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