Each year GoKart Labs devotes one full day to the invention of new products and businesses.
For the 2016 GoKart 600, the company split into five teams. Each team focused on solving one human problem. The results were incredible.
Products
- Pegasus (2-21)
- Twenty Plus (22- 51)
- HungryMind (52- 67)
- Scrppy (68-80)
- Fresh Start (81-106)
25. H O W M I G H T W E ?
H O W M I G H T W E U N L O C K T H E L AT E N T C A PA B I L I T Y O F T H E
R E T I R E D ( A N D P R E M AT U R E LY R E T I R E D ) W O R K F O R C E F O R " J O B S "
T H AT A R E T E M P O R A L , M I D S K I L L E D A N D D I S T R I B U TA B L E ?
26. H O W M I G H T W E U N L O C K T H E L AT E N T C A PA B I L I T Y O F T H E
R E T I R E D ( A N D P R E M AT U R E LY R E T I R E D ) W O R K F O R C E F O R " J O B S "
T H AT A R E T E M P O R A L , M I D S K I L L E D A N D D I S T R I B U TA B L E ?
H O W M I G H T W E ?
27. H O W M I G H T W E U N L O C K T H E L AT E N T C A PA B I L I T Y O F T H E
R E T I R E D ( A N D P R E M AT U R E LY R E T I R E D ) W O R K F O R C E F O R " J O B S "
T H AT A R E T E M P O R A L , M I D S K I L L E D A N D D I S T R I B U TA B L E ?
H O W M I G H T W E ?
O F T H E M O S T S K I L L E D A N D TA L E N T E D W O R K F O R C E A L I V E .
28. TA P I N TO T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T E X P E R I E N C E D W O R K F O R C E
29. TA P I N TO T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T E X P E R I E N C E D W O R K F O R C E
W H E R E E V E RY O N E Y O U H I R E H A S
T W E N T Y P L U S Y E A R S O F E X P E R I E N C E
30. TA P I N TO T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T E X P E R I E N C E D W O R K F O R C E
31. T H E P R O B L E M
“I’m not ready to retire. I want to stay active,
share my years expertise, make a little money,
and I want to do it on my own terms.”
32. T H E P R O B L E M
“I’m buying my first house, and want a few
upgrades. I wish I had somebody to help me
through this whole process, it’s confusing.”
33. T H E R E A L P R O B L E M
Fully funded retirement from the American workforce is growing less and
less attainable (shrinking benefits, aversion to long-term savings).
Even seniors who can afford to retire aren't immune to the
social downsides of non-employment (isolation, depression).
34. C U R R E N T S O L U T I O N S D O N ’ T C U T I T
Services like Craigslist and TaskRabbit are helping to drive
the gig economy for all ages & trades, but they undervalue
(or at least fail to elevate) the real, tangible expertise that
comes with decades of experience.
35. THE WORLD’S MOST EXPERIENCED WORKFORCE
MAKING EXPERIENCE MATTER IN THE MODERN GIG ECONOMY
36. TA P I N TO T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T E X P E R I E N C E D W O R K F O R C E
L A U N C H R E A L P R O D U C T
37. T H E F U T U R E
H O B B Y I S T
T E A M S
D I G I TA L I N T E R A C T I O N
38. A H U G E M A R K E T
5 5 M
R E T I R E A N N U A L LY 7 0 %
P L A N T O W O R K
I N R E T I R E M E N T
. 2 5 %
A S S U M P T I O N
39. A H U G E M A R K E T
5 5 M
R E T I R E A N N U A L LY 7 0 %
P L A N T O W O R K
I N R E T I R E M E N T
. 2 5 %
A S S U M P T I O N
9 6 , 2 5 0P R O V I D E R S
40. A H U G E O P P O RT U N I T Y
1 0 H R SP E R M O N T H
5 %S E RV I C E F E E
$ 3 0P E R H O U R
41. A H U G E O P P O RT U N I T Y
1 0 H R SP E R M O N T H
$ 3 0P E R H O U R
$ 1 7 M
42. OF U.S. ADULTS HAVE PARTICIPATED
22% OF U.S. ADULTS HAVE PROVIDED GOODS OR SERVICES (45M people)
44%
A H U G E G I G E C O N O M Y
$2.7T PROJECTED GLOBAL SPEND VIA ONLINE TALENT PLATFORMS BY 2025
43. B U S I N E S S M O D E L
5 %
T R A N S A C T I O N F E E
$ 5 0
A N N U A L
M E M B E R S H I P
MEMBERSHIP FEE EARNED BACK DURING THE FIRST 10HRS OF SERVICE PROVIDED
45. M A R K E T I N G S T R AT E G Y
TwentyPlus is focusing its marketing
strategy on the supplier market. The goal
is to reach pre-retirees who are looking to
transition out of full-time work.
TA R G E T M A R K E T
46. M A R K E T I N G S T R AT E G Y
Target: 96,000 Providers
Opportunity: $17 million
Channels:
Community Events
Social Media
WOM
FA C E B O O K
A D S
C H I L D R E N O F
TA R G E T
A U D I E N C E
L O C A L G O V E R N M E N T
A L I G N M E N T
R E T I R E M E N T
C O M M U N I T Y
“ T R A I N I N G D AY ”
E N G A G E
C O M M U N I T Y L E A D E R S
U R B A N
M A R K E T S
T W E N T Y
C L U B
F LY E R S
54. OUR GUIDING STATEMENT:
HOW MIGHT WE MAKE IT EASIER FOR
HUMANS TO KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULD BE
LEARNING NEXT TO ADVANCE THEIR LIVES /
CAREERS + EXPAND PERSPECTIVE?
55. LACK OF CAREER HAPPINESS…
A GROWING SYSTEMIC PROBLEM
70%
OF EMPLOYEES
ARE DISENGAGED
Unprecedented low levels of employee
engagement, happiness and productivity
UNHAPPY WORKERS
COST THE US
$500B
US employers spend over $150 Billion dollars
per year in employee training and development
56. THE HUNGRY MIND:
“I KNOW WHAT I WANT, I JUST LOVE TO LEARN.”
THE KEEPER-UPPER:
“I’M TRYING TO STAY RELEVANT.”
THE TRACK-JUMPER:
“I WANT A CHANGE, BUT DON’T KNOW WHAT TO
LEARN.”
THE REBOOTER:
“I KNOW I WANT A CHANGE, BUT DON’T WHAT IT IS.”
64. “Nearly 80 percent of workers in their 20s said
they wanted to change careers, followed by
64 percent of 30-somethings and 54 percent
in their 40s.” (University of Phoenix survey)
A MASSIVE MARKET
65. 65
INTERNET
MESSAGING
2016 - 2017 ROADMAP
Q1: # of
Sign-Ups
Q3: Return
Users
Q2: Daily
Active Users
Q4: Goal
Completion
Q1: # of
Partnerships
Q2:NPS
Q3: Market
Share
Q4: Revenue
BINGE READY CONTENT BY INTEREST
PROGRESS METER
SOCIAL SHARE
FILTER BY TIME ADAPTIVE CONTENT
SKILLS ASSESSMENTGOAL SETTING
CELEBRATE WINS
EXPERT TOOLS MENTOR MATCH JOB PLACEMENT
TRACK JUMPER
SHOW ME THE STEPS
SMALL PARTNERSHIPS CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS
REBOOTER
SHOW ME THE OPTIONS
KEEP UPPER
KEEP ME RELEVANT
HUNGRY MIND
EXPLORATIVE LEARNING
ADVOCACY
77. We believe the world will be better if the next
generation of makers can solve problems
together.
OUR CORE BELIEF
78. We exist to bring young makers
together to make ideas happen.
79. So you have an idea—something you want to invent or make.
How does that happen? How did Elon Musk learn how to make rockets? How
did Georgia O’Keefe learn how to paint? How did Mark Zuckerberg learn how to
code?
They certainly didn’t do it being holed up at home. That’s because all of us are
smarter than one of us. We learn from and teach each other how to make our
ideas a reality.
So whether you want to build a bike or an app, create a new business or a
fashion line—together we can help bring your idea to life.
Together we can make something new, awesome, unexpected and totally
scrppy.
80. 70% OF RESPONDENTS SAW BENEFIT FOR
KIDS
IN-MARKET VALIDATION
53% WANT TO STAY UP-TO-DATE VIA EMAIL
83. HOW MIGHT WE
MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO
BREAK UP WITH THEIR CABLE COMPANY,
BANK, GYM OR OTHER INSTITUTION THAT
MAKES QUITTING ESPECIALLY PAINFUL?
86. IF YOU CANCELED
OR SWITCHED
WHAT MADE IT
SUCCESSFUL?
I lied to say I was moving out of the country....seriously.
Being an asshole.
Perseverance motivated by rage at their customer service.
88. MOVING / / RELATIONSHIP CHANGE / / NEW JOB
THERE ARE
2.5 - 3 MILLION PEOPLE IN
TRANSITION AT ANY MOMENT
89. Focus on
The next chapter of life
Growing career, relationships and family
Getting organized
Millennial Movers
Covet
Personal Time
Freedom of Choice
Efficiency
Need
Simple
Organized
Hassle - free
97. WE’LL HANDLE
YOUR HASSLE
Howdy, Mary!
We’re a new company called
Fresh Start
Moving sucks. Thankfully we
can help with all the annoying
details, setting your mind at
ease and letting you enjoy
your new adventure.
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104. MONEY
SUBSCRIPTION BASED CONSUMER FEES:
$$ WE GET FOR HELPING PEOPLE THROUGH
RESELLER REVENUE:
$$ WE GET FOR BROKERING BETTER DEALS
PLACEMENT & PROMOTION:
$$ WE GET FOR PROMOTING GREAT SERVICE
PROVIDERS
105. EXPANDING INTO NEW GEOGRAPHICAL
MARKETS
EXPANDING THE PROVIDERS AND LIFE
EVENT OPTIONS
CREATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SERVICE
PROVIDERS
INTRODUCE AUTOMATION
NOW NEXT FUTURE
BROAD MARKET EXPOSURE
EXCLUSIVE DEALS FROM
PROVIDERS BY USING OUR
BROKERING SERVICE
DISCOUNTS FOR OTHER PRODUCTS
RELATED TO LIFE EVENTS
FULLY AUTOMATED
ROADMAP
TEST IN A LOCAL MARKET (TWIN
CITIES)
START WITH CABLE COMPANIES, THE
BIGGEST PAIN POINT FOR CONSUMERS
MOVING IS THE PRIMARY LIFE EVENT
MANUALLY MANAGING CUSTOMER AND
SERVICE PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS
GATHER AND CREATE RESOURCES FOR
SELF SERVICE
LEARN AND IDENTIFY THE NEXT
PROVIDERS AND LIFE EVENTS TO
FOCUS ON