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Successful Entrepreneurship
for Microsystems
Rakesh Kumar, Ph.D., Life Fellow IEEE
April 30, 2014
858.945.3758
Teaching assistant – Kashyap Tumkur [email protected]
http://cse.ucsd.edu/~ktumkur
Tutor – Pavan Kumar [email protected]
Course presented at UCSD CSE 190, Spring Quarter 2014
Day 5_2
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Your Company
Problem / Need
Customer Customer Customer
Problem / Need
Problem / Need
Towards “Plan A” – an iterative process
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Lean Canvas Business Model – Pirate METRICS
Ref: Ash Maurya, “Running Lean”
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Lean Canvas Business Model – Pirate METRICS
Ref: Ash Maurya, “Running Lean”
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Methodologies
Lab
Demo
Funding Market
Customer Biz Plan
…
Model Prototype
“System”/ Produce-able
Prototype Production
1 2 4 5 7 9
Technology Release Levels, Ref. nasa.gov
Ang
el
VC
IPO
, M&
A
FF
F
IDEA
The “Productization / Commercialization” Lifecycle …Idea to High Volume Production
Biz Plan
CANVAS CUSTOMER INTERVIEWS 1st Demo/Sample
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3 2 1 0
Introduction
Years
Initial Product
Follow On Product
Follow On Product
Follow On Product
Follow On Product
Typical IC Product Roadmap
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Product Positioning
Ref: Al Ries, Jack Trout, “Positioning”
Candy “Movie” Candy
A product of Switzer Clark Small ad budget Created a differentiating feature
Normal candy does not last long Kids love it! Lasts as long as the movie!
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Lean Canvas – RISKS Assessment
Ref: Ash Maurya, “Running Lean”
P – Product Risks M – Market Risks C – Consumer Risks
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Key Metrics – Pirate METRICS (“AARRR”) …Early feedback & Assessment
Ref: Ash Maurya, “Running Lean”, Dave McClure
“Get in the door”
“Connect the promise to your UVP/Product”
“Return to your website or product”
“Customer PAYS”
“Word of mouth”
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Anything worth copying (technically and business-wise) WILL be copied!
Anticipate that the competition will try to out-run you!
“Unfair Advantage” are things that cannot be easily copied or bought
Insider Information
The right “Expert” Endorsements
A dream Team
Existing Customers
Personal authority
Community
SEO (Search Engine) ranking
….
Unfair Advantage
Ref: Ash Maurya, “Running Lean”
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Ref: Ash Maurya, “Running Lean”
CloudFire – PARENTS Lean Canvas
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CloudFire – PHOTOGRAPHERS Lean Canvas
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CloudFire – VIDEOGRAPHERS Lean Canvas
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CloudFire – CONSUMERS Lean Canvas
Ref: Ash Maurya, “Running Lean”
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Avoid lengthy presentation
Devote 20% of time to Present, 80% to Listen
Ask specific questions
What they consider highest risk points
Have they encountered similar risks? How? What they did about them?
How would they go about testing the risks?
Recruit Visionary Advisors
Get their advice, don’t follow it, APPLY it!
Get External Advice
Ref: Ash Maurya, “Running Lean”
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Create a Lean Canvas for your Project
Submit also a revised Homework 3 (optional)
HW 6.2 – Lean Canvas …Due Wednesday, May 7th