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Lean & Agile: What Publishing Can Learn From Startups
- 1. Lean & Agile: What Publishing can Learn from Startups RachelWillmer rachel@luzme.com
- 2. Why Learn From Us? © http://www.flickr.com/photos/scriptingnews/
- 3. TheWaterfall Model © Paulsmith99 at en.wikipedia
- 4. Why Doesn’tWaterfallWork? • Requires perfect knowledge at every stage • Assumes perfect consistency • Works for Engineering projects • Inefficient model for Software projects • Mistakes are expensive
- 5. The Agile Manifesto, 2001 • http://agilemanifesto.org/ • KEY POINTS: – Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software – Welcome changing requirements, even late in development... – Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months ... – Simplicity, the art of maximizing the amount of work not done, is essential – And others….
- 6. WhatThis Means in Practice • Have a long-term Big Idea • Plan only short-term work plans, a “sprint” • Continuously engage with customers • Be very willing to change everything as you learn • Change != Failure • Change at an early stage = cheap
- 7. It’s a marathon, not a sprint © http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/4782201357
- 8. DisruptiveTechnologies • *Significantly* lower prices • Lower Margins • Less Functionality/Performance • “Innovator’s Dilemma” - Clayton M. Christensen
- 9. Less Functionality?!? “Competing against Non-Consumption” http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2011/12/22 /the-amazing-power-of-deflationary-economics-for-startups/
- 10. Examples • TV&Hollywood --YouTube • Daily Newspapers –Twitter, Feedly, Zite • Photos&Film - iPhone
- 11. The Lean Startup, 2011 • Term coined by Eric Ries, based on earlier work done by Steve Blank • KEY POINTS: – Product/Market Fit – Minimum viable product – Continuous deployment – Split testing – Actionable metrics – Pivot
- 12. Lean Links • http://theleanstartup.com/ • http://runninglean.co/ • http://leananalyticsbook.com/
- 13. Fail Early, Fail Often, (Fail Cheap) • “Fail” = “Try,Learn,Change” not “Failure” • Mark Suster’s motto: – “Good judgement comes from experience, – But experience comes from bad judgement” http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/
- 14. How to Fail Early • Don’tWait until it’s ready until you talk to your customers • Customer Discovery interviews • MinimumViable Products • Verifiable Hypotheses • Landing Pages • Ask for money early!
- 15. Example 1:Tech Publishing • O’Reilly Early Release – http://oreilly.com • Lean Pub – http://leanpub.com
- 16. “Lean Publishing” the book • https://leanpub.com/lean • Coupon code: “EDINBURGH”
- 17. Example 2 • LuzmeTranslation service for writers • Idea originated at CrimeFest a fortnight ago • Determined initial business model idea • Landing pages will go live next week • Then customer discovery
- 18. SUMMARY • Fail early, fail often, fail cheap… • Succeed sooner • Have more fun! • QUESTIONS?
Editor's Notes
- 50 years of new development. Original methods don’t work; better ways of removing risk from the plan. Cheaper. More fun. Happier customers, happier staff.
- First and last contact with customer at requirements stage. No further contact until beta test and then release.Mistakes made won’t be found until late. Expensive.
- In a sprint, you can’t fail. Everything has to be right.
- YouTube stats: 3.4 billion views per month, 250 million subscribers
- Bring out the similarities between this and Agile
- Mark Suster is an entrepreneur turned VC.
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