Upgrade to Pro
— share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …
Speaker Deck
Sign up for free
Menu
Search
Features
All features
Private URLs
Password Protection
Custom URLS
Scheduled publishing
Remove Branding
Restrict embedding
Deck Collections
Notes
Features
All features
Private URLs
Password Protection
Custom URLS
Scheduled publishing
Remove Branding
Restrict embedding
Deck Collections
Notes
Explore
Featured decks
Featured speakers
Programming
Technology
Storyboards
Explore
Featured decks
Featured speakers
Programming
Technology
Storyboards
Pricing
Search
Sign in
Sign up for free
10 Steps to Start-Up
Search
Matthew Draycott
January 17, 2013
Education
700
2
Share
Embed
Copy iframe code
Copy JS code
Copy link
Start on current slide
10 Steps to Start-Up
10 Steps I think every entrepreneur needs to take to build their start-up.
Matthew Draycott
January 17, 2013
More Decks by Matthew Draycott
See All by Matthew Draycott
IEEC 2024 - Does Enterprise Education Deliver?
draycottmc
0
130
Skynet to Schoolnet
draycottmc
0
290
IB2B1 Entrepreneurial Mindset - Guest Lecture - Pitch Design
draycottmc
0
160
Business Model Canvas
draycottmc
2
270
Where's the Value?
draycottmc
1
170
Different By Design: Building Adaptive Learning Experiences
draycottmc
0
140
ISBE Presentation 2019
draycottmc
0
110
IEEC 2018 - The Entrepreneurial Medic
draycottmc
1
170
Worcester Boot Camp - Marketing Course
draycottmc
1
170
Other Decks in Education
See All in Education
HTML5 and the Open Web Platform - Lecture 3 - Web Technologies (1019888BNR)
signer
PRO
3
3.6k
TISSUE
pawan_pharm
0
280
人間関係に取り組む、その時に / step away to make space
spring_aki
0
140
INTRODUCTION TO THE CELL
pawan_pharm
0
330
General Introduction, Composition, Chemistry & Chemical Classes, Biosources, Therapeutic uses and Commercial Application of Secondary Metabolites.
drpoonamkc
0
170
Railsチュートリアル × 反転学習の事例紹介
yasslab
PRO
3
190k
2026年度秋学期 統計学 第3回 クロス集計と感度・特異度,データの可視化 (2026. 10. 13)
akiraasano
PRO
0
260
1014
cbtlibrary
0
180
GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY
pawan_pharm
0
210
Digijulkaisut
matleenalaakso
1
10k
2026年度秋学期 統計学 第2回 統計資料の収集と読み方 (2026. 10. 6)
akiraasano
PRO
0
270
Invest Early, Build Together
rashwhitman
0
790
Featured
See All Featured
Measuring Dark Social's Impact On Conversion and Attribution
stephenakadiri
2
310
Breaking role norms: Why Content Design is so much more than writing copy - Taylor Woolridge
uxyall
1
450
Stewardship and Sustainability of Urban and Community Forests
pwiseman
0
560
AI: The stuff that nobody shows you
jnunemaker
PRO
10
1.2k
Have SEOs Ruined the Internet? - User Awareness of SEO in 2025
akashhashmi
0
520
Lightning talk: Run Django tests with GitHub Actions
sabderemane
0
300
Code Reviewing Like a Champion
maltzj
529
40k
How to Get Subject Matter Experts Bought In and Actively Contributing to SEO & PR Initiatives.
livdayseo
0
220
SEOcharity - Dark patterns in SEO and UX: How to avoid them and build a more ethical web
sarafernandez
0
300
RailsConf 2023
tenderlove
30
1.6k
Fireside Chat
paigeccino
43
4.1k
New Earth Scene 8
popppiees
4
2.7k
Transcript
10 No. Steps To Build a Startup
@draycottmc
So... You’ve Got a Killer Idea! What Next?
1 No. Research Everything, well, almost!
Customers 3 Areas:
Customers Competitors 3 Areas:
Customers Competitors Collaborators 3 Areas:
Customers Competitors Collaborators 3 Areas: What to ask?
Customers Competitors Collaborators 3 Areas: What to ask? Who, What,
Where, How & Why?
2 No. Model Because who needs a plan??
“No campaign plan survives first contact with the enemy”
None
Who’s the customer? All the people and organisations your creating
value for!
Ok…so you know who But why will the buy?
Ok…so you know who But why will the buy? Value
Value Newness
Value Value Newness Performance
Value Value Value Newness Performance Brand
Channels? Direct Indirect Vs.
Customers
How…
How… Personal Assistance
How… Self Service
How… Co-Creation
How… Automated Service
Revenue…
The pricing mechanisms available: Understand
Cost Plus The pricing mechanisms available: Understand
Skimming The pricing mechanisms available: Understand
Loss Leader The pricing mechanisms available: Understand
Penetration The pricing mechanisms available: Understand
Premium The pricing mechanisms available: Understand
Freemium The pricing mechanisms available: Understand
Resources = Lab equipment Office Space PC Graphics Tablet Redbull
Experimental Subjects Comic Books Monitors
Activity The key things you need to do to make
your idea work
One last thing!
One last thing! Find Good Partners…
Find Good Partners… You Can’t do it Alone One last
thing!
All that’s left is to count the cost
3 No. Question Key Assumptions
So, You’ve Got A Model Let’s Break It!
Compare: Assumptions in the Model Data from Research
Do they fit together?
4 No. Explore Other Options
None
Iterate the model to work out kinks
5 No. MVP… Get Building!
Minimum Keep it small
Minimum Keep it small Viable Keep it cheap
Minimum Keep it small Viable Keep it cheap Product Keep
it moving!
Push it to the limit… The point of an MVP
is to find the Breaking Point
6 No. Evaluate What worked?
Be Forensic A/B Test
Use this time to trial different directions
Examine Everything Your MVP Is the opportunity To Gather Data!
7 No. Pivot? Or Persevere?
So you’ve made it, do you A: Pivot B: Persevere
Market Reaction to MVP + - Pivot Persevere
Just one word of warning:
Just one word of warning: This isn’t Exact
Just one word of warning: This isn’t Exact It’s a
balancing game at best!
8 No. Execute Now it’s real!
None
That’s the 1st Stage Now comes the tricky bit Building
a business
This is all about
This is all about Users…
This is all about Users… They mean traction
This is all about Users… They mean traction Leading to
capital
9 No. Scale Time to Transition
Aim: Growth!
Capital is your new King
Choices: Fast Slow More Control Less Control Internal Re-investment Angel/VC
Investment Payback Improvement Buy-out
10 No. Repeat… It’s that simple!
OK it’s Not That Easy!
The world will Change... You need to Adapt To Survive
Thanks I hope that was useful!
Massive thanks to everyone who made all the images I’ve
used free to share. Material was my own with ideas taken from Eric Reis and Alexander Osterwalder. The design them owes thanks to Amy Palamountain @ammeep Whose 10 Traumas in 10 minutes presentation was inspirational!