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LEARN READING...
Etienne Garbugli
2x Startup Founder (Flagback & HireVoice)
Recognized Usability & UX Research expert
2013 Most-Liked SlideShare Presentation Creator
Author of Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want
Etienne Garbugli
2x Startup Founder (Flagback & HireVoice)
Recognized Usability & UX Research Expert
2013 Most-Liked SlideShare Presentation Creator
Author of Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want
View Full ContentThe Lean B2B Table of Content
Chapter 1
— Introduction
Chapter 2
— Where I’m Coming From
Chapter 3
— The nature of the B2B World
Chapter 4

— Where It Starts
Chapter 5

— Choosing a Market
Chapter 6

— Finding Early Adopters
Chapter 7
— Leveraging Domain Credibility
& Visibility
Chapter 8
— Contacting Early Adopters
Chapter 9

— Finding Problems
Chapter 10
— Conducting Problem Interviews
Chapter 11
— Analyzing the Results
Chapter 12
— Finding a Solution
Chapter 13
—Creating a Minimum Viable Product

Chapter 14
—Preparing Your Pitch
Chapter 15
— Conducting Solution Interviews
Chapter 16

— Product-Market Fit
Chapter 17

— Common Challenges
Chapter 18

— Speeding up Product-Market Validation
Chapter 19
— Conclusion
There are 3 reasons
why businesses buy ...
To increase revenue
To decrease costs
To increase customer
satisfaction
1
Your passion, domain expertise and
your ability to build products are the
3 things in your control to reduce the
risk of starting up.
2
You can find great business
ideas right where you work.
That’s what 50% of the Inc. 500
Founders did (Source: Amar Bhidé).
3
Alcohol and the telephone are
great tools to test your value
proposition.
You will learn whether your value
prop is shareable and can be
memorable.
4
VCs, industry bloggers,
journalists and market
analysts are fast-tracks to
understanding markets.
They have an horizontal -
broad - view of the market.
5
Annual reports can tell you if a
company has an early adopter
mindset.
What can you
learn from a financial ?
6
Your story - or the story of
your founding team - can help
get you through the doors of
enterprises.
Britelynx founder, Pete Lalancette, was a military
helicopter pilot for 21 years before starting up.
Wouldn’t you be curious to meet him?
7
Competitors often tell you who
you should be speaking with.
Start here
8
The early adopters that get the
new iPhones are not the same
people that go and try the new
coffee shop. - Brant Cooper, Lean Author
Being an early adopter is not
a personality type.
9
“
Meeting people in their work
environment can sometimes
lead to great insights.
Interviewing IT professionals, Jason Cohen noticed certain
magazines on the desk of his prospects. When his product
was ready, he advertised in that magazine to great success.
10
Finding where your prospects
gather for pleasure or for work
can significantly increase your
odds of success.
Where do IT executives
go to network?
11
Proximity to customers is key. Moving
in with them can be a great idea.
Having development teams at client offices,
helps you discover customer pains, context of
use, stakeholders, underlying needs and
enterprise reality.
12
In the long run, the people that
seek problems out-perform
the people that seek solutions.
Drs. Jacob Getzels and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
proved this theory by following the career of
professional artists for over 2 decades.
13
To win, your solution must be
at least 2 times faster, 2 times
better and 2 times cheaper
than the known alternatives.
14
–
Value (Actual
or Perception
of)
=
Risk
(Perception of)
Implementation
Score
... though rarely perceived as a
competitor, Excel is almost
always an actual competitor
for software startups.
“
- Joshua Porter, HubSpot Director of UX
If you can't beat the Excel solution,
your product will never be a success.
15
Frequency is about the worst way
to pick a problem to address.
Cables have been getting tangled up all over the world for
decades – it’s a very common problem — but very few people
would pay to have that pain removed.
16
To keep your focus, sometimes
it’s best to turn down paying
customers.
You won’t convince large enterprises to sign with
you if all your customers are tech startups.
17
You can generate revenue and
still fail. If revenue is the first form of
validation in B2B, (user)
engagement is the ultimate form.
18
93% of products that ultimately
became successful started off in
the wrong direction.
“
- Clayton Christensen, Innovation Author
Company pivots are a lot more
common than people would think.
19
The average age of successful
B2B founders is 40.
20
Not 19, 25, 28 or 32
(Source: Vivek Wadhwa).
The average number of attempts
needed to make a sale is eight to ten.
If you’re trying to reach C-level
executives it's 12 to 14.
21
Persistence is key.
Nobody ever got fired for
buying IBM...
“
22
Nobody ever got fired for
buying IBM...
“
...said the IBM marketing team
22
The CIA has its own
investment fund.
In-Q-Tel is slowly becoming the stamp
of approval for technologies secure
enough for government agencies.
23
You should never optimize
before product-market fit.
With time on your side,
everything can be improved.
24
«This is a must read for every B2B entrepreneur, SaaS creator or
consultant and business school student. It's the kind of book you
don't read once, you go back to it on a regular basis. » - Carmen
Gerea, CEO & Co-founder, UsabilityChefs
«Treat this book like a map to show you where you are and a
compass to show you the direction. I wish I could have read it 2
or 3 years ago. » – Jonathan Gebauer, Founder, exploreB2B
« Lean B2B is filled with rock-solid advice for technology
entrepreneurs who want a rapid-growth trajectory. Read it to
increase your certainty and your success rate. » - Jill Konrath,
Author of AGILE SELLING and Selling to Big Companies
«The book I read of which I have learned the most. » - Etienne
Thouin, Founder and CTO, SQLNext Software
«This book is essential reading for would-be entrepreneurs who
face the daunting task of entering B2B markets. » – Paul Gillin,
Co-Author, Social Marketing to the Business Customer
Thousands of innovators
around the world use
LEAN B2B
@egarbugli /egarbugli
Read the Lean B2B Blog
Étienne Garbugli:

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24 Things You Can Learn Reading Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want

  • 1. 24 THINGS YOU CAN LEARN READING...
  • 2. Etienne Garbugli 2x Startup Founder (Flagback & HireVoice) Recognized Usability & UX Research expert 2013 Most-Liked SlideShare Presentation Creator Author of Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want
  • 3. Etienne Garbugli 2x Startup Founder (Flagback & HireVoice) Recognized Usability & UX Research Expert 2013 Most-Liked SlideShare Presentation Creator Author of Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want View Full ContentThe Lean B2B Table of Content Chapter 1 — Introduction Chapter 2 — Where I’m Coming From Chapter 3 — The nature of the B2B World Chapter 4
 — Where It Starts Chapter 5
 — Choosing a Market Chapter 6
 — Finding Early Adopters Chapter 7 — Leveraging Domain Credibility & Visibility Chapter 8 — Contacting Early Adopters Chapter 9
 — Finding Problems Chapter 10 — Conducting Problem Interviews Chapter 11 — Analyzing the Results Chapter 12 — Finding a Solution Chapter 13 —Creating a Minimum Viable Product
 Chapter 14 —Preparing Your Pitch Chapter 15 — Conducting Solution Interviews Chapter 16
 — Product-Market Fit Chapter 17
 — Common Challenges Chapter 18
 — Speeding up Product-Market Validation Chapter 19 — Conclusion
  • 4. There are 3 reasons why businesses buy ... To increase revenue To decrease costs To increase customer satisfaction 1
  • 5. Your passion, domain expertise and your ability to build products are the 3 things in your control to reduce the risk of starting up. 2
  • 6. You can find great business ideas right where you work. That’s what 50% of the Inc. 500 Founders did (Source: Amar Bhidé). 3
  • 7. Alcohol and the telephone are great tools to test your value proposition. You will learn whether your value prop is shareable and can be memorable. 4
  • 8. VCs, industry bloggers, journalists and market analysts are fast-tracks to understanding markets. They have an horizontal - broad - view of the market. 5
  • 9. Annual reports can tell you if a company has an early adopter mindset. What can you learn from a financial ? 6
  • 10. Your story - or the story of your founding team - can help get you through the doors of enterprises. Britelynx founder, Pete Lalancette, was a military helicopter pilot for 21 years before starting up. Wouldn’t you be curious to meet him? 7
  • 11. Competitors often tell you who you should be speaking with. Start here 8
  • 12. The early adopters that get the new iPhones are not the same people that go and try the new coffee shop. - Brant Cooper, Lean Author Being an early adopter is not a personality type. 9 “
  • 13. Meeting people in their work environment can sometimes lead to great insights. Interviewing IT professionals, Jason Cohen noticed certain magazines on the desk of his prospects. When his product was ready, he advertised in that magazine to great success. 10
  • 14. Finding where your prospects gather for pleasure or for work can significantly increase your odds of success. Where do IT executives go to network? 11
  • 15. Proximity to customers is key. Moving in with them can be a great idea. Having development teams at client offices, helps you discover customer pains, context of use, stakeholders, underlying needs and enterprise reality. 12
  • 16. In the long run, the people that seek problems out-perform the people that seek solutions. Drs. Jacob Getzels and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi proved this theory by following the career of professional artists for over 2 decades. 13
  • 17. To win, your solution must be at least 2 times faster, 2 times better and 2 times cheaper than the known alternatives. 14 – Value (Actual or Perception of) = Risk (Perception of) Implementation Score
  • 18. ... though rarely perceived as a competitor, Excel is almost always an actual competitor for software startups. “ - Joshua Porter, HubSpot Director of UX If you can't beat the Excel solution, your product will never be a success. 15
  • 19. Frequency is about the worst way to pick a problem to address. Cables have been getting tangled up all over the world for decades – it’s a very common problem — but very few people would pay to have that pain removed. 16
  • 20. To keep your focus, sometimes it’s best to turn down paying customers. You won’t convince large enterprises to sign with you if all your customers are tech startups. 17
  • 21. You can generate revenue and still fail. If revenue is the first form of validation in B2B, (user) engagement is the ultimate form. 18
  • 22. 93% of products that ultimately became successful started off in the wrong direction. “ - Clayton Christensen, Innovation Author Company pivots are a lot more common than people would think. 19
  • 23. The average age of successful B2B founders is 40. 20 Not 19, 25, 28 or 32 (Source: Vivek Wadhwa).
  • 24. The average number of attempts needed to make a sale is eight to ten. If you’re trying to reach C-level executives it's 12 to 14. 21 Persistence is key.
  • 25. Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM... “ 22
  • 26. Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM... “ ...said the IBM marketing team 22
  • 27. The CIA has its own investment fund. In-Q-Tel is slowly becoming the stamp of approval for technologies secure enough for government agencies. 23
  • 28. You should never optimize before product-market fit. With time on your side, everything can be improved. 24
  • 29. «This is a must read for every B2B entrepreneur, SaaS creator or consultant and business school student. It's the kind of book you don't read once, you go back to it on a regular basis. » - Carmen Gerea, CEO & Co-founder, UsabilityChefs «Treat this book like a map to show you where you are and a compass to show you the direction. I wish I could have read it 2 or 3 years ago. » – Jonathan Gebauer, Founder, exploreB2B « Lean B2B is filled with rock-solid advice for technology entrepreneurs who want a rapid-growth trajectory. Read it to increase your certainty and your success rate. » - Jill Konrath, Author of AGILE SELLING and Selling to Big Companies «The book I read of which I have learned the most. » - Etienne Thouin, Founder and CTO, SQLNext Software «This book is essential reading for would-be entrepreneurs who face the daunting task of entering B2B markets. » – Paul Gillin, Co-Author, Social Marketing to the Business Customer Thousands of innovators around the world use LEAN B2B @egarbugli /egarbugli Read the Lean B2B Blog Étienne Garbugli: