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A Startup Is A Thesis: Tendayi Viki, PHD University of Kent Follow Me
A Startup Is A Thesis: Tendayi Viki, PHD University of Kent Follow Me
THESIS
Tendayi Viki, PhD
University of Kent
Follow Me: @tendayiviki
Lean Startup Machine Rotterdam
About Me:
Academic: @unikent
4 failed startups: Tasksauce
Currently: Valideation
The Challenge
This can be
problematic:
Because it places too much
emphasis on the value of the
initial idea.
No two startup
situations are the
same
Each startup
situation has its own
topography.
And its a great challenge
to business plan for that
A Startup is A
Thesis
A Startup is a Research
Project:
So we dont write a business
plan, we should write a research
proposal
A Significant
Contribution:
The significant contribution of a
startup is building something
people want
Upon achieving product-market
fit, a startup graduates
Introspection
Introspection
Introspection
People
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Running Successful
Experiments
Document
your Plan A
If
Otherwise,
Running Successful
Experiments
A Great MVP
Thehypothesis/objectiveyou
http://vlaskovits.com/2012/09/apple-maps-debacle-and-minimum-viab
le-products/
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