How Non-Techies Can Build an Minimum Viable Product

Recorded on Friday, September 13, 2024




Rich Foreman, the co-founder of Apptology, discusses how non-techies can create their own minimum viable product.



In this video Rich covers the following topics:



1) What is an MVP?

2) The MVP Proces

3) Types of MVPs

4) Building a Functional MVP

5) How to Manage Costs



And more!



About the Speaker:



Rich Foreman is currently the COO for IGH Naturals. Previously, as founding CTO, Rich led the team that developed the CordicoShield / CordicoFire Wellness App. Cordico was honored with the Sacramento Innovation Award in 2021. After achieving a seven digit ARR, Cordico was acquired by Lexipol in 2020.



Rich holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington, an MPA from Troy State University and was an officer in the U.S. Navy. Rich co-authored a book, "Tap into the Mobile Economy." . He has been featured on KCRA3, NEWS10, 1170 Tech AM PowerDrive, Business Radio Money 105.5, SiliconIndia, the Sacramento Business Journal, and the Sacramento Bee. Rich is also the Founding Director of the Sacramento Chapter of Startup Grind and served a term as Utility Commissioner for the City of Folsom. Rich is a regular contributor to TechWire.net and StartupSac.com. Rich was the Co-founder of Apptology which was named Small Business of the Year in 2014 by the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber.

1. Building an MVP:
A Practical Guide for Non-Techies
Rich Foreman
Serial Entrepreneur

2. House Keeping
Everyone is muted
Ask Questions using Q&A
Questions will answered at end
Presentation will be recorded

3. Your Idea

4. Not Techie

5. Financially Challenged

6. Minimum
Viable Product

7. Agenda
Introduction
What is an MVP?
The MVP Process
Types of MVPs
Building a Functional MVP
Parting Advice
Q&A

8. Agenda
Introduction
What is an MVP?
The MVP Process
Types of MVPs
Building a Functional MVP
Parting Advice
Q&A

9. ABOUT ME
App Development Company
2 x Exits
Sacramento Startup Ecosystem
Currently working 2 startups
Rich Foreman
Serial Entrepreneur

10. Rich Foreman
Serial Entrepreneur
ABOUT ME

11. Agenda
Introduction
What is an MVP?
The MVP Process
Types of MVPs
Building a Functional MVP
Parting Advice
Q&A

12. Experiment

13. Test Features
Get Feedback

14. Product Market Fit

16. Quick
Inexpensive
Fail Fast, Fail Often:

17. Agenda
Introduction
What is an MVP?
The MVP Process
Types of MVPs
Building a Functional MVP
Parting Advice
Q&A

18. ReadyEdition
Solution for Publishing Industry
$50 K
Failure

19. No Product Market Fit
Little Industry Understanding
No Passion
Failure

20. The MVP Process

21. Read up on Market
Market Size, etc
Identify Problem
Talk to potential customers
1. Market Research

22. 2. Plan

23. 3. Process Flow

24. 4. Determine Features

25. 5. Build MVP

26. 5. Reinterate

27. Product Market Fit

28. Agenda
Introduction
What is an MVP?
The MVP Process
Types of MVPs
Building a Functional MVP
Parting Advice
Q&A

29. Low-Fidelity MVPs
vs.
High-Fidelity MVPs

30. Low-Fidelity MVPs

31. Explainer Videos

32. Landing Pages

33. Landing Pages
https://carrd.co/

34. Mockups

35. Mockups
https://www.figma.com/
https://marvelapp.com/

36. High-Fidelity MVPs

37. Concierge MVP

38. Wizard of Oz MVP

39. Functional MVPs

40. Agenda
Introduction
What is an MVP?
The MVP Process
Types of MVPs
Building a Functional MVP
Parting Advice
Q&A

41. Building a Functional MVP
Traditional Source Code No Code

42. Building a Functional MVP
Traditional Source Code No Code

49. Building a Functional MVP
Traditional Source Code No Code

50. Source Code

51. “Source Code Market Place”

52. Still Need a Developer:
Customization
Backend
Maintenance

54. Building a Functional MVP
Traditional Source Code No Code

55. A no code platform is a software development
tool that allows users to create applications
without writing code .

56. Inexpensive

57. Fast

58. Feature Rich

59. Template Designs

60. Backend

63. Limitations
Limited Features
Limited Design Templates
Scalability
IP

66. Case Study

70. “No Code App Builder”

72. What to Look for ?

73. Cross Platform
Content Managment System
Features
APIs
Support
Scalability

74. MVP Package: $4 K

75. Agenda
Introduction
What is an MVP?
The MVP Process
Types of MVPs
Building a Functional MVP
Parting Advice
Q&A

76. Product Market Fit

78. Solve a Niche Problem

79. Network

80. Team

81. Digital Marketing

82. Nail it, then Scale it.

83. Agenda
Introduction
What is an MVP?
The MVP Process
Types of MVPs
Building a Functional MVP
Parting Advice
Q&A

85. game
over
Rich Foreman
408.205.1107
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