How to build a MVP [WEBINAR] Edition

Presented by Jonathan Tarud @jonathant

Minimal viable product.

It’s lean & agile.

You get more versions faster & often

to create the best, ultimate app.

Why a MVP?

Agenda:

Choosing an idea

Evaluating a niche

Ideas to stay away from

Getting started

Building/finding a development partner

v  1. Choosing an idea

What are your passions?

Scratching one’s itch.

Be careful of scratching

the itch.

2. Evaluating a niche

Landing pages

Pre-orders

Customer interviews

Acquistion channels

www.bidsketch.com

Customer Validation Resources

“How to talk to customers & your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to

you”

http://momtestbook.com/ http://www.stevenblank.com/books.html

The Lean Startup approach to new ventures.

3. Ideas to stay away from

Marketplaces “Social network for x”

Feature driven softwares

v  

More than 1000 companies funded for the Instagram

vertical…

Only one got acquired.

So, how do you get started?

•  Concierge MVP.

•  Start small & solve one

problem.

•  Reduce risks.

4. Getting started

Getting started Resources

Paul Graham talks about not letting your ego get in the way and to do things that don’t scale.

“Doing things that don’t scale.”

http://paulgraham.com/ds.html

5. Start

1.  Gather notes & basic

sketches (wireframes).

2.  Prototype.

3.  Set launch objectives.

5. Building/Finding

Building Resources?

http://balsamiq.com

Remember leave room for iterations & discovery.

3 Costly Mistakes

1. Worrying about problems you don’t have.2. Spending too much time on your first release. 3. Not validating the problem enough and showing the value you provide.

Then, you need to find a dev partner.

It’s important to find a partner or agency that will drive you to achieve in your objectives.

Or you can learn to code

http://teamtreehouse.com/ https://www.codeschool.com/

Stop waiting and start doing. You

don’t need to be technical to start it.

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Have questions? We are here to help.

Email us at mvp@koombea.com

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