Thanks again for being such a great host, and such a great resource for Detroit and Michigan entrepreneurs .... BIZDOM.
Also to foodjunky and to customer development ninja (especially for the valuable feedback).
Value Proposition canvas- Customer needs and pains
What problem are you solving Detroit entrepreneurs? Thanks for hosting, Bizdom
1. @adamberk
Entrepreneurial Science For Startups
AKA “Lean Startup” (a trademark owned by @ericries)
A MINIMUM VIABLE SLIDE DECK
PREPARED FOR
“Entrepreneurs in Michigan with an idea to change
the world who are willing to experiment to see if the
world wants to be changed”.
BY
8. Scientists do not coddle
ideas. They crash test
them. They run them
into a brick wall at sixty
miles per hour. If the
idea is sound the pieces
will be of the wall.
9. “Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream.”
-Tom Petty (rock n roll singer)
32. If you think your customer segment is
MILLENNIALS, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS,
EVERYONE, SMBs, MULTIPLE ACTORS, YOUR
MENTORS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE A VESTED
INTEREST IN BUILDING YOUR SOLUTION (added
after the webinar) FRIENDS, FAMILY,
you do not
UNDERSTAND IT
well enough.
<<< That guy
33. If you think the problem you are
solving is
LACK OF TIME, LACK OF
MONEY, LACK OF CUSTOMERS,
LACK OF YOUR SOLUTION,
you do
not
UNDERSTAND IT
well enough.
<<< That guy
87. “I make money using my
brains and lose money
listening to my heart. But in
the long run my books
balance pretty well.”
-Kate Seredy
88. “If you are not
embarrassed by the first
version of your product,
you shipped too late.”
-Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn)
89. “To do good,
you actually have to do
something.”
-Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia Founder)
90. “it turns out that focus is so
important, even if you pick
the wrong focus you're doing
better!” BILL GROSS
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gross-lessons-2011-12?op=1#ixzz2gO4zcdIJ
110. Feasible. Desirable. Viable.
Just because it is feasible
does not mean it is desirable.
Almost everything that is
desirable and feasible is viable