Building software products in a weekend

2. Matt Kremer
MVP Advocate
@matthewkremer
https://MattKremer.com

3. What is a Software Product?
Standalone Product
Software-as-a-Service
Productized Service

4. Kobra.io: Version 1
Spent 6 weeks
on development
4 hours/day on top
of full-time job
2200
Launched to over
2000 pre-signups
6 4

5. BUT NO ONE
USED IT L

6. Kobra.io: Version 2 MVP
Made $2200 in
pre-launch sales
before working on it
Programmed in
36-hours
10,000+ files
collaborated on
200+ monthly
active users
36$2200

7. Why build in a single weekend?
Lack of time
Hack-a-thon / Startup
Weekend
Test ideas before
wasting time
Just for a challenge!

8. Making a
Minimum Viable Product

9. Breaking Down the MVP
1. The Product
2. The Minimum
3. The Viable

10. Breaking Down the MVP
1. The Product
2. The Minimum
3. The Viable

11. Breaking Down the MVP
1. The Product
2. The Minimum
3. The Viable

12. Tying it All Together
Minimum: Narrowed down feature list.
Viable: Bi-directional value to business.
Product: Short-term ideas and long-term goals.

13. The Art of
Not Wasting Time

14. Taking Pride in
your End-Product
(Not Code).

15. Just because you
can, doesn’t mean
you should.

16. The root of it all:
Imposter Syndrome

17. The 3-Step Development Process
so you Don’t Waste Time
1. Find It
2. Buy It
3. Build It

18. Step One:
Find It
1

19. Googling is an Art

20. Your Network is Valuable

21. Didn’t find a solution?
Try again.

22. Step Two:
Buy It
2

23. Your time is
worth money

24. Other
developers’ time
is also worth
money.

25. Defeating your
Manager on
Purchasing
Decisions

26. “I Still Can’t
Find a
Solution”

27. Step Three:
Build It
3

28. Use a Framework

29. Know your Framework

30. Know your Tools

31. Don’t
Switch
Frameworks
or Tools
because
of “Shiny”

32. Build Pieces to be Re-Used

33. Even Small Things
Research and plan out your MVP
Make sure it is actually an MVP!

34. Putting It
All Together

35. Phase 1
Research and plan out your MVP
Make sure it is actually an MVP!

36. Phase 2
Cycle through “Find It” and “Buy It” for
each feature on your MVP list,
and then try each solution!

37. Phase 3
Actually “Build It.”

38. Phase 4
Rinse, Wash and Repeat

39. Where to go next?

40. Grab free book version of this presentation
“Building Software Products in a Weekend”
https://MattKremer.com/weekend/
MattKremer.com
@matthewkremer