the business lifecycle - from ideation to liquidity
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
The Business Lifecycle From Ideation to Liquidity
by Karl Alomar - February 2016
@kalomarnyc
![Page 2: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
THE GREAT IDEA
BIRTH TRACTION PREDICTABILITY
VALIDATION LIQUIDITY SCALE
![Page 3: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
WANT
NEED DISRUPTIVE TECH
REVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
THE GREAT IDEA
![Page 4: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
“You don’t need to be a genius or a visionary, or even a college graduate for that matter, to be successful. You just need framework and a dream.”
– Michael Dell, CEO of Dell
![Page 5: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
BIRTH
MONEY
TIME
PARTNERS
PATIENCE RESEARCH PLAN
![Page 6: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
“If you have to ask whether you have Product/Market Fit, the answer is simple: you don’t.”
– Eric Ries, The Lean Startup
![Page 7: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
VALIDATION
VISION
PRODUCT HYPOTHESIS & REQUIREMENTS
GATHERING BUSINESS FEASIBILITY
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY
PIVOT LEARN
(MVP) PRODUCT DESIGN
ITERATE
TEST AND ANALYZE
INVESTMENT
![Page 8: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
![Page 9: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
“...customers are buying the product just as fast as you can make it – or usage is growing just as fast as you can add servers...”
– Marc Andreessen, The Pmarca Guide to Startups
![Page 10: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT
GROWTH INVESTMENT
BUILD CORE TEAM
TRACTION
PRODUCT / ENGINEERING
SALES/ MARKETING
FINANCE / HR
DEFINE & DRIVE
MEASURABLE GOALS
Drives Organic Traction
Drives Market Traction
Necessary Foundation
![Page 11: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
![Page 12: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
“It is important for young entrepreneurs to be adequately self-aware to know what they do not know”
– Mark Zuckerberg
![Page 13: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
SCALE FOU
ND
ATI
ON
O
PERA
TIO
N
MO
DEL
Is your PRODUCT SCALABLE? Is your MARKET SCALABLE?
Profitable BUSINESS MODEL?
Scalable PROCESSES?
Available RESOURCES?
Focus on VISION
Focus on TALENT
AQUISITION
Focus on CULTURE
Focus on LEADERSHIP
![Page 14: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Series B
Series A
EMPLOYEE COUNT NUMBERS
Series Seed
![Page 15: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
![Page 16: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
![Page 17: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
“...clearly as you move towards being a public company. Probably even more than growth. There is huge value based upon predictability...”
– Mark Pincus
![Page 18: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
PREDICTABILITY
CLEAR VISION
MANAGED GROWTH
MEASUREMENT
COMPLIANCE & CONTROLS
![Page 19: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Steady Growth, Strong Organization, Clear Vision
“I enjoy not being a public company.” – Marc Andreessen
M&A IPO STAYING PRIVATE
![Page 20: The Business Lifecycle - from Ideation to Liquidity](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022042723/5880b2df1a28abf32c8b6bbb/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Thank you!