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Start-up Financing &
MVP Development
Constanta Developers, February 2024
Teodora Moraru
About me
“Mircea cel Bătrân” National College Constanta
Bachelor of Science - Faculty of Automatic
Control & Computer Science, Politehnica
University of Bucharest
MBA in IT - Alfred Nobel Open Business School
Switzerland
DBA in Cybersecurity - Alfred Nobel Open
Business School Switzerland
Teodora
Moraru
About me
Computer Engineer and Business Strategist
10+ International Awards
Forbes Romania 30 under 30
Teodora
Moraru
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portfolio
What is an MVP?
MVP stands for Minimum Viable Product and it refers to
the smallest version of a product that can be released to
market while still providing value to early adopters.
CBInsights - Top 3 Reasons Startups Fail
Target Customer
Underserved Needs
Product-Market Fit
Value Proposition
Feature Set
UX
Product
Market
Prototyping STEPS
A problem looking for a solution,
not a solution looking for
a problem. (fall in love with the
problem)
The Design Thinking process
Innovation is not an event. Innovation is a process.
01
EMPATHISE
Understand
your customer
02
DEFINE
Identify the right
problem to solve
03
IDEATE
Create and
discover many
many solutions
04
PROTOTYPE
Test cheap and
fail fast
05
TEST
Learn, iterate
and improve
What we seek is value creation
Desirable
Feasible
Viable
Do customers really
have this problem?
Is it painful enough?
Can we afford it!
Will it pay off?
Can we build this
solution?
The
Innovation
Trinity
painkiller vs vitamin
User Persona Strategy
User personas are semi-fictitious representations of your target
customers. A user persona is framed from real customer discovery and
researching the needs, goals, and observed behavioral patterns of a
target audience.
Source: CleverTap
How do you make a User Persona?
Name
Photo
Personal motto
Bio
Demographics
Source: CleverTap
How do you make a User Persona?
Personality traits
Motivations
Goals and frustrations
Preferred brands and
influencers
Source: CleverTap
Create consistency
across a business
Knowledge of
user behaviour
Help with user-focused
reasoning
Better
development
Why your business needs User Persona
Source: CleverTap
Positioning the
product
Software tools to help you
USER PERSONA
Storyboards Strategy
A storyboard is a story told graphically through a
sequence of frames, often using simplified drawings and
short texts.
The storyboard is used to tell the story in which the user
ends up using the product.
Software tools to help you
STORYBOARDS
Red Routes Strategy
Red Routes represent the critical tasks that will
provide the most value to your users.
Red Routes Strategy
Characteristics of a Red Route:
• Criticality
• End-to-end tasks that involve multiple steps or actions
• Frequency of use
• Impact on the business
Red Routes Examples
Red Route for the customer: Making a request for a ride.
Normal Route for the customer: Adding a payment method.
Red Route for the driver: Accepting a ride request.
Normal Route for the driver: Changing settings in the profile.
Red Routes Examples
Red Route for the visitor: Booking a room.
Normal Route for the visitor: Giving a review.
Red Route for the host: Booking management.
Normal Route for the host: Updating the room photos.
Usability Matrix for Red Routes
Wireframes stage
You can view a Wireframe as a "blueprint" for your application or
platform. It clearly outlines the structure of each individual screen,
the actions that users can take, and the logical connections
between screens. A Wireframe should start from well-defined
functionalities, routes, and user flows.
Wireframes stage
Low fidelity Medium fidelity High fidelity
Wireframes stage
Before starting a wireframe, regardless of its type, a UI/UX Designer
should understand the following 10 fundamental principles in
Interaction Design, formulated by Jakob Nielsen:
Visibility of system status
1.
Match between system and the real world
2.
User control and freedom
3.
Consistency and standards
4.
Error prevention
5.
Recognition rather than recall
6.
Flexibility and efficiency of use
7.
Aesthetic and minimalist design
8.
Help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors
9.
Help and documentation
10.
Wireframes stage
Source: spec.fm
8-Point grid
Wireframes stage
Source: spec.fm
Color schemes
Software tools to help you
WIREFRAMES
Software tools to help you
TESTING AND ANALYTICS
Software tools to help you
TESTING AND ANALYTICS
Software tools to help you
TESTING AND ANALYTICS
Don't take it from me, take it from
Reid Hoffman
“If you aren’t embarrassed by the first
version of your product, you shipped
too late.”
Reid Hoffman
Founder PayPal & LinkedIn
Create a Business Plan
with a Lean Canvas
Lean canvas is a one-page business plan template
created by Ash Maurya. It’s designed to create a
snapshot of your business idea, distill the essence of your
product or service, and break it down into key parts.
LEAN CANVAS
Problem
What problems are people
facing? List their top 3
frustrations.
Existing
Alternatives
How are these problems
solved today? This can be a
direct competitor to what
you are offering or the
existing ways people are
employing
to address their problems.
Solution
How will you solve these
problems? Write down a
solution for each problem.
Key Metrics
How will you measure the
success of your product or
service? List the key metrics.
Unique Value
Proposition
How will you turn an
unaware visitor into an
interested customer? Create
a clear and compelling one-
liner message you want to
send across.
High Level
Concept
How does your product or
service fit into the grand
scheme of things?
Unfair Advantage
What separates you from
competitors? What makes
you ahead of the pack?
Channels
How will you reach your
target consumers? Direct
marketing, social media,
ads, partnerships — identify
the effective ways to reach
them.
Customer
Segments
Create 3 to 4 personas of the
people you can help.
Visualize these people who
will turn to you for solutions.
Early Adopters
What are the specific
characteristics of your early
adopters?
Cost Structure
What are the fixed and variable costs to launch your product or service? Consider
the cost at each stage from setting up a website, hiring employees, production,
marketing, and bringing them to consumers.
Revenue Streams
What money sources will grow your money? How will you generate income?
Show a pricing model of your product or service and include other revenue
sources, such as sales and subscription fees.
Pitching
Understand & adapt to your audience
Keep it simple – but be prepared for complicated questions
Ask for feedback and incorporate what YOU think is relevant
Pitching - a SIMPLE guide
What is the Problem?
How big is it?
What is the Solution?
Why are YOU best equipped to solve it?
Why now and why your solution?
How far are you into this?
How much money do you need and for what?
▪Problem
▪TAM (SAM/SOM)
▪Solution
▪Team
▪Research/Competition
▪Status/Traction
▪Ask/Valuation/Roadmap
Grants
Business Angels
Crowd Funding & Equity Crowd Funding
Strategic investors
Venture Capital Funds
Private Equity Funds
Mergers & Acquisitions
Stock Exchange
Investment sources for growth
➢Smart money
➢Help with skills, network
Angels VCs
Invest in the Problem/Founder fit
- Convinced by your unique skillset
Invest in the Problem/Market fit
- Convinced by your traction
Want to keep paperwork simple Need to comply with Fund governance
Get deeply involved in helping you
succeed
Resort to monitoring
- will help where they can!
Raising capital – Angel / VC
objectives
Business Angels Groups
VC Funds
Duration: Typically have a short timeframe (often 3-4 months)
Structure: Structured program with mentorship, guidance, and
resources.
Equity: Often take equity in exchange for investment.
Focus: Aimed at scaling up business quickly and efficiently.
Selection: Highly competitive, usually selecting startups with an
MVP and market potential.
End Goal: Culminates in a demo day or pitch event to investors.
Startup Accelerators
Startup Accelerators
Duration: More flexible, can last for a longer period.
Structure: Less structured, with a focus on nurturing early-stage
startups.
Equity: Less likely to take equity.
Focus: Aimed at developing business ideas and building a
strong foundation.
Selection: More inclusive, often community-focused, and may
support idea-stage companies.
End Goal: Graduation is less defined, focusing on business
stability and self-sufficiency.
Startup Incubators
Startup Incubators
(& Communities)
Startup Press to Read
Roaring tigers of Europe
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Teodora Moraru, Virtono & CGO admin tools - STARTUP financing and MVP development (2024.02.06)

  • 1. Start-up Financing & MVP Development Constanta Developers, February 2024 Teodora Moraru
  • 2. About me “Mircea cel Bătrân” National College Constanta Bachelor of Science - Faculty of Automatic Control & Computer Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest MBA in IT - Alfred Nobel Open Business School Switzerland DBA in Cybersecurity - Alfred Nobel Open Business School Switzerland Teodora Moraru
  • 3. About me Computer Engineer and Business Strategist 10+ International Awards Forbes Romania 30 under 30 Teodora Moraru Visit our companies portfolio
  • 4. What is an MVP? MVP stands for Minimum Viable Product and it refers to the smallest version of a product that can be released to market while still providing value to early adopters.
  • 5. CBInsights - Top 3 Reasons Startups Fail
  • 6. Target Customer Underserved Needs Product-Market Fit Value Proposition Feature Set UX Product Market Prototyping STEPS A problem looking for a solution, not a solution looking for a problem. (fall in love with the problem)
  • 7. The Design Thinking process Innovation is not an event. Innovation is a process. 01 EMPATHISE Understand your customer 02 DEFINE Identify the right problem to solve 03 IDEATE Create and discover many many solutions 04 PROTOTYPE Test cheap and fail fast 05 TEST Learn, iterate and improve
  • 8. What we seek is value creation Desirable Feasible Viable Do customers really have this problem? Is it painful enough? Can we afford it! Will it pay off? Can we build this solution? The Innovation Trinity painkiller vs vitamin
  • 9. User Persona Strategy User personas are semi-fictitious representations of your target customers. A user persona is framed from real customer discovery and researching the needs, goals, and observed behavioral patterns of a target audience. Source: CleverTap
  • 10. How do you make a User Persona? Name Photo Personal motto Bio Demographics Source: CleverTap
  • 11. How do you make a User Persona? Personality traits Motivations Goals and frustrations Preferred brands and influencers Source: CleverTap
  • 12. Create consistency across a business Knowledge of user behaviour Help with user-focused reasoning Better development Why your business needs User Persona Source: CleverTap Positioning the product
  • 13. Software tools to help you USER PERSONA
  • 14. Storyboards Strategy A storyboard is a story told graphically through a sequence of frames, often using simplified drawings and short texts. The storyboard is used to tell the story in which the user ends up using the product.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17. Software tools to help you STORYBOARDS
  • 18. Red Routes Strategy Red Routes represent the critical tasks that will provide the most value to your users.
  • 19. Red Routes Strategy Characteristics of a Red Route: • Criticality • End-to-end tasks that involve multiple steps or actions • Frequency of use • Impact on the business
  • 20. Red Routes Examples Red Route for the customer: Making a request for a ride. Normal Route for the customer: Adding a payment method. Red Route for the driver: Accepting a ride request. Normal Route for the driver: Changing settings in the profile.
  • 21. Red Routes Examples Red Route for the visitor: Booking a room. Normal Route for the visitor: Giving a review. Red Route for the host: Booking management. Normal Route for the host: Updating the room photos.
  • 22. Usability Matrix for Red Routes
  • 23. Wireframes stage You can view a Wireframe as a "blueprint" for your application or platform. It clearly outlines the structure of each individual screen, the actions that users can take, and the logical connections between screens. A Wireframe should start from well-defined functionalities, routes, and user flows.
  • 24. Wireframes stage Low fidelity Medium fidelity High fidelity
  • 25. Wireframes stage Before starting a wireframe, regardless of its type, a UI/UX Designer should understand the following 10 fundamental principles in Interaction Design, formulated by Jakob Nielsen: Visibility of system status 1. Match between system and the real world 2. User control and freedom 3. Consistency and standards 4. Error prevention 5. Recognition rather than recall 6. Flexibility and efficiency of use 7. Aesthetic and minimalist design 8. Help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors 9. Help and documentation 10.
  • 28. Software tools to help you WIREFRAMES
  • 29. Software tools to help you TESTING AND ANALYTICS
  • 30. Software tools to help you TESTING AND ANALYTICS
  • 31. Software tools to help you TESTING AND ANALYTICS
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  • 33. Don't take it from me, take it from Reid Hoffman “If you aren’t embarrassed by the first version of your product, you shipped too late.” Reid Hoffman Founder PayPal & LinkedIn
  • 34. Create a Business Plan with a Lean Canvas Lean canvas is a one-page business plan template created by Ash Maurya. It’s designed to create a snapshot of your business idea, distill the essence of your product or service, and break it down into key parts. LEAN CANVAS
  • 35. Problem What problems are people facing? List their top 3 frustrations. Existing Alternatives How are these problems solved today? This can be a direct competitor to what you are offering or the existing ways people are employing to address their problems. Solution How will you solve these problems? Write down a solution for each problem. Key Metrics How will you measure the success of your product or service? List the key metrics. Unique Value Proposition How will you turn an unaware visitor into an interested customer? Create a clear and compelling one- liner message you want to send across. High Level Concept How does your product or service fit into the grand scheme of things? Unfair Advantage What separates you from competitors? What makes you ahead of the pack? Channels How will you reach your target consumers? Direct marketing, social media, ads, partnerships — identify the effective ways to reach them. Customer Segments Create 3 to 4 personas of the people you can help. Visualize these people who will turn to you for solutions. Early Adopters What are the specific characteristics of your early adopters? Cost Structure What are the fixed and variable costs to launch your product or service? Consider the cost at each stage from setting up a website, hiring employees, production, marketing, and bringing them to consumers. Revenue Streams What money sources will grow your money? How will you generate income? Show a pricing model of your product or service and include other revenue sources, such as sales and subscription fees.
  • 36. Pitching Understand & adapt to your audience Keep it simple – but be prepared for complicated questions Ask for feedback and incorporate what YOU think is relevant
  • 37. Pitching - a SIMPLE guide What is the Problem? How big is it? What is the Solution? Why are YOU best equipped to solve it? Why now and why your solution? How far are you into this? How much money do you need and for what? ▪Problem ▪TAM (SAM/SOM) ▪Solution ▪Team ▪Research/Competition ▪Status/Traction ▪Ask/Valuation/Roadmap
  • 38. Grants Business Angels Crowd Funding & Equity Crowd Funding Strategic investors Venture Capital Funds Private Equity Funds Mergers & Acquisitions Stock Exchange Investment sources for growth ➢Smart money ➢Help with skills, network
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  • 40. Angels VCs Invest in the Problem/Founder fit - Convinced by your unique skillset Invest in the Problem/Market fit - Convinced by your traction Want to keep paperwork simple Need to comply with Fund governance Get deeply involved in helping you succeed Resort to monitoring - will help where they can! Raising capital – Angel / VC objectives
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  • 45. Duration: Typically have a short timeframe (often 3-4 months) Structure: Structured program with mentorship, guidance, and resources. Equity: Often take equity in exchange for investment. Focus: Aimed at scaling up business quickly and efficiently. Selection: Highly competitive, usually selecting startups with an MVP and market potential. End Goal: Culminates in a demo day or pitch event to investors. Startup Accelerators
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  • 52. Duration: More flexible, can last for a longer period. Structure: Less structured, with a focus on nurturing early-stage startups. Equity: Less likely to take equity. Focus: Aimed at developing business ideas and building a strong foundation. Selection: More inclusive, often community-focused, and may support idea-stage companies. End Goal: Graduation is less defined, focusing on business stability and self-sufficiency. Startup Incubators