Nobody cares about your product.

But they might care about problems that they have.

Introductions

< 2 Minutes.

Let the pitches begin.

Our Goals

Find a real problem
+
Iterate toward scalable business model

Your goal as a startup is to make something users love.

- Sam Altman, Startup Playbook

Find a real problem

via customer discovery

Customer discovery is one part market research, another part networking.

Iterate toward scalable business model

via business model canvas

First, wtf is scalable?

A great business idea needs a great business model. 

But they are not the same thing.

The canvas breaks business models into segments.

From here, record and test business model assumptions.

Spring 2016 Calendar | Wed. 6-8pm

• February 17th – Orientation & Kickoff
• March 2nd – Customer Discovery + MVPs
• March 16th – Business Basics
• March 30th – Show and Tell

Nobody cares about your Hopefully you've figured out somebody who cares about your product.

Domi Student Memberships

• 12 months of no cost membership
• Contingent upon successful completion
• Contingent upon 6 month checkin + engagement
• By March 2nd class, you will receive member agreement

Life at Domi Station

• Monthly events: Community Lunch, 1MC, Mentor Mondays
• Quarterly events: Domi Meetups, Startup Dating
• Domi Dispatch, Social Media, and Monday Announcements
• This is a place to build things: 
  Community, Products, Friendships, Networks

FYI: You will fail.

Be persistent. Do a ton of things. Ask for help. 

Action Items

• Fill Out First Draft of Business Model Canvas
  https://canvanizer.com/
• Watch How to Start a Startup Ep. 4 - Building Product, Talking to Users, and Growing
  http://startupclass.samaltman.com/
• Draft a Single Sentence Problem Statement
• Prepare Shortlist of Ten Leads for Customer Discovery Outreach - Name, Contact Info
• Apply to Present at 1 Million Cups
  http://www.1millioncups.com/tallahassee