12 MVP — Startup Processes
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The document outlines a startup guide by Maxime Pico, emphasizing the importance of maintaining focus, delegating tasks, and using metrics to drive motivation and decision-making. It highlights essential processes such as defining business models, testing hypotheses, prioritizing tasks, and the use of tools like Trello and scrum methodologies. Additionally, it encourages founders to concentrate on key activities while minimizing distractions to effectively serve their community.
12 MVP — Startup Processes
- 1. Maxime Pico Startup guide and Partner @ 12MVP maxime.pico@12mvp.fr Startup Processes 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 2. 2 “I really want to clear my life so that I have to make as few decisions as possible about anything except how to best serve this community” - Mark Zuckerberg 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 3. keeping focus is hard focus = motivation + dedication + hard choices 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 4. key activities are key anything else should be delegated and/or automatised 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 5. what YC says “Write code, talk to users, and build the company (hire the best people you can find, get the culture right, fundraise, close sales, etc.) Most other things that founders do are a waste of time” - Sam Altman 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 6. before anything else 1. Define/Update your hypothesised Business Model 2. Find the current key hypothesis to test 3. Choose a relevant metric as your North until hypothesis is tested 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 7. find your weekly focus 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 8. find your weekly focus 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 9. the main process is it going to help testing the hypothesis?is it part of the current test? Do it already! Put on hold is it necessary? Don’t do it Can you delegate or automate? Is it urgent? Schedule it Do it Could you automate? Delegate Build a process and try manually, did it work? Automate
- 10. how do I organise? 1. List tasks derived from P/S canvas and list other tasks for the whole team 2. Try to predict time needed for each task 3. Define time available this week for each person 4. Each person assigns itself to a task 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 11. with trello + scrum for trello
- 12. how do I stay motivated? obsess about your metrics & goals 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 13. how do I stay motivated? goal days 10 712MVP
- 14. how do I stay motivated? goal days 10 712MVP
- 15. 15 how do I prioritise features? value time needed feature 1 feature 4 feature 5 feature 3 feature 6 feature 2 12MVP
- 16. how do I stay motivated? obsess about your metrics & goals 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 17. another framework (GPS) 1. set Goals 2. set Priorities 3. set Specialties 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
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- 19. build a prospect list + funnel stage
- 20. calling is underrated Call! 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 21. keep in touch 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.
- 22. 22 let’s work! 12MVP Copyright © 12MVP All rights reserved.