2. 2
Accelerator program – lean startup
• Focus on fast moving Internet/software-based
startups
• Create a dynamic environment with entrepreneurs,
developers, serial entrepreneurs etc
• The challenge is to develop and launch an early
”minimum viable product” to measure customer
response
• Launch today and the grand finale is planned to mid
June with a demo evening
5. 5
Speakers
• Anders Hallin (Skype, • Alexander Hars (System OK,
Stardoll, Duego) Let’s Deal)
• John Sjölander (Contribio, • Henrik Berglund (Center of
Burt) Business Innovation)
• Anders Fredriksson • Jan Bosch (Nokia Research
(Tablefinder, Shpare, etc) Center, Intuit, etc)
• Louise Brudö (AdFreight, • Daniel Eliasson (Xwine,
Destly) Apegroup)
• David Brud (Smoltek, Destly, • Jakob Mattsson (Burt)
Fyndiq etc) • Amer Mohammed (Healthy
Heroes)
6. What’s the #1 Focus for Startups?
The Identify and build
entrepreneur’s a scaleable
focus business
in the shortest
possible time
The investor’s
Identify and build
focus
a scaleable
Identify people business
in the shortest
who know how to
possible time
7. In the past – many entrepreneurs were
DELUSIONAL
• We know what customers want!
• We can predict the future!
• Advancing a business plan is progress!
• If we build one more feature, they will come!
• VC money is validation of our idea!
Fortunately entrepreneurs as a species are
EVOLVING
9. There are adequate tools for Lean Startups!
http://www.x.com
1. A URL 2. A (partial) business 3. Tools for testing
model hypothesis assumptions through
metrics
10. Lean startup – Build Measure Learn
MVP The base line
Customers The validation
Metrics The Tool
11. Why Lean Startup benefits investors?
• Increases likelyhood of success by iterating until a scaleable
business is found
• Focuses on learning and on tracking specific Startup metrics
that are different from traditional company metrics
• Lean Startup does not disqualify the possibility to ”go big”
• Very likely to save time and money for both investors and
entrepreneurs
12. 12
SummerCamp 2011
@Chalmers Innovation http://ssc2011.wordpress.com/
• Entrepreneurs to work with other entrepreneurs on their idea
• Focus on sociala media, Internet SW, Apps
• Max 10 projects - no cost for entrepreneurs
• Run from mid june to mid august 2011
• One of you has to know how to write code
• Based on Lean Startup, Cust Dev, Iterative Development
• 2 Case studies + we meet to share experiences
• Track Record 6 projects – 1 bailed, 2 got funding
14. 14
The office
• You only need at ”tag” if you will arrive after 5 PM
• The room is accessible 24/7
• Don’t leave your stuff – it’s unlocked
• ”Open office” – use an available seat
