Workshop held during the Luxembourg Internet Days 2016 Start-ups forum on 22 November '16. It includes an exercise to have the participants experience what a Problem Interview is, and realize how important it is to seek market validation from the very beginning of the startup process.
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64,2 % of Kickstarter
projects are not successfully
funded (since 2009)
46 % on KissKissBankBank
(since 2010)
35 % on Ulule (since 2012)
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« Life is too short
to keep building something
nobody (or not enough people)
want »
Ash Maurya
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To win in established markets, the
modern marketing model is
Product
Price
Place
Promotion
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You must adopt a new lean approach
To open new markets with disruptive
products/services
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Ideas
Build
Product
Measure
Data
Learn
Lean Startup
Source: Eric Ries
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Understand
Problem
Define
Solution
Validate
Qualitatively
Verify
Quantitatively
Market Validation = Validated Learning
Problem / Solution Fit Product / Market Fit
Source: Ash Maurya
9.
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CONVERSATIONS OBSERVATIONS
In early stage, prefer qualitative learning
over quantitative tests
« Don’t ask what the customers want,
measure what they do »
Understand why
Rich Communication
Open to explore and discover
No group thinking bias
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Form a pair
Think about a challenge for
settling down in Luxembourg
Decompose it into 3 concrete problems
Let’s try it!
5 minutes
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Change peer (find someone else on customer side)
1. Welcome
2. Learn about your interviewee
3. Tell a story (set the problem context)
4. Rank the 3 problems
5. For each problem, explore existing
alternatives
6. Close
Talk to a potential customer
12 minutes
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We want to learn about
• Customer segment
• Problem
• Existing alternatives
Problem Interviews
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We want to learn about
• Early adopters
• Solution demo
• Pricing fit
Solution Interviews
Source: Ash Maurya
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DESIGN SPRINT in a week
Source: http://www.thesprintbook.com/
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We want to learn about
• Unique Value Proposition
• Enough customers (channels)
• Revenue streams (pricing)
MVP Interviews
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Continue the conversation with beta users
…until launch
Refine your MVP
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Iterative & Incremental
1. Partial Rollout, usability interviews…
2. Full Rollout, usage metrics…
Agile Product Development
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Sample Techniques and Tools
Testing the problem
Customer interviews
Landing page
AdWords
Testing the solution
Explainer video
Mockups
Interviews
“Sell it before your
build it”
Crowdfunding
Testing the market
Wizard or Oz
Concierge
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How would you feel if you could no longer use [product]?
1. Very disappointed
2. Somewhat disappointed
3. Not disappointed (it isn’t really that useful)
4. N/A – I no longer use [product]
If over 40% of users respond to the survey saying they'd be
"Very disappointed" to stop using your product, there's a great
chance your solution has found Product/Market Fit.
Product/Market Fit – the Sean Ellis Test
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Continuously identify and test
your riskiest assumptions
Market Validation
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Sylvain CHERY – Director
• schery@agilepartner.net ; @sylchery ; +352 691 555 221
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Contacts
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25-27 November 2016
Technoport Esch Belval
More info and registration: http://www.up.co/communities/luxembourg/luxembourg/startup-weekend/10005