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A quick and dirty
     guide to B2B
Customer Development
       Marcin Grodzicki
           @3marcin
   CoFounder, LinkFindr.com
Me
ā€¢ā€ÆEnterprise B2B Marketing
ā€¢ā€ÆStartups
 ā€¢ā€ÆCodility and Seedcamp
 ā€¢ā€ÆAdTaily
ā€¢ā€ÆAgora
ā€¢ā€ÆLinkFindr.com
                             @3marcin
Customer
Development


          @3marcin
The Origins

ā€¢ā€ÆSteve Blank
 The Four Steps to the Epiphany
ā€¢ā€ÆEric Ries
 The Lean Startup



                         @3marcin
The process


                                       Company
Discovery    Validation   Creation     Building




                                     @3marcin
The process


                                       Company
Discovery    Validation   Creation     Building




                                     @3marcin
Why

ā€¢ā€ÆStartups don t execute, but
  search
ā€¢ā€ÆSearching requires structure
ā€¢ā€ÆStructure requires agreement

                                @3marcin
Who


ā€¢ā€ÆFounder
ā€¢ā€ÆCEO


                  @3marcin
Who else


ā€¢ā€ÆEveryone



                 @3marcin
Discovery


            @3marcin
Do your
homework


           @3marcin
@3marcin
10 000 hours


           @3marcin
@3marcin
Set assumptions

ā€¢ā€ÆProblem
ā€¢ā€ÆProduct
ā€¢ā€ÆCustomer
ā€¢ā€ÆBusiness Model

                   @3marcin
Test


       @3marcin
Testing

ā€¢ā€Æmeet friendly customers
ā€¢ā€Ænot your friends
ā€¢ā€Æ10-20 companies
ā€¢ā€Æstructure results

                            @3marcin
Thank you!


             @3marcin
but...


         @3marcin
@3marcin
:(

     @3marcin
ReSet
   assumptions
ā€¢ā€ÆProblem
ā€¢ā€ÆProduct
ā€¢ā€ÆCUSTOMER
ā€¢ā€ÆBusiness Model

                   @3marcin
The process


                                       Company
Discovery    Validation   Creation     Building




                                     @3marcin
@3marcin
Validation


             @3marcin
Tools

ā€¢ā€ÆSlides
ā€¢ā€ÆChannel
ā€¢ā€ÆSalesperson


                  @3marcin
SELL


       @3marcin
Clients

ā€¢ā€ÆRebels
ā€¢ā€ÆReputable
ā€¢ā€ÆSmall
ā€¢ā€ÆDiscovery subjects

                       @3marcin
Traps


        @3marcin
If you only
implement...


           @3marcin
@3marcin
Do you have a
  free trial?


           @3marcin
@3marcin
Who else is
 buying?


          @3marcin
These aren t the
buyers you re
looking for


                   @3marcin
The process


                                       Company
Discovery    Validation   Creation     Building




                                     @3marcin
Verify

ā€¢ā€ÆProduct
ā€¢ā€ÆSales plan
ā€¢ā€ÆChannels
ā€¢ā€ÆBusiness Model

                   @3marcin
What you get

ā€¢ā€ÆProven product
ā€¢ā€ÆSustainable business model
ā€¢ā€ÆSales roadmap
ā€¢ā€ÆReference customers

                          @3marcin
@3marcin
What next?


             @3marcin
The process


                                       Company
Discovery    Validation   Creation     Building




                                     @3marcin
Sell or
 Raise


          @3marcin
@3marcin
grodzicki@gmail.com



                @3marcin

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