The interest generated from our Slideshare on How to build a MVP app, inspired our CEO Jonathan Tarud to create a more in-depth Webinar version filled with tons of resources to get you started on Building your MVP. Learn how to get started, identify your idea & niche, use your resources, things to avoid, and common mistakes app builders make. Any questions? Feel free to email us at mvp@koombea.com Want more like this? Follow us on Twitter! @koombea

1. How to build a MVP
[WEBINAR] Edition
Presented by Jonathan Tarud
@jonathant

2. Why a MVP?
Minimal viable product.
It’s lean & agile.
You get more versions faster & often
to create the best, ultimate app.

3. Agenda:
Choosing an idea
Evaluating a niche
Ideas to stay away from
Getting started
Building/finding a development partner

4. 1. Choosing an idea
v
What are your passions?
Scratching one’s itch.
Be careful of scratching
the itch.

5. 2. Evaluating a niche
Landing pages
Pre-orders
Customer interviews
Acquistion channels

7. Customer Validation Resources
http://momtestbook.com/
How to talk to customers & your business
is a good idea when everyone is lying to
http://www.stevenblank.com/books.html
The Lean Startup approach to new ventures.

8. 3. Ideas to stay away from
Marketplaces
Feature driven softwares
“Social network for x”

9. More than 1000 companies
funded for the Instagram
vertical…
v
Only one got acquired.

10. So, how do you get started?

11. 4. Getting started
• Concierge MVP.
• Start small & solve one
problem.
• Reduce risks.

12. Getting started Resources
“Doing things that don’t scale.”
http://paulgraham.com/ds.html
Paul Graham talks about not letting your ego get in the
way and to do things that don’t scale.

13. 5. Start

14. 5. Building/Finding
1. Gather notes & basic
sketches (wireframes).
2. Prototype.
3. Set launch objectives.

15. Building Resources?
http://balsamiq.com

16. Remember leave room for
iterations & discovery.

17. 3 Costly Mistakes
1. Worrying about problems you don’t have.
2. Spending too much time on your first
release.
3. Not validating the problem enough and
showing the value you provide.

18. Then, you need to find a dev
partner.

19. It’s important to find a partner or agency that
will drive you to achieve in your objectives.

20. Or you can learn to code
http://teamtreehouse.com/
https://www.codeschool.com/

21. Stop waiting and start doing. You
don’t need to be technical to start it.

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