taxonomy of the lean startup anti-pivot
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The Taxonomyof the
Lean Startup ANTI-Pivot
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An entrepreneur
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(probably you)
An entrepreneur
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An investor
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An investor
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Dad(probably yours)
The Cast
Dad(probably yours)
The Blind Pivot
woosh!
Aha! Here it is!
The Assisted Blind Pivot
You got it! Trust me... I’m a lean startup expert!.
woosh!
The Stealth Pivot
We’ve changed our product.
The Stealth Pivot
What’s your product?
The Stealth Pivot
Can’t tell you.
The Stealth Pivot
What’s was the product?
The Stealth Pivot
I can share that under NDA.
The Buzzword Pivot
We’re making Facebook for Hamsters!
The Buzzword Pivot
We’re not investing in social networks anymore.
The Buzzword Pivot
It’s gamified augmented reality mobile.
The Buzzword Pivot
Here’s ten million.
The Trust Fund Pivot
We’re making Facebook for Hamsters!
The Trust Fund Pivot
We’re not investing in social networks anymore.
The Trust Fund Pivot
Screw you. I’m bootstrapping.
The Statistically Significant Pivot
53% of our users said they’d purchase hamster products if
it came with a flying car!
The Statistically Significant Pivot
Here’s ten million.
The Launch Date Pivot
We’re launching tomorrow!
The Launch Date Pivot
Great! I’ll wait to see traction before investing!
The Launch Date Pivot
Actually...I just wrote an algorithm on a napkin that I keep
hidden and need 12 months to build it.
The Launch Date Pivot
Here’s ten million.
The Superstitious Pivot
Do you have Product / Market Fit?
The Superstitious Pivot
Yes, but according to the Startup Genome Project we need to pivot 2.7 times and we’ve only pivoted once.
The Superstitious Pivot
How do you do a 7/10th pivot?
The Superstitious Pivot
We are now a social network for amputee octupi.
The Superstitious Pivot
Here’s ten million.
The Superstitious Pivot
The Startup Genome Project also says neck scarfs never go out of fashion so
we’ll be selling neck scarves.
The Superstitious Pivot
Here’s another ten million.
The Hipster Pivot
How’s the traction with the octupi?
The Hipster Pivot
Octupi are so last week. It was so tedious.
The Hipster Pivot
We are now passionately focused on marsupials.
The Hipster Pivot
You need a COO to relieve you of executive
burden.
The Hipster Pivot
Also...neck scarves are now out of fashion.
The Hipster Pivot
Crap.
The Friends and Family Pivot
The Friends and Family Pivot
GET A JOB!
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@TriKro
The Taxonomyof the
Lean Startup ANTI-Pivot