lean fluffy startups
DESCRIPTION
This is an ignite talk that discusses in 5 min a new approach to running a startup.TRANSCRIPT
FluffyLean Startups
Lean Fluffy Startup?
Lean Thinking
Cloud Computing
Small Company
Old School StartupCode incognito for a year Get VC’s to believe
Buy lots of cool servers
Invest lots of
$$$ in me?
Lean Thinking
Learn from users
Implement bare
minimum
Release
Tell everyone
Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Focus On Your Core Business
Leverage Other People WorkOpen SourceSoftware As A Service (SAAS)
!NOT_INVENTED_HERE
Sweet, I just added Google Maps to my mobile app!
Let’s see…if I download some map data from a government website……..
OR
SIP service for ½ cent/min Implement REST service Setup SIP server Code up sockets, channels, timeouts,
queues, security, etc
SAAS Example
But Making Phones Ring Is Not My Core Business!
Twilio makes phones ring for 2 cents/min REST API Development & Operations teams supporting
platform
Leveraging Twilio
Well worth the extra cost
This Includes Tools
Code Repository Team Collaboration Requirements
Cloud Computing
Purchase Upfront
Pay As You Go
OR
Redundant servers in multiple datacenters
Databases with remote backup Content distribution network Load balancing Server monitoring Auto-scaling High availability storage
Act Like The Big Boys
Configurable In A Console
For a few hundred a month!
Less Time On System Administration
Fewer Headaches
Configured from a console Backups Patches Replication Migrate to larger server on-demand
Amazon Relation Database Service
Powerful Combination
Learn From Users
Implement Bare
Minimum
Deploy to Cloud
Tell Everyone
Short User Feedback Loops
Focus On Your Core Business
Cheap Resources
Pay As You Go
The Rules Of The Game Are Changing
Incognito
Collaboration
Rapid Feedback
The Rules Of The Game Are Changing
Months or years Days or weeks
Time To Market
The Rules Of The Game Are Changing
Significant Just Enough
Upfront Capital
Everyone Can Play Now!What company will you start?