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The Lean Startup approach dictates that successful customerdevelopment is an iterative process. By conceptualizing, selling, gathering feedback and then developing a product, startups achieve success more quickly and economically. Eric (Ries) was a student in one of the very earliest customerdevelopment classes at Berkley.
My first company launched in 1999 and we were offering a SaaS document management in the cloud (we were called ASPs back then). I didn’t have first-hand experience in document management systems other than as a user and nobody had SaaS experience – the market was too new. I’ll always point out when I am.).
This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. What you really need is a VP of Marketing and CustomerDevelopment, who can help with lead generation and honing the message, rather than an executive to manage a sales team and existing customers.
This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. What you really need is a VP of Marketing and CustomerDevelopment, who can help with lead generation and honing the message, rather than an executive to manage a sales team and existing customers.
This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. What you really need is a VP of Marketing and CustomerDevelopment, who can help with lead generation and honing the message, rather than an executive to manage a sales team and existing customers.
This should be an iterative process with advisors and customers providing feedback on the product. Conversations with a technical advisors or possible developers should be iterative. You might also have a business plan, marketing plan, financials, competitor analysis or other kinds of background document. That's fairly uncommon.
So, definition: when I talk about a business plan I’m not talking about a 40-page Word document outlining your market approach. That died with waterfall software development. It should talk about how many customers you think you will acquire and how much you’ll charge for your product. Do so at your peril.
Research this market by doing market sizing, looking at existing products, talking to customers and deciding how you will make money. If you believe there is a market then build a prototype product that you can show customers, investors and potential employees. Paying customers. Validate that you can make money before starting.
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