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@ W E L O V E L E A N

TACTICS TO

FAIL YOUR WAY TO

SUCCESS
AND BUILD A HAPPY STARTUP !
L E A N

S TA R T U P

M A C H I N E

L O N D O N

/

2 6

O C T

2 0 1 3
THINK

BIG
START SMALL
LEARN
FAST
& BUILD
SH!T THAT
MATTERS
PASSION
PURPOSE
PEOPLE
PROFITS
IF YOU CARE
THEY’LL CARE
IT AIN’T EASY
BEING LEAN
FORGET THE JARGON…
JUST FIND SOME HUNGRY CUSTOMERS
FAKE IT
BEFORE YOU
MAKE IT

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“
YOU DON’T
NEED CODE
TO TEST A
SOFTWARE
PRODUCT
ASH MAURYA
IT’S TIME TO START
EXPERIMENTING
“
AT LEAST 2/3
OF OUR IDEAS
ARE NEVER
GOING TO
WORK.
MARTY CAGAN
1.CREATE A LANDING PAGE
2.KEYNOTOPIA PROTOTYPE
3.ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION
4.CREATE A FAKE T-SHIRT
5.MOBILE PROTOTYPE
6.OBSERVE PEOPLE
7.CREATE A FAKE BUTTON
8.MINIMUM VIABLE RESTAURANT
9.THE PAPER MVP
10.DO IT YOURSELF
11.WRITE A CLASSIFIED AD
12.THE EMAIL CONCIERGE
13. DIRECT MARKETING
14.COFFEE SHOP TEST
15. HACKING w/CUSTOMERS
16.GET BACK TO BASICS
17.GOOGLE DOCS MVP
18.START BLOGGING
19.TEST EXISTING PRODUCTS
20.HAVE A GREAT STORY
21.CREATE A SLIDESHARE
DESIGN
FOR
EMOTION
BUILD YOUR TRIBE
WHO’S GONNA LOVE YA?
START
WITH
WHY?
I AM
NOT A
ROBOT
(n) ROBOT
A PERSON WHO WORKS
MECHANICALLY WITHOUT
ORIGINAL THOUGHT,
ESPECIALLY ONE WHO
RESPONSES AUTOMATICALLY
TO THE COMMANDS OF
OTHERS
SO
Flickr image from CWSEOntario

BE CREATIVE
EXPERIMENTING= LEARNING
WORK SMARTER
NOT HARDER
SET GOALS
AND TIMEBOX

Flickr image from minor9th
PIVOT
OR PERSEVERE

Flickr image from B4bees
YOUR VISION
SHOULD GUIDE YOU

Flickr image from B4bees
“
BE STRONG
ON VISION
BUT FLEXIBLE
ON DETAIL
JEFF BEZOS
BUT…
BE AWARE
VANITY

Flickr image from angermann
VALIDATION
NOW GO FORTH
AND ITERATE
THANKS &
GOOD LUCK!

@WELOVELEAN

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