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(in)Valida)ng	
  
Your	
  
Startup	
  Idea	
  
Presented June 2013 at MIT Founders’ Skills Accelerator
Entrepreneurs	
  
waste	
  valuable	
  )me	
  
on	
  dead	
  ends.	
  
Let's	
  not	
  do	
  that.	
  
The Agenda
>	
  Bad	
  ideas,	
  good	
  ideas,	
  and	
  bad	
  good	
  ideas	
  
>	
  Philosophy	
  &	
  Science	
  
>	
  The	
  Methods	
  
>	
  Exercise	
  
>	
  Roundup	
  
Some ideas are bad at the outset…
Some seem like a good idea at the time…
Or sometimes your baby is just ugly.
Even if it's the right idea,
if it's the wrong time,
it's a bad idea
 
What	
  have	
  you	
  	
  
spent	
  2me	
  on	
  	
  
that	
  you	
  could	
  
have	
  avoided?	
  
Why	
  do	
  we	
  s)ck	
  with	
  the	
  
wrong	
  things?	
  
Your	
  )me	
  is	
  the	
  most	
  important	
  thing	
  
Highest	
  opportunity	
  cost	
  
IMPOSSIBLE
Prove you have the right idea?
POSSIBLE
Prove you have the wrong idea?
(in)Valida)ng?	
  
TRY	
  
TO	
  
QUIT	
  
The Agenda
>	
  Bad	
  ideas,	
  good	
  ideas,	
  and	
  bad	
  good	
  ideas	
  
>	
  Philosophy	
  &	
  Science	
  
>	
  The	
  Methods	
  
>	
  Exercise	
  
>	
  Roundup	
  
Traps	
  we	
  fall	
  into	
  
•  Narra)ve	
  fallacy	
  
•  Confirma)on	
  bias	
  
Narrative Fallacy
Humans	
  have	
  trouble	
  looking	
  sequences	
  of	
  facts	
  
without	
  weaving	
  an	
  explana)on	
  into	
  them,	
  or,	
  
equivalently,	
  forcing	
  a	
  logical	
  link,	
  an	
  arrow	
  of	
  
rela)onship	
  upon	
  them.	
  
Explana)ons	
  bind	
  facts	
  together.	
  They	
  make	
  them	
  
all	
  the	
  more	
  easily	
  remembered;	
  they	
  help	
  them	
  
make	
  more	
  sense.	
  
This	
  goes	
  wrong	
  is	
  when	
  it	
  increases	
  our	
  impression	
  
of	
  understanding.	
  
Confirmation Bias
People	
  tend	
  to	
  favor	
  informa)on	
  that	
  confirms	
  
their	
  beliefs	
  or	
  hypotheses.	
  People	
  display	
  this	
  
bias	
  when	
  they	
  gather	
  or	
  remember	
  informa)on	
  
selec)vely,	
  or	
  when	
  they	
  interpret	
  it	
  in	
  a	
  biased	
  
way.	
  	
  
For	
  example,	
  in	
  reading	
  about	
  current	
  poli)cal	
  
issues,	
  people	
  usually	
  prefer	
  sources	
  that	
  affirm	
  
their	
  exis)ng	
  aWtudes.	
  
They	
  also	
  tend	
  to	
  interpret	
  ambiguous	
  evidence	
  as	
  
suppor)ng	
  their	
  exis)ng	
  posi)on.	
  
The Agenda
>	
  Bad	
  ideas,	
  good	
  ideas,	
  and	
  bad	
  good	
  ideas	
  
>	
  Philosophy	
  &	
  Science	
  
>	
  The	
  Methods	
  
>	
  Exercise	
  
>	
  Roundup	
  
What	
  could	
  
possibly	
  go	
  wrong?	
  
•  Determine	
  failure	
  
modes	
  
Testable	
  
Hypotheses	
  
Testing methods
>	
  Observa)on	
  
>	
  Online	
  ads:	
  AdWords	
  /	
  Facebook	
  /	
  Twier	
  
>	
  Survey	
  
>	
  Prototype	
  
>	
  Market	
  research	
  
>	
  Focus	
  groups	
  
>	
  Fake	
  site	
  /	
  app:	
  unbounce.com	
  
>	
  Crowdfunding:	
  Kickstarter,	
  etc.	
  
Key	
  Performance	
  Indicators	
  
(KPI's)	
  
The Agenda
>	
  Bad	
  ideas,	
  good	
  ideas,	
  and	
  bad	
  good	
  ideas	
  
>	
  Philosophy	
  &	
  Science	
  
>	
  The	
  Methods	
  
>	
  Exercise	
  
>	
  Roundup	
  
Group	
  Work:	
  
what's	
  testable	
  
The Agenda
>	
  Bad	
  ideas,	
  good	
  ideas,	
  and	
  bad	
  good	
  ideas	
  
>	
  Philosophy	
  &	
  Science	
  
>	
  The	
  Methods	
  
>	
  Exercise	
  
>	
  Roundup	
  
What	
  did	
  we	
  learn?	
  
•  Find	
  out	
  what	
  doesn’t	
  work	
  
–  Then,	
  stop	
  doing	
  that	
  
•  Start	
  with	
  failure	
  modes	
  
•  Be	
  vigilant	
  about	
  not	
  falling	
  into	
  narra)ve	
  
fallacies	
  
•  Posi)oning	
  statement	
  can	
  determine	
  what	
  needs	
  
tes)ng	
  
•  Use	
  conclusive	
  tests	
  without	
  confirma)on	
  bias	
  
Reading
•  Black	
  Swan	
  
o  Nassim	
  Taleb	
  
•  Lean	
  Startup	
  
o  Eric	
  Ries	
  
•  Running	
  Lean	
  
o  Ash	
  Maurya	
  
•  Business	
  Model	
  Genera)on	
  
o  Alex	
  Osterweilder	
  
•  Four	
  Steps	
  to	
  the	
  Epiphany	
  
o  Steve	
  Blank	
  

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(in)Validating for MIT Global Founders' Skills Accelerator (GFSA2013)

  • 1. (in)Valida)ng   Your   Startup  Idea   Presented June 2013 at MIT Founders’ Skills Accelerator
  • 2. Entrepreneurs   waste  valuable  )me   on  dead  ends.   Let's  not  do  that.  
  • 3. The Agenda >  Bad  ideas,  good  ideas,  and  bad  good  ideas   >  Philosophy  &  Science   >  The  Methods   >  Exercise   >  Roundup  
  • 4. Some ideas are bad at the outset…
  • 5. Some seem like a good idea at the time…
  • 6. Or sometimes your baby is just ugly.
  • 7. Even if it's the right idea, if it's the wrong time, it's a bad idea
  • 8.   What  have  you     spent  2me  on     that  you  could   have  avoided?  
  • 9. Why  do  we  s)ck  with  the   wrong  things?  
  • 10. Your  )me  is  the  most  important  thing   Highest  opportunity  cost  
  • 11. IMPOSSIBLE Prove you have the right idea?
  • 12. POSSIBLE Prove you have the wrong idea?
  • 15. The Agenda >  Bad  ideas,  good  ideas,  and  bad  good  ideas   >  Philosophy  &  Science   >  The  Methods   >  Exercise   >  Roundup  
  • 16. Traps  we  fall  into   •  Narra)ve  fallacy   •  Confirma)on  bias  
  • 17. Narrative Fallacy Humans  have  trouble  looking  sequences  of  facts   without  weaving  an  explana)on  into  them,  or,   equivalently,  forcing  a  logical  link,  an  arrow  of   rela)onship  upon  them.   Explana)ons  bind  facts  together.  They  make  them   all  the  more  easily  remembered;  they  help  them   make  more  sense.   This  goes  wrong  is  when  it  increases  our  impression   of  understanding.  
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  • 20. Confirmation Bias People  tend  to  favor  informa)on  that  confirms   their  beliefs  or  hypotheses.  People  display  this   bias  when  they  gather  or  remember  informa)on   selec)vely,  or  when  they  interpret  it  in  a  biased   way.     For  example,  in  reading  about  current  poli)cal   issues,  people  usually  prefer  sources  that  affirm   their  exis)ng  aWtudes.   They  also  tend  to  interpret  ambiguous  evidence  as   suppor)ng  their  exis)ng  posi)on.  
  • 21. The Agenda >  Bad  ideas,  good  ideas,  and  bad  good  ideas   >  Philosophy  &  Science   >  The  Methods   >  Exercise   >  Roundup  
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  • 23. What  could   possibly  go  wrong?   •  Determine  failure   modes  
  • 25. Testing methods >  Observa)on   >  Online  ads:  AdWords  /  Facebook  /  Twier   >  Survey   >  Prototype   >  Market  research   >  Focus  groups   >  Fake  site  /  app:  unbounce.com   >  Crowdfunding:  Kickstarter,  etc.  
  • 27. The Agenda >  Bad  ideas,  good  ideas,  and  bad  good  ideas   >  Philosophy  &  Science   >  The  Methods   >  Exercise   >  Roundup  
  • 28. Group  Work:   what's  testable  
  • 29. The Agenda >  Bad  ideas,  good  ideas,  and  bad  good  ideas   >  Philosophy  &  Science   >  The  Methods   >  Exercise   >  Roundup  
  • 30. What  did  we  learn?   •  Find  out  what  doesn’t  work   –  Then,  stop  doing  that   •  Start  with  failure  modes   •  Be  vigilant  about  not  falling  into  narra)ve   fallacies   •  Posi)oning  statement  can  determine  what  needs   tes)ng   •  Use  conclusive  tests  without  confirma)on  bias  
  • 31. Reading •  Black  Swan   o  Nassim  Taleb   •  Lean  Startup   o  Eric  Ries   •  Running  Lean   o  Ash  Maurya   •  Business  Model  Genera)on   o  Alex  Osterweilder   •  Four  Steps  to  the  Epiphany   o  Steve  Blank