Key takeaways:
- Taking your product from 0 to 100 (and everything in between). Depending on the product/ initiative stage in the lifecycle: Alpha (0 to 1), Beta (1 to 10) or Growth (10 to 100)
- What are the success criteria and KPIs to focus on
- Which common pitfalls should be avoided
10. Key takeaways
1. What are the different stages of Product Success (0 to 1, 1 to 10, 10 to a
100)?
1. What are the success criteria to move from one stage to the next?
1. Which common pitfalls should be avoided?
27. |0
1
Alpha Phase
Idea validation
1. Refine the problem
2. Identify your target market
3. Test your basic assumptions
E.g. Surveys, waitlist signups, customer
interviews, competitive insights (in other
markets), small scale testing (alpha product)...
Niche Mass Market
Necessity
Convenience
28. |0
1
Alpha Phase
→ Do not solutionise too early
“Fall in love with the problem, not the solution”
31. |
|
|
0
1
10
100
Beta Phase
Product Market fit
1. Formulate a value hypothesis
2. Build an MVP to test your
hypothesis
3. Iterate until you find success
A value hypothesis is an attempt to
articulate the key assumption that
underlies why a customer is likely to
use your product.
I believe [target market] will [do this action /
use this solution] for [this reason].
34. |
|
|
0
1
10
100
Beta Phase
Product Market fit
1. Formulate a value hypothesis
2. Build an MVP to test your
hypothesis
3. Iterate until you find success
Success needs to be quantifiable!
Value metrics:
● Activation: Do users have a great
first experience?
● Retention: Do users stay or come
back?
35. “How do I know I found Product-Market Fit?”
“Product/market fit means being in a good market with a
product that can satisfy that market.” - Marc Andreesen
Some of the signs you have product-market fit:
● Amazing Trustpilot/ Play Store/ App Store ratings
● Great Net Promoter Score (NPS)
● Noticeable word-of-mouth
● Strong advocates/ organic ambassadors (Forums, FB groups, …)
● ...
36. |
|
|
0
1
10
100
Growth Phase
Scaling
1. Acquisition
a. Paid
b. Organic
2. Referral
3. Revenue
Not my area of expertise, but here is a great deck
about “Organic Acquisition: How Acquire A
Million Users with Zero Marketing” by Adrien
Montcoudiol
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You will tell me: first mover advantage, but actually Addison Lee was in the market wayyyy before, but didn’t identify the needs of their customers.
Problem is area is closely linked to Mission statement, and those can be team specific (if you work in a medium to large org). PayPal’s mission: “democratize financial services”. This translated to PayPal Here to enable card payments for all businesses.
This process can take 2 hours or 2 months, depending on how deep you want to go into the research, how strong of a validation you want to have
This process can take 2 hours or 2 months, depending on how deep you want to go into the research, how strong of a validation you want to have
This process can take 2 hours or 2 months, depending on how deep you want to go into the research, how strong of a validation you want to have
How do you know if you have product market fit? If you have it, things will be going so well (customer flocking in, amazing ratings on the app store/ google Play/ Trustpilot, advocates everywhere), you won’t even realise that you’re already in the next phase → Growth
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