10. “The reason startups have a
chance to overtake industry
titans is that it starts in small
market niches that nobody
cares about.”
Clayton Christensen, 1997
44. Find someone who has the
problem you want to solve as
his main one in life.
45. Here the idea is:
start selling today a provisory solution for desperate
people
46. Here the idea is:
start selling today a provisory solution for desperate
people
47. How to define your early adopters?
1. They have the problem you want to solve
2. They know they have it
3. They are actively searching for an ad-hoc solution
53. 2.2 Contact them [script example]
Good evening [name of people y],
My name is [your name] and I am part of a team that is developing a
solution to solve [problem x].
At the moment we are in a phase of research and development and to
better address the work we are interacting with [type of person y]. Are you
available for a quick chat at 2 p.m tomorrow or the day after?
Thank you and best regards,
[your name]
56. Your first goal is to learn.
• Have I understood the problem?
• Who are my early adopters?
• Is my value proposition really valuable?
2.3 Talk with them
57. 1st rule: talk first about the problem, not about your idea
61. 3. Test your value proposition prototyping it
1st prototype: e.g. just words
62. 3. Test your value proposition prototyping it
1st prototype: e.g. just words
2nd prototype: e.g. something visual
63. 3. Test your value proposition prototyping it
1st prototype: e.g. just words
2nd prototype: e.g. something visual
3rd prototype: e.g. only manual backhand sw,
assembling something using existing solutions, ecc.
64. 3. Test your value proposition prototyping it
1st prototype: e.g. just words
2nd prototype: e.g. something visual
3rd prototype: e.g. only manual backhand sw,
assembling something using existing solutions, ecc.
N° prototype: e.g. a working app in Apple store
65. 4. Measure it
Do they buy/pre-order?
Do they come back and rebuy?
Do they talk about it to their peers?
69. Summarizing How to build something people love
1. Talk to your customers
70. Summarizing How to build something people love
1. Talk to your customers
2. Build what they need
71. Summarizing How to build something people love
1. Talk to your customers
2. Build what they need
3. Test the solution with them
72. Summarizing How to build something people love
1. Talk to your customers
2. Build what they need
3. Test the solution with them
4. Does it works? If false go to step 1
73. Summarizing How to build something people love
1. Talk to your customers
2. Build what they need
3. Test the solution with them
4. Does it works? If false go to step 1
5. Try it with 10x more users
74. Summarizing How to build something people love
1. Talk to your customers
2. Build what they need
3. Test the solution with them
4. Does it works? If false go to step 1
5. Try it with 10x more users
By the time you’ve reached the 4th step you have likely
looped – 27 times
97. Q&A
(FREE YOUR DOUBTS. ONLY BY DEBATING WE CAN IMPROVE EACH OTHER :)
NICOLAS SASSOLI
AlmaCube, Startup Incubation Program
nicolas.sassoli@almacube.com
@ Nicolas Sassoli
98. Q&A
(FREE YOUR DOUBTS. ONLY BY DEBATING WE CAN IMPROVE EACH OTHER :)
NICOLAS SASSOLI
AlmaCube, Startup Incubation Program
nicolas.sassoli@almacube.com
@ Nicolas Sassoli
99. LTV-CAC > 0
Price x Retention > Costo lead x Conversion rate
Low price and low retention, high cost x lead e min conversion
Loose target
Nice to have problem
100. LTV-CAC > 0
Price x Retention > Costo lead x Conversion rate
Impact on price and retention, minimizing costo lead e max
conversion
Making something people really want =
Right target
1° problem