<p><b>Discussed topics:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>What is the mindset of an explorative innovator?</li>
<li>Understanding the client's needs.</li>
<li>What makes a product successful?</li>
<li>Steps to follow every time we are creating a new product or service.</li>
<li>Ideation/prototyping tools.</li>
<li>How to test a new product and reflect insights</li>
<li>Managing the production team and roles of product manager.</li>
<li>Mindsets to avoid when coming up with a new product or service.</li>
<li>Useful tools for the ideation and prototyping phases.</li>
<li>Intro to the design thinking framework.</li>
<li>How to define a clear problem statement?</li>
<li>How to identify stakeholders?</li>
<li>Interviewing and capturing clients' feedback.</li>
</ul>
Welcome to the first Training Activity of the Customer Discovery and Validation module. In this video, Orfeuo focuses on two key topics:
π» The basic building blocks of customer discovery (growth stages and personas)
π» The riskiest assumptions for a business to make
Understanding these two concepts will give you a solid foundation for creating your business's scaling strategy π³
In this activity, Orfeuo guides you through how founders should map out the steps in a customer journey in order to improve them πΊοΈ
By the end of this activity, you will have a better understanding of your customer's experience, and what points you can improve in their journey π‘
This activity focuses on the AARRR Funnel, otherwise known as the Pirate Funnel π΄ββ οΈ It is very useful for improving customer acquisition and retention. Using the Pirate Funnel will help your startup remain focused on growth and customer experience.
It's time to think like a pirate π¦
Welcome back! This next activity will help you accomplish two things:
π» Get acquainted with Corporate-Startup Collaboration (CSC) and learn hacks to prepare for a future pilot
π» Step back and look at your own business model from a different point of view
The final session in this module wraps up with a discussion of Letters of Intent (LOI) and Sales Pipeline Management. By the end of this activity, you will know what an LOI is and how to efficiently use it in your scaleup, and understand how to review, manage and improve your sales pipeline.
Orfeuo also presents a visualized way of reporting on key accounts, the Key Accounts Bullseye π―
Defining the Hardware Life Cycle?
What process really works?
Phase-gate process.
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Understanding TRL & MRL.
Understanding product maturity stages.
Developing a checklist for testing.
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