stop dreaming, start doing: from startup idea to a plan that works

Stop dreaming, start doing

the happy startup school

“ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS NEITHER A SCIENCE NOR ART. IT IS A PRACTICE.” peter drucker

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WHY NOW?

in other words, there’s a sh!t load of

unhappy people out there

luckily, happiness makes business sense

visualise your business model

Lean startup

3 stages of a startup

Problem/ solution fit

Product/market fit Scale

1 2 3

“Life’s too short to build something nobody wants” Ash Maurya, Running Lean

The lean Happy Startup

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“THE SECRET TO GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED” mark twain

your purpose: why you’re doing what you’re doing

(beyond the profit that is)

our purpose: to help people find happiness

through entrepreneurship

your vision: the change you want

to see in the world

our vision: a world with better businesses,

happier teams & delighted customers

“Customers don’t care about your solution. They care about their problems.” Dave McClure, 500 Startups

• define your constraints from day 1 (cost, time, resources, etc) • test your riskiest assumptions • don’t guess, learn – get out of the

building! • kill your ideas before you build them • focus, focus, focus!

“COMPANIES EXECUTE BUSINESS PLANS. STARTUPS ARE TEMPORARY COMPANIES SEEKING A VIABLE BUSINESS MODEL.” STEVE BLANK

1. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

2. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 3 PROBLEMS?

3. who will be your raving fans?

4. how will you solve their problems?

wrapping up

• define your vision & purpose • create & iterate your business model • define your early adopters • come along to our next workshop in

may! visit www.thehappystartupschool.com/workshops

@happystartups www.thehappystartupschool.com

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