Learn some of the fundamental concepts and principles of marketing for early-stage start-ups. We address the unique challenges of marketing technology products including:
Knowing when to begin marketing
Recognizing which marketing activities to do first
Identifying the goals of your early marketing activities
Syncing marketing with product development
Using marketing to fine-tune your business model
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Marketing for Tech Start-Ups – Getting the fundamentals right - Entrepreneurship 101
1.
2. Marke&ng
for
Tech
Startups
Ge5ng
the
Fundamentals
Right
Entrepreneurship
101
Jon
E
Worren
October
26,
2011
3. Defini9on
Marke9ng
is
an
organiza9onal
func9on
and
a
set
of
processes
for
crea9ng,
communica9ng,
and
delivering
value
to
customers
and
for
managing
customer
rela9onships
in
ways
that
benefit
the
organiza9on
and
its
stakeholders.
Source:
AMA
8. Putrified
Shark
Meat
• Putrified
shark
meat
• Hákarl,
fermented
shark,
usually
buried
for
months
to
allow
certain
unhealthful
substances
to
leak
out,
then
air-‐dried.
• It
is
usually
served
in
bite-‐size
cubes
and
washed
down
with
ice-‐cold
brennivín.
• It
is
divided
into
two
types,
glerhákarl
(glass
shark),
the
part
closest
to
the
hide
which
is
chewy
and
semi-‐opaque,
and
skyrhákarl
(skyr
shark),
soW
and
tender
inner
parts.
Both
can
have
a
preCy
strong
taste.
11. Value
Proposi9on
Statement
• The value proposition statement may consist of
several components:
- What you are offering
- The specific value associated with your offering
- For whom you are creating value
- What makes your product special or unique
12. Requires
a
number
of
decisions
• What
should
the
product
or
applica9on
look
like?
• Who
should
buy
it?
• What
problem
is
it
solving
for
them
–
what
value
does
it
generate
for
the
buyer?
• How
do
they
buy?
• Why
would
they
pick
us
over
the
compe99on?
17. Value
Proposi9on
Statement
The
value
proposi&on
statement
consists
of
several
parts:
-‐ What
you
are
offering
-‐ The
specific
value
associated
with
your
offering
-‐ For
whom
you
are
crea9ng
value
-‐ What
makes
your
product
special
or
unique
18. Product
vs
Customer
Dev
• Implements
vision
• Feedback
from
Customer
Development
team
Product
Development
• Ques9ons
assump9ons
• Decides
on
customers,
problems
and
features
• Offer
feedback
to
PD
Customer
Development
22. Entrepreneur’s
Toolkit
• A
collec9on
of
ar9cles,
videos,
workbooks
and
templates
to
help
you
grow
your
business.
• marsdd.com/toolkit
23. Other
E101
Marke9ng
Lectures
• November
16:
Business
Model
• December
7:
Value
proposi9on
• January
11:
Market
Analysis
• February
22:
Marke9ng
Communica9on
• March
7:
Go-‐To
Market
Strategy
• March
14:
Sales
• March
21:
Distribu9on
24. Summary
• Marke9ng
has
a
holis9c
mandate
• Marke9ng
ac9vi9es
must
be
part
of
start-‐up
from
the
beginning
• Ques9on
your
assump9ons
• Blank’s
Customer
Discovery
and
Customer
Valida9on
processes
offer
credible
avenues
towards
a
well
founded
value
proposi9on
and
a
sustainable
business
model