong
u You must not try to validate what you already think or want to be true
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Pro Tips v2 u Focus on actual behavior, not
speculative or abstract feelings u If they’ve made an MVP…ask to see it! u Listen, don’t talk u Follow your nose & drill down u Parrot back or misrepresent to confirm u Ask for introductions u Write up your notes ASAP u Avoid premature conclusions