running lean - yearonelabs, montreal
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RUNNING LEAN
A systematic process for iterating your web
application from Plan A to a plan that works
ASH MAURYA@ashmaurya
http://www.ashmaurya.com
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9/10 startups fail
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66% drastically change their original plans
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Not a better Plan A. But a path to a plan that works.
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Running Lean is a systematic process for iteratingfrom Plan A to a plan that works.
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Agenda
1. What is Running Lean?2. What does a Lean Startup look like?3. How can you use Lean to define and measure progress?
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Agenda
1. What is Running Lean?2. What does a Lean Startup look like?3. How can you use Lean to define and measure progress?
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About Me
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Practice Trumps Theory
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What is Running Lean
Customer Development +
Lean Startup +
Bootstrapping
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Startups that succeed are those that manage to iterateenough times before running out of resources.
- Eric Ries
Speed
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Get out of the building.
- Steve Blank
Learning
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Right Action, Right Time.
- Bijoy Goswami
Focus
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Speed, Learning, Focus.
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There are no silver bullets
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Agenda
1. What is Running Lean?2. What does a Lean Startup look like?3. How can you use Lean to define and measure progress?
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1. Document your Plan A2. Systematically Test your Plan A
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Business Model vs Business Plan
A single diagram of your business
A document investors make you write that they don’t read
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Problem
Top 3 problems
Solution
Top 3 features
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unfair Advantage
Can’t be easily copied or bought
Customer Segments
Target customers
Problem
Top 3 problems
Key Activity
Activity that drives retention/revenue
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying Channels
Path to customers
Customer Segments
Target customers
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
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The 3 Stages of a Startup
Problem/Solution Fit
Product/Market Fit
Scale
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Validate Problem/Solution Fit
Problem/Solution Fit
Product/Market Fit
Scale
Do I have a problem worth solving?
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Problem
Top 3 problems
Solution
Top 3 features
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unfair Advantage
Can’t be easily copied or bought
Customer Segments
Target customers
Problem
Top 3 problems
Key Activity
Activity that drives retention/revenue
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying Channels
Path to customers
Customer Segments
Target customers
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
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Achieve Product/Market Fit
Have I built something people want?
Problem/Solution Fit
Product/Market Fit
Scale
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Requirements ReleaseDevelopment QA
“Greatest risk is not development of new product, but development of customers and markets.”
- Steve Blank
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Requirements ReleaseDevelopment QA
Some learning
“Greatest risk is not development of new product, but development of customers and markets.”
- Steve Blank
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Requirements ReleaseDevelopment QA
Some learning Most learning happens here
“Greatest risk is not development of new product, but development of customers and markets.”
- Steve Blank
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Requirements ReleaseDevelopment QA
Some learning
Very little learning
Most learning happens here
“Greatest risk is not development of new product, but development of customers and markets.”
- Steve Blank
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Requirements Release
Customer Discovery
Customer Validation
ContinuousDeployment
“Startups that succeed are those that manage to iterate enough times before running out of resources.”
- Eric Ries
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Problem
Top 3 problems
Solution
Top 3 features
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unfair Advantage
Can’t be easily copied or bought
Customer Segments
Target customers
Problem
Top 3 problems
Key Activity
Activity that drives retention/revenue
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying Channels
Path to customers
Customer Segments
Target customers
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
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Optimize for Scale
How do I accelerate growth?
Problem/Solution Fit
Product/Market Fit
Scale
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Problem
Top 3 problems
Solution
Top 3 features
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unfair Advantage
Can’t be easily copied or bought
Customer Segments
Target customers
Problem
Top 3 problems
Key Activity
Activity that drives retention/revenue
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying Channels
Path to customers
Customer Segments
Target customers
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
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Before Product/Market Fit
Validated Learning
Pivots
Problem/Solution Fit
Product/Market Fit
Scale
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After Product/Market Fit
Growth
Optimizations
Validated Learning
Pivots
Problem/Solution Fit
Product/Market Fit
Scale
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Agenda
1. What is Running Lean?2. What does a Lean Startup look like?3. How can you use Lean to define and measure progress?
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Not just limited to code
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Speed, Learning, Focus.
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How to build a validated learning loop
1. Formulate falsifiable hypotheses2. Time-box experiments3. Validate Qualitatively, Verify Quantitatively4. Create accessible dashboards5. Communicate learning early and often
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How to build a validated learning loop
1. Formulate falsifiable hypotheses2. Time-box experiments3. Validate Qualitatively, Verify Quantitatively4. Create accessible dashboards5. Communicate learning early and often
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Problem
Top 3 problems
Solution
Top 3 features
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unfair Advantage
Can’t be easily copied or bought
Customer Segments
Target customers
Problem
Top 3 problems
Key Activity
Activity that drives retention/revenue
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying
Unique Value Proposition
Single, clear, compelling message that states why you are different and worth buying Channels
Path to customers
Customer Segments
Target customers
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Cost Structure
Customer Acquisition CostsDistribution CostsHostingPeople, etc.
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
Revenue Streams
Revenue ModelLife Time ValueRevenue Gross Margin
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Leap of Faith: Being known as an “expert” will drive early adopters
Hypothesis: Blog post will drive >100 early sign-ups
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How to build a validated learning loop
1. Formulate falsifiable hypotheses2. Time-box experiments3. Validate Qualitatively, Verify Quantitatively4. Create accessible dashboards5. Communicate learning early and often
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Time is more valuable than money.
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How to build a validated learning loop
1. Formulate falsifiable hypotheses2. Time-box experiments3. Validate Qualitatively, Verify Quantitatively4. Create accessible dashboards5. Communicate learning early and often
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Qualitative Quantitative
Start here Verify with data
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Words matter
Images matter
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How to build a validated learning loop
1. Formulate falsifiable hypotheses2. Time-box experiments3. Validate Qualitatively, Verify Quantitatively4. Create accessible dashboards5. Communicate learning early and often
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How to build a validated learning loop
1. Formulate falsifiable hypotheses2. Time-box experiments3. Validate Qualitatively, Verify Quantitatively4. Create accessible dashboards5. Communicate learning early and often
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We thought (Hypotheses):
Our Customers told us (Insights):
Next Steps (Future Experiments):0
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• Personal Authority would be a viable channel to early adopters• Customers would vote the problem as “must-have”• Customers would pay $49/mo
• Most early adopters did come through blog and twitter• Customers voted #3 problem as “must-have”. Others as nice-to-have• $49/mo works for customers with early traction
• Test MVP based on “must-have” problem• Test a “Free” model
Results from last iteration
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Not a better Plan A. But a path to a plan that works.
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Thanks!Ash Mauryatwitter: ashmauryablog: http://www.ashmaurya.com
Running Lean - the bookSystematically iterate your productfrom plan A to a plan that works
http://www.RunningLeanHQ.com