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innovate faster and smarter
Can you control
the fate of your
hot idea?
Can you answer these questions?
1. Who are my early customers?
2. What are their habits & needs?
3. How do I engage them over time?
Amy Jo Kim, Ph.D.
• Social Game Designer
• Entrepreneur
• Startup Coach
1. Reduce time-to-market
2. Improve product/market fit
3. Make 6 months of progress
in 6 weeks
Amy Jo has a refined and effective
process for bringing early product
ideas to life.
Blair Ethington
VP, Covet Fashion
Amy Jo’s MVP methodology is
fantastic. The ROI you’ll see is
a no-brainer.
Ofer Leidner
President, Happify
Amy Jo helped us create our MVP in
record time. An invaluable investment
that’s still paying off.
Ranan Lachman
CEO, Pley
Do you have a hot idea and a desire to…
1. Create a highly-engaging product
2. Achieve mass-market success
3. Speed up design & development
step-by-step system
for
testing early ideas
with
the right customers
Innovate faster and smarter
Save time with proven templates
Stay focused with weekly design sprints
Sharpen your thinking with 1:1 coaching
“A step-by-step
system for learning
from customers &
creating a product
they’ll love.”
”Expert tools &
support to connect
our ideas and
prototypes to real
customer needs”
”An actionable
framework for
turning startup
ideas into
concrete reality”
Early product development starts with
getting2alpha.com

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Getting2Alpha: accelerate innovation with game design smarts

  • 2. Can you control the fate of your hot idea?
  • 3. Can you answer these questions? 1. Who are my early customers? 2. What are their habits & needs? 3. How do I engage them over time?
  • 4. Amy Jo Kim, Ph.D. • Social Game Designer • Entrepreneur • Startup Coach
  • 5. 1. Reduce time-to-market 2. Improve product/market fit 3. Make 6 months of progress in 6 weeks
  • 6. Amy Jo has a refined and effective process for bringing early product ideas to life. Blair Ethington VP, Covet Fashion
  • 7. Amy Jo’s MVP methodology is fantastic. The ROI you’ll see is a no-brainer. Ofer Leidner President, Happify
  • 8. Amy Jo helped us create our MVP in record time. An invaluable investment that’s still paying off. Ranan Lachman CEO, Pley
  • 9. Do you have a hot idea and a desire to… 1. Create a highly-engaging product 2. Achieve mass-market success 3. Speed up design & development
  • 10. step-by-step system for testing early ideas with the right customers
  • 11. Innovate faster and smarter Save time with proven templates Stay focused with weekly design sprints Sharpen your thinking with 1:1 coaching
  • 12. “A step-by-step system for learning from customers & creating a product they’ll love.” ”Expert tools & support to connect our ideas and prototypes to real customer needs” ”An actionable framework for turning startup ideas into concrete reality”
  • 13. Early product development starts with getting2alpha.com

Editor's Notes

  • #2: Do you want to innovate faster and smarter? There are many hot ideas - and only a few successful products.
  • #3: How do you launch a successful product - and sustain that success over time? How do you control the fate of your hot idea?
  • #4: There are no simple answers - but asking these questions early in development will give you a much better shot at success Who are my early passionate customers - the ones who can’t wait to get their hands on what I’m building? What are their habits and needs? And how can I piggyback on those insights to create something they’ll love? Once they’re initially hooked, how do I keep them engaged and interested over time?
  • #5: I’m Amy Jo Kim - social game designer, entrepreneur, and startup coach. I’ve worked with top companies to bring innovative products to life - including MTV, Disney, Electronic Arts, Netflix, and the New York Times.
  • #6: I started Getting2Alpha to share what I’ve learned about the habits and practices that lead to successful innovation. This program will Dramatically reduce your time-to-market Quickly improve your product/market fit and Help you make 6 months of progress in 6 weeks
  • #7: One of the products we helped bring to life is Covet Fashion — a wildly successful mobile game by Crowdstar with over 3 million players.
  • #8: Another great client is Happify - we helped them turn their early ideas for a science-based game into a leading digital health service.
  • #9: And we helped Pley - a fast-growing toy rental service - turn their vision for a player community into a high-learning video-sharing MVP that delighted their early customers - and accelerated their growth.
  • #10: So, if you’re an innovator or entrepreneur with a hot idea and a desire to: Create a highly-engaging product Achieve mass-market success Speed up design & development This program is for you
  • #11: We’ve created a step-by-step system — with modular content — to help you test your early ideas with the right customers, and develop a compelling experience
  • #12: We help you innovate faster and smarter by giving you proven templates to speed you through the design process weekly sprints to keep you focused and productive and 1:1 coaching to sharpen your thinking and give you expert feedback
  • #13: We’ve helped dozens of entrepreneurs succeed with this program. They’ve worked hard and gotton AMAZING results — and we’d love to do the same for you.
  • #14: So if you want to leverage game design smarts to build a better product in less time - check out the details on getting2alpha.com — and reach out if you think Getting2Alpha is right for you. Happy Hacking!