We come across a lot of people with a startup idea (or two) that really struggle with knowing what to do next to put their ideas into action. In this talk we'll be showing you how to get your idea onto paper, by introducing the Happy Startup Canvas, your one page business plan. As you may know by now our purpose at the School is to 'help dreamers do' so this is a great opportunity to learn how we help entrepreneurs realise their vision on a day-to-day basis.

1. the happy startup school
Stop dreaming, start doing

2. “ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS NEITHER A
SCIENCE NOR ART. IT IS A PRACTICE.”
peter drucker

4. £

6. WHY NOW?

15. in other words,
there’s a sh!t load of
unhappy people out there

16. luckily, happiness makes
business sense

18. visualise your business model

19. Lean startup

20. 3 stages of a startup

21. 1 2 3
Problem/ Product/
Scale
solution fit market fit

22. “Life’s too short to build something nobody wants”
Ash Maurya, Running Lean

23. The lean
Happy Startup
canvas

24. “THE SECRET TO GETTING AHEAD
IS GETTING STARTED”
mark twain

28. your purpose:
why you’re doing what you’re doing
(beyond the profit that is)

29. our purpose:
to help people find happiness
through entrepreneurship

30. your vision:
the change you want
to see in the world

31. our vision:
a world with better businesses,
happier teams & delighted customers

33. “Customers don’t care about your solution.
They care about their problems.”
Dave McClure, 500 Startups

36. • define your constraints from day 1
(cost, time, resources, etc)
• test your riskiest assumptions
• don’t guess, learn – get out of the
building!
• kill your ideas before you build them
• focus, focus, focus!

37. “COMPANIES EXECUTE BUSINESS PLANS.
STARTUPS ARE TEMPORARY COMPANIES
SEEKING A VIABLE BUSINESS MODEL.”
STEVE BLANK

38. 1. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

39. 2. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 3 PROBLEMS?

40. 3. who will be your raving fans?

41. 4. how will you solve their problems?

42. wrapping up

43. • define your vision & purpose
• create & iterate your business model
• define your early adopters
• come along to our next workshop in
may! visit www.thehappystartupschool.com/workshops

44. questions
@happystartups
www.thehappystartupschool.com