From pitching your first project, through idea validation process using concierge MVP to first steps in business: finding co-founders and fighting for your company.
2. @michuk@michuk
WHAT IS A PITCH?WHAT IS A PITCH?
Sales Pitch – a line of talk that attempts to
persuade someone or something, with a planned
sales presentation strategy of a product or service
designed to initiate and close a sale of the product
or service.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_presentation
3. @michuk@michuk
LEARN YOUR PITCHLEARN YOUR PITCH
“Filmaster helps cinemas drive incremental
profitable admissions using personalized
communication.”
5. @michuk@michuk
WHAT MAKES A GOOD PITCH?WHAT MAKES A GOOD PITCH?
Exciting
Memorizable
Benefits, not features
Leave room for questions
6. @michuk@michuk
WHAT MAKES A GOOD PITCH?WHAT MAKES A GOOD PITCH?
“If you’re lucky (and good), the audience
will remember only ONE THING about
your pitch.”
13. Concierge MVPConcierge MVP
@michuk@michuk
Concierge (French pronunciation: [k sj ]) is anɔɔ ɛʁʒ
employee of an apartment building, hotel or office building
who serves guests, with duties similar to those of a
receptionist.
MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is a strategy used for
fast and quantitative market testing of a product. It may
also involve carrying out market analysis before hand.
15. ZAPPOSZAPPOS
@michuk@michuk
“I went to a couple of stores, took some pictures of
the shoes, made a website, put them up and told
the shoe store, if I sell anything, I'll come here
and pay full price.”
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/nick-swinmurn-zappos-rnkd-2011-11
29. Not about your ideaNot about your idea
@michuk@michuk
Order food from
your cell phone!
http://bit.ly/13PmWkg
Confidential data on
mobile devices
http://bit.ly/18nyXC3
33. NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET
@michuk@michuk
“Being a Founder Is Lonely”“Being a Founder Is Lonely”
http://onforb.es/199X9Jr
34. NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET
@michuk@michuk
“Being a Founder Is Riddled
With Doubt”
“Being a Founder Is Riddled
With Doubt”
http://onforb.es/199X9Jr
35. NOT ALWAYS SWEETNOT ALWAYS SWEET
@michuk@michuk
“Being a Founder Bankrupts
You”
“Being a Founder Bankrupts
You”
http://onforb.es/199X9Jr
41. TALK TO PEOPLE!TALK TO PEOPLE!
@michuk@michuk
“The More People Know You,
The More People Can Help You”
“The More People Know You,
The More People Can Help You”
42. @michuk@michuk
EVENTS in WARSAWEVENTS in WARSAW
Aula Polska, OpenReaktor, Czwartki z
Social Media, Geek Girls Carrots,
Makerland, Bootstrappers Breakfast,
OpenCoffee, WRUG, Activatorium,
PyWaw, DjangoPiwo
More: Startup Digest Warsaw
(https://www.startupdigest.com/digests/warsaw)
43. @michuk@michuk
STARTUP WEEKENDSTARTUP WEEKEND
54-hour weekend events during which groups of
developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts,
marketing gurus, graphic artists and more pitch ideas for
new startup companies, form teams around those ideas,
and work to develop a working prototype, demo, or
presentation by Sunday evening
Next Event: Warsaw, 30-31.05 - 01.06
(http://warsaw.startupweekend.org/)