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Get Your Product Moving
Founders Institute
November 2012
Tony Karrer, Ph.D.
CEO, TechEmpower, Inc.
akarrer@techempower.com
http://socalcto.com
2
Background
• Ph.D. Computer Science, LMU Professor CS 10 Years
• Founder
– Sprinkler Systems Installation (age 15)
– Knowledge Stream ($59M exit)
– TechEmpower (1997 - present)
– Aggregage (2010 – present)
• Part-Time CTO / Technical Advisor
– Talk with 100+ startups each year
3
Complexity of Your Product
Complex
> 12 Prog Mon
> $100K
Simple
< 3 Prog Mon
< $35K
4
Simplify
Complex
> 12 Prog Mon
Simple
< 3 Prog Mon
• Simple Forum
• WordPress
• Manual Commerce
5
Other Ways to “Simplify”
• Paper (More Next Slide)
• Smoke and Mirrors Prototype
• Fake Site
• Proof of Concept
• Minimum MVP
• Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Parties
6
Homework - Before You Build Anything
• Steve Blank’s Startup Owner’s Manual
• Wireframes
• Graphic Comps – 99designs, eLance
• Test on Paper and Iterate
• Don’t Miss Key Questions
http://www.socalcto.com/2011/08/32-questions-developers-may-have-
forgot.html
– Targets/Mobile, Notifications, Email, Marketing Tracking, Analytics / Metrics /
Reporting, SEO Support, Social / Viral, Location, Time Zones, Video
7
Complexity of Your Product
Complex
> 12 Prog Mon
Simple
< 3 Prog Mon
Equity Only Developer
Dedicated Technical Team
In House, Outsource,
Hybrid
Freelance Developer
Offshore Dice Roll
8
Elusive (Illusive) Technical Cofounder
9
Be Prepared When You Meet a Developer
• They Want
– Solve a problem, create something neat from scratch
– Learn something new
– Food and other Rewards
• Hate
– Salespeople / Being Sold
– Pretending to Know More Than You Know
– Not Knowing Enough
– Time Wasters - Don't talk too much. Stay on point. Only
go social when they go social.
10
Founder Developer Gap
Founder Developer
Technical Advisor
Programmer Friend
Part-time CTO
GAP
Get Your Product Moving
Founders Institute
November 2012
Tony Karrer, Ph.D.
CEO, TechEmpower, Inc.
akarrer@techempower.com
http://socalcto.com

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Get Your Product Moving - Founders Institute

  • 1. Get Your Product Moving Founders Institute November 2012 Tony Karrer, Ph.D. CEO, TechEmpower, Inc. akarrer@techempower.com http://socalcto.com
  • 2. 2 Background • Ph.D. Computer Science, LMU Professor CS 10 Years • Founder – Sprinkler Systems Installation (age 15) – Knowledge Stream ($59M exit) – TechEmpower (1997 - present) – Aggregage (2010 – present) • Part-Time CTO / Technical Advisor – Talk with 100+ startups each year
  • 3. 3 Complexity of Your Product Complex > 12 Prog Mon > $100K Simple < 3 Prog Mon < $35K
  • 4. 4 Simplify Complex > 12 Prog Mon Simple < 3 Prog Mon • Simple Forum • WordPress • Manual Commerce
  • 5. 5 Other Ways to “Simplify” • Paper (More Next Slide) • Smoke and Mirrors Prototype • Fake Site • Proof of Concept • Minimum MVP • Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Parties
  • 6. 6 Homework - Before You Build Anything • Steve Blank’s Startup Owner’s Manual • Wireframes • Graphic Comps – 99designs, eLance • Test on Paper and Iterate • Don’t Miss Key Questions http://www.socalcto.com/2011/08/32-questions-developers-may-have- forgot.html – Targets/Mobile, Notifications, Email, Marketing Tracking, Analytics / Metrics / Reporting, SEO Support, Social / Viral, Location, Time Zones, Video
  • 7. 7 Complexity of Your Product Complex > 12 Prog Mon Simple < 3 Prog Mon Equity Only Developer Dedicated Technical Team In House, Outsource, Hybrid Freelance Developer Offshore Dice Roll
  • 9. 9 Be Prepared When You Meet a Developer • They Want – Solve a problem, create something neat from scratch – Learn something new – Food and other Rewards • Hate – Salespeople / Being Sold – Pretending to Know More Than You Know – Not Knowing Enough – Time Wasters - Don't talk too much. Stay on point. Only go social when they go social.
  • 10. 10 Founder Developer Gap Founder Developer Technical Advisor Programmer Friend Part-time CTO GAP
  • 11. Get Your Product Moving Founders Institute November 2012 Tony Karrer, Ph.D. CEO, TechEmpower, Inc. akarrer@techempower.com http://socalcto.com