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The

Startup Owners Manual


Steve Blank
Stanford - School of Engineering U.C. Berkeley - Haas School Of Business www.steveblank.com Twi9er: @sgblank

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This Talk is Based On


Business Model GeneraCon The Lean Startup Four Steps to the Epiphany

This Talk is Based On


Business Model GeneraCon The Lean Startup The Startup Owners Manual

Not all those who wander are lost


Bilbo Baggins

The Search for a Path


1602 - 1908

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The Path to Business ExecuCon


But Startups are Not Smaller Versions of Larger Companies

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From Atoms to Bits

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The Startup Path


Search Versus ExecuCon

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Whats a Startup?

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Whats a Business Model?

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Value ProposiCon
What Are You Building and For Who?

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Customer Segments
Who Are They? Why Would They Buy?

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Channels
How does your Product Get to Customers?

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Customer RelaConships
How do you Get, Keep and Grow Customers?

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Revenue Streams
How do you Make Money?

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Key Resources
What are your most important Assets?

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Key Partners
Who are your Partners and Suppliers?

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Key AcCviCes
Whats Most Important for the Business?

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Cost Structure
What are the Costs and Expenses

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Turning Hypotheses Into Facts

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The Four Steps The Startup Path


Customer Development

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Customer Development
There Are No Facts Inside The Building, So Get the Heck Outside

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Customer Development
Test the Problem, Then the SoluCon

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Customer Development
The Entrepreneurial Journey

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Startup Owners Manual

Startup Owners Manual

NaConal Science FoundaCon

Startup Owners Manual


Yes theres an E-Book version coming Free autographed copies - Sunday Startup America Salon E 1:30 -3pm

Examples from the Book

Examples from the Book

Customer RelaConships

Web/Mobile Products Get Customers

Customer RelaConships

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Web/Mobile Products Keep Customers

Customer RelaConships

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Web/Mobile Products Grow Customers

Customer RelaConships

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Web/Mobile Products Get/Keep/Grow

Customer RelaConships

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Customer RelaConships
Physical & Web Mobile Are Dierent

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Customer RelaConships
Physical & Web Mobile Are Dierent

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How Does This Really Work?

Lean LaunchPad Class

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How Does This Really Work?


8 Weeks from an Idea to a Business

Interviews: 252 Partner: 10 Survey: 76

Team Dynamo
Final Presentation

THE TEAM

Megh Gautam MS&E MS PICTURE BTech in IT PICTURE

Al Hassan Hleileh MBA 2 MA in POL ECON SOC H

Hung Le MS&E MS PICTURE BS in EE/CS PICTURE

Elika Mahdavi MS&E MS BS in Indus.Eng.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Overview of our idea evolution 2. Our journey from week 1 to week 8 3. Current Idea
Archetype Product vision Partner Channel & Demand Creation Competitive Landscape Market Sizing

4. Lesson learned and what next

IDEA EVOLUTION THROUGH PIVOT

1 Travel booking portal for Middle Easterns

2 Social travel planning

3 Ex-pat travel portal to Middle East

4 Safe travel portal for US travelers to M.E.

Travel inspiration Social platform that nudges people to inspire and enrich their life

Nudge to enrich life

Focus Competition Market size Market Customer Customer size Insights Insights Research

Scalability Market size

Interviews: 20

1 Travel booking portal for Middle Easterns

Week 1

WEEK 1 MAKE MY DREAM


Middle East focused Travel booking portal
Hotels Airlines Events (Festivals) Car rentals Promotion companies Deal listings State Tourism Travel agents Conventions (CES) Business Schools (Study groups) Product Development Lowest price Middle East focused platform A/B testing Best inventory Relationship with hotels; airlines; car rentals Sourcing deals Acquisition, retain customers Convenient Experiential UI Social Validation Create a Community Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Brand awareness/ identification Pilots Cross pollination Events (Parties!)

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Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior Young families Best education for kids Cultural experience Trendy destinations

Offer a booking platform with group discounts and flash-sales Ramp up strategy through social conversations

Preserve memories of travel through photo sharing and quotes


Web and mail Advertising Social Media Word of Mouth Referrals Customer call centers Magazines

Market understanding Best in class product Relationship with partners Human Capital

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Week 1

WEEK 1 MAKE MY DREAM

New Remain Remove

Hotels Airlines Events (Festivals) Car rentals Promotion companies Deal listings State Tourism Travel agents Conventions (CES) Business Schools (Study groups)

Product Development A/B testing Relationship with hotels; airlines; car rentals Sourcing deals Acquisition, retain customers

Lowest price Best inventory Convenient Experiential UI Social Validation Create a Community Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Brand awareness/ identification Pilots Cross pollination Events (Parties!)

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior Young families Best education for kids Cultural experience Trendy destinations

Market understanding Best in class product Relationship with partners Human Capital

Web and mail Advertising Social Media Word of Mouth Referrals Customer call centers Magazines

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Week 1

WEEK 1 MAKE MY DREAM

New Remain Remove

Hotels Airlines Events (Festivals) Car rentals Promotion companies Deal listings State Tourism Travel agents Conventions (CES) Business Schools (Study groups)

Product Development A/B testing Relationship with hotels; airlines; car rentals Sourcing deals Acquisition, retain customers

Lowest price Best inventory Convenient Experiential UI Social Validation Create a Community Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Brand awareness/ identification Pilots Cross pollination Events (Parties!)

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior Young families Best education for kids Cultural experience Trendy destinations

Web and mail Lack of focus in value propositions Market understanding Best in class product Relationship with partners Human Capital

Too broad a platform Too many value propositions

Advertising Social Media Word of Mouth Referrals Customer call centers Magazines

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Week 1

WEEK 1 MAKE MY DREAM

New Remain Remove

Hotels Airlines Events (Festivals) Car rentals Promotion companies Deal listings State Tourism Travel agents Conventions (CES) Business Schools (Study groups)

Product Development A/B testing Relationship with hotels; airlines; car rentals Sourcing deals Acquisition, retain customers

Lowest price Best inventory Convenient Experiential UI Social Validation Create a Community Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations

Market sizing problem

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Brand awareness/ identification Pilots Cross pollination Events (Parties!)

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior

The method we used was a top-down Young families approach Best education for kids We didnt use net numbers (gross)
Market understanding Best in class product Relationship with partners Human Capital Web and mail Advertising Social Media Word of Mouth Referrals Customer call centers Magazines Cultural experience Trendy destinations

The lesson here is that if we were to do it again we would use bottom up / net figures

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Week 1

WEEK 1 MAKE MY DREAM


Lack of focus in customer segments
Hotels Airlines Events (Festivals) Car rentals Promotion companies Deal listings State Tourism Travel agents Conventions (CES) Business Schools (Study groups) Product Development A/B testing Relationship with hotels; airlines; car rentals Sourcing deals Acquisition, retain customers Lowest price Best inventory Convenient Experiential UI Social Validation Create a Community Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations

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We were not focused on a specific customer segment too broad.

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Brand awareness/ identification Pilots Cross pollination Events (Parties!)

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior Young families Best education for kids Cultural experience Trendy destinations

Our interview base was biased towards our network needed a better sample.
Web and mail Advertising Social Media Word of Mouth Referrals Customer call centers Magazines

Market understanding Best in class product Relationship with partners Human Capital

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Week 1

WEEK 1 MAKE MY DREAM

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Hotels Airlines Events (Festivals) Car rentals Promotion companies Deal listings State Tourism Travel agents Conventions (CES) Business Schools (Study groups)

Key learning

Focus is crucial be it in your value proposition or in your customer segmentation Market sizing Use bottom up whenever possible Get out of the building in spirit and in action. Avoid bias
Market understanding Best in class product Relationship with partners Human Capital Web and mail Advertising Social Media Word of Mouth Referrals Customer call centers Magazines

Product Development A/B testing Relationship with hotels; airlines; car rentals Sourcing deals Acquisition, retain customers

Lowest price Best inventory Convenient Experiential UI Social Validation Create a Community Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Brand awareness/ identification Pilots Cross pollination Events (Parties!)

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior Young families Best education for kids Cultural experience Trendy destinations

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Interviews: 20

1 Travel booking portal for Middle Easterns

2 Social travel planning

Customer focus

Week 2

WEEK 2 SOCIAL TRIP PLANNING


Pivot to social travel planning for group traveling
Social Networks Travel Publications Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Airlines Events Deal listings Car rentals Promotion companies State Tourism Conventions (CES)

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Through our mentors, we really dug into our customers insights Customer Acquisition Easy and pleasurable Trusted relationships Young and the affluent They were telling us that they didnt just want to go to the Convenient Brand awareness/ Young and single middle east Experiential UI identification Divergent origins They wanted a seamless, social and enjoyable travel experience from A-Z
Lowest price Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations Create a Community Social Validation Pilots Cross pollination Customer Retention Product Dev Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals trip planning Best inventory Successful partnerships Events (Parties!) High disposable incomes Willing to explore

Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior Young families Best education for kids Cultural experience Trendy destinations

We pivoted to The Middle Easts travel booking portal with a ramp up focused on influential who want Word ofeasy Mouth and Social Media pleasurable trip planning Market understanding
Human Capital Relationship with partners Best in class product Web and mail Advertising Referrals Customer call centers Magazines

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Week 2

WEEK 2 SOCIAL TRIP PLANNING

New Remain Remove

Social Networks Travel Publications Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Airlines Events Deal listings Car rentals Promotion companies State Tourism Conventions (CES)

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Dev Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Easy and pleasurable trip planning Best inventory Convenient Experiential UI Lowest price Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations Create a Community Social Validation

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Events (Parties!) Brand awareness/ identification Pilots Cross pollination

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior Young families Best education for kids Cultural experience Trendy destinations

Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners Best in class product

Word of Mouth Social Media Web and mail Advertising Referrals Customer call centers Magazines

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Week 2

WEEK 2 SOCIAL TRIP PLANNING

New Remain Remove

Social Networks Travel Publications Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Airlines Events Deal listings Car rentals Promotion companies State Tourism Conventions (CES)

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Dev Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Easy and pleasurable trip planning Best inventory Convenient Experiential UI Lowest price Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations Create a Community Social Validation

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Events (Parties!) Brand awareness/ identification Pilots Cross pollination

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior Young families Best education for kids Cultural experience Trendy destinations

Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners Best in class product Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Word of Mouth Social Media Web and mail Advertising Referrals Customer call centers Magazines of booking costs Percentage Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Week 2

WEEK 2 SOCIAL TRIP PLANNING

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Social Networks Travel Publications Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Airlines Events Deal listings

What was the problem?

When research for potential partners, we learned of several existing competitors with similar product crowded hypercompetitive
Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners Best in class product

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Dev Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Easy and pleasurable trip planning Best inventory Convenient Experiential UI Lowest price Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations Create a Community Social Validation

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Events (Parties!) Brand awareness/ identification Pilots Cross pollination

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior Young families Best education for kids Cultural experience Trendy destinations

Car rentals Promotion companies State Tourism Conventions (CES)

Word of Mouth Social Media Web and mail Advertising Referrals Customer call centers Magazines

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Week 2

WEEK 2 SOCIAL TRIP PLANNING

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Social Networks Travel Publications Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Airlines Events Deal listings

Key learning

We should have looked at the competitive landscape earlier We should have spoken to industry / domain experts earlier

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Dev Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Easy and pleasurable trip planning Best inventory Convenient Experiential UI Lowest price Multiple options Best Actionable deals Relevant locations Create a Community Social Validation

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Events (Parties!) Brand awareness/ identification Pilots Cross pollination

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior Young families Best education for kids Cultural experience Trendy destinations

Car rentals Promotion companies State Tourism Conventions (CES)

Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners Best in class product

Word of Mouth Social Media Web and mail Advertising Referrals Customer call centers Magazines

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs Percentage of hotel/package (s) Advertising revenues Event of the month Exclusive partnership with events

Interviews: 64

1 Travel booking portal for Middle Easterns

2 Social travel planning

3 Ex-pat travel portal to Middle East

Competition

Week 3

WEEK 3 EX-PAT TRAVELING


Pivot to Ex-pat Community Travel Portal
Social Networks Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Airlines Events Deal listings

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We pivoted back to the original idea with focus one customer Customer Acquisition Local knowhow and on Trusted relationships segment Young and the affluent
Customer Retention Product Dev Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals content Successful partnerships High disposable incomes Willing to explore

A travel planner for Ex-Pat students who frequently visit the Middle-East & Easy and pleasurable Events (Parties!) trip planning Young and single other major cities. Travel Publications Best inventory Divergent origins We want to capture & publish their travel experience.

Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior

Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs

Week 3

WEEK 3 EX-PAT TRAVELING

New Remain Remove

Social Networks Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Travel Publications Airlines Events Deal listings

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Dev Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Local knowhow and content Easy and pleasurable trip planning Best inventory

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Events (Parties!)

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior

Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs

Week 3

WEEK 3 EX-PAT TRAVELING

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Social Networks Hotels Business Schools Travel agents

What was the problem?

Travel Publications Airlines Events Deal listings

We interviewed 64 people and found: The market was too small

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Dev Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Local knowhow and content Easy and pleasurable trip planning Best inventory

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Events (Parties!)

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior

There is little homogeneity in customer needs Too low frequency of travel to justify target Social market Media
Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners Word of Mouth

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs

Week 3

WEEK 3 EX-PAT TRAVELING

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Social Networks Hotels Business Schools Travel agents

Key learning

Travel Publications Airlines Events Deal listings

Market sizing is crucial

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Dev Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Local knowhow and content Easy and pleasurable trip planning Best inventory

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Events (Parties!)

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore Young and single Divergent origins Social media savvy Young couples Trendsetting behavior

Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs

Interviews: 33 Survey: 46

1 Travel booking portal for Middle Easterns

2 Social travel planning

3 Ex-pat travel portal to Middle East

4 Safe travel portal for US travelers to M.E.

Market size

Week 4

WEEK 4 US TRAVEL TO Middle East


Pivot to US Traveler Portal to Middle East
Social Networks Alumni Associations Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Travel Publications Airlines Events Deal listings

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We expanded our market to entire US Customer Acquisition Safety proposition Customer Retention Local knowhow and travel market Product Development content Platform to facilitate Americans to Easy and pleasurable travel to the Middle-East
trip planning Best inventory Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals Community/Group Travel

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore -MBA Students

Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs

Week 4

WEEK 4 US TRAVEL TO Middle East


Young affluent market
Social Networks Alumni Associations Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Travel Publications Airlines Events Deal listings Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals Safety proposition 46 people Trustedand relationships We surveyed Local knowhow and Successful partnerships interview 33 more content MBA Students

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Young & Affluent Americans Easy and pleasurable to the Middle East triptraveling planning Best inventory need local insight. Well be the trusted source!

Community/Group Travel

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore

Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs

Week 4

WEEK 4 US TRAVEL TO Middle East

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Social Networks Alumni Associations Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Travel Publications Airlines Events Deal listings

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Safety proposition Local knowhow and content Community/Group Travel Easy and pleasurable trip planning Best inventory

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore -MBA Students

Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs

Week 4

WEEK 4 US TRAVEL TO Middle East


Launched website with full basic booking functionalities
Social Networks Alumni Associations Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Travel Publications Airlines Events Deal listings

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Ebtism.com went live

Full basic functionalities (login, browse deals and book trips) 4 sourced deals from agencies 42 GSB students booked
Word of Mouth Social Media Easy and pleasurable trip planning Best inventory

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Safety proposition Local knowhow and content Community/Group Travel

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

MBA Students Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore

Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Exclusive login Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs

Value proposition

Deals selection (real sourcing)

Ability to book trips

Week 4

WEEK 4 US TRAVEL TO Middle East

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Social Networks Alumni Associations Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Travel Publications Airlines Events Deal listings

What was the problem?

We spoke to Christos Stergiou , founder of truegreece.com (Greece Easy and pleasurable trip planning Analogue)
Best inventory

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Safety proposition Local knowhow and content Community/Group Travel

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

MBA Students Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore

10 years of development $5M idea


Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs

Week 4

WEEK 4 US TRAVEL TO Middle East

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Social Networks Alumni Associations Hotels Business Schools Travel agents Travel Publications Airlines Events Deal listings

Key learning

Market size need to be VENTURE SCALE Easy and pleasurable We want to DISRUPT the Travel Space. Lets Re-think the Entire Idea!
Market understanding Human Capital Relationship with partners Word of Mouth Social Media trip planning Best inventory

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Safety proposition Local knowhow and content Community/Group Travel

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

MBA Students Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Percentage of booking costs

Interviews: 17 Survey: 10

1 Travel booking portal for Middle Easterns

2 Social travel planning

3 Ex-pat travel portal to Middle East

4 Safe travel portal for US travelers to M.E.

5 Social platform that nudges people to travel

Market size

Week 5

WEEK 5 TRAVEL NUDGE


Pivot to travel inspiration
Social Networks Travel Websites Alumni Associations Travel agents Business Schools Hotels

Paying partner side End-user side Remove

We pivot to a brand new market Customer Acquisition Enrichment (Travel) Inspire people to travel more Safety proposition Local knowhow and through recommendation content
Sourcing deals Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Leads

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Online travelers Travel Websites MBA Students Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore

Relevant based on social graph and travel history

Community/Group Travel

User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Leads Advertising Percentage of booking costs

Week 5

WEEK 5 TRAVEL NUDGE

Paying partner side End-user side Remove

Inception of Nudge by looking at the competitive landscape


Social Networks Travel Websites Alumni Associations Travel agents Business Schools Hotels Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals Enrichment (Travel) Leads Safety proposition Local knowhow and content Community/Group Travel Trusted relationships Successful partnerships Online travelers Travel Websites MBA Students Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore

Revised later
User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Leads Advertising Percentage of booking costs

Week 5

WEEK 5 TRAVEL NUDGE

Paying partner side End-user side Remove

Social Networks Travel Websites Alumni Associations Travel agents Business Schools Hotels

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals

Enrichment (Travel) Leads Safety proposition Local knowhow and content Community/Group Travel

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Online travelers Travel Websites MBA Students Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore

User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Leads Advertising Percentage of booking costs

Week 5

WEEK 5 TRAVEL NUDGE


Sizeable potential market
Social Networks Travel Websites Alumni Associations Travel agents Business Schools Hotels Customer Acquisition Enrichment (Travel) Customer Retention Leads Product Development Relationship with TAM =key $900MSafety proposition partners Local knowhow and content Sourcing deals Community/Group Travel Successful partnerships Bottom-up estimation Trusted relationships

Paying partner side End-user side Remove

Online travelers Travel Websites MBA Students

Market = population x nudge Young and the affluent High disposable incomes frequency x CTR x CPC
Willing to explore

SAM = $373M

SOM = $267M
User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

With leads revenue sharing model, TAM is based on assumptions of nudges frequency and conversion Target market is justifiable with an annual revenue of $267 million with 31% market penetration
Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Leads Advertising Percentage of booking costs

Week 5

WEEK 5 TRAVEL NUDGE


Mock up of the product for customer interview
Social Networks Travel Websites Alumni Associations Travel agents Business Schools Hotels Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Sourcing deals Enrichment (Travel) Leads Safety proposition Local knowhow and content Community/Group Travel Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Paying partner side End-user side Remove

Online travelers Travel Websites MBA Students Young and the affluent High disposable incomes Willing to explore

User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Leads Advertising Percentage of booking costs

Interviews: 52 + 3 partners

1 Travel booking portal for Middle Easterns

2 Social travel planning

3 Ex-pat travel portal to Middle East

4 Safe travel portal for US travelers to M.E.

Travel inspiration Social platform that nudges people to inspire and enrich their life

Week 6

WEEK 6 TRAVEL NUDGE

Paying partner side End-user side Remove

Social Networks Travel Websites

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners

Enrichment (Travel) Customer Acquisition Leads

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Online travelers Travel Websites

User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships

Cost per acquisition Leads Advertising

Week 6

WEEK 6 TRAVEL NUDGE


Partner
Social Networks Travel Websites Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Customer Acquisition Successful partnerships Reach out to Travelocity (Jim Hornthal) Leads Enrichment (Travel) Trusted relationships

Paying partner side End-user side Remove

Online travelers Travel Websites

Customer insights differed Technological challenges (e.g. cookies) Revenue share instead of lead generating Reach out to Expedia and Bookingmarkets Word of Mouth

User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Social Media

Confirm revenue share model (5% - 10%) and we even got a standard term

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships

Cost per acquisition Leads Advertising

Week 6

WEEK 6 TRAVEL NUDGE


The customers value relevance of nudges
Social Networks Travel Websites Customer Acquisition Enrichment (Travel) Trusted relationships Then we went out of the building to interview 50partnerships Customer Retention Customer Acquisition Successful Product Development people at Stanford Mall

Paying partner side End-user side Remove

Online travelers Travel Websites

What prevents people from traveling is time, not imagination or laziness (seasonal) People dont want to be nudged too often (1 per month) Referrals from close friends more valuable Social Media User data than referrals from strangers Human Capital
Relationship with partners Word of Mouth

Relationship with key partners

Leads

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships

Cost per acquisition Leads Advertising

Interviews: 16

1 Travel booking portal for Middle Easterns

2 Social travel planning

3 Ex-pat travel portal to Middle East

4 Safe travel portal for US travelers to M.E.

7 Nudge to enrich life

Travel inspiration Social platform that nudges people to inspire and enrich their life

Market size

Week 7

WEEK 7 - NUDGE
Expand from travel to include activity nudges
Social Networks Travel Websites Event Websites University Events Merchants

Customer We expanded nudges to include activities, events,Students Acquisition our Enrichment (Activities + Trusted relationships Customer Retention Travel) Successful partnerships Graduates social reminders than just travels Product Development Customer Acquisition Young Families
Enrichment (Travel) Travel Websites Keep user more engaged with relevant frequent nudges Online travelers Relationship with key partners

User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships

Cost per acquisition

Week 7

WEEK 7 - NUDGE

Social Networks Travel Websites Event Websites University Events Merchants

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners

Enrichment (Activities + Travel) Customer Acquisition Enrichment (Travel)

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Students Graduates Young Families Travel Websites Online travelers

User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships

Cost per acquisition

Week 7

WEEK 7 - NUDGE

Social Networks Travel Websites Event Websites University Events Merchants

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners

Enrichment (Activities + Travel) Customer Acquisition Enrichment (Travel)

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Students Graduates Young Families Travel Websites Online travelers

The customers want diverse nudges


We went out of the building to interview 20 people
User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

People also want to be nudged in other things than just travel Mobile is the most effective medium to increase engagement

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships

Cost per acquisition

Week 7

WEEK 7 - NUDGE

Social Networks Travel Websites Event Websites University Events Merchants

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners

Enrichment (Activities + Travel) Customer Acquisition Enrichment (Travel)

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Students Graduates Young Families Travel Websites Online travelers

User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships

Cost per acquisition

Interviews: 15 Partners: 7 Pilot nudges: 20

1 Travel booking portal for Middle Easterns

2 Social travel planning

3 Ex-pat travel portal to Middle East

4 Safe travel portal for US travelers to M.E.

Travel inspiration Social platform that nudges people to inspire and enrich their life

Nudge to enrich life

Week 5

NUDGE
Creating NUDGE
Social Networks Travel Websites Acquisition nudge /nCustomer j/ Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners Enrichment (Travel) Leads Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Paying partner side End-user side Remove

Online travelers Travel Websites

Alumni Associations Travel agents Business Schools Hotels

Safety proposition MBA Students verb: Local knowhow and content with the elbow, to get someone's Young and the affluent to push slightly or gently, especially Sourcing deals Community/Group High disposable incomes attention, prod someone into action, etc. Travel Willing to explore

noun: a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.


Word of Mouth Social Media

User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships Refunds

Leads Advertising Percentage of booking costs

Week 8

WEEK 8 (FINAL)

Paying partner side End-user side Remove

Social Networks Travel Websites Event Websites University Events Merchants

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Product Development Relationship with key partners

Enrichment (Activities + Travel) Customer Acquisition

Trusted relationships Successful partnerships

Students Graduates Young Families Travel Websites

User data Human Capital Relationship with partners

Word of Mouth Social Media

Human Capital Product Development Advertising costs Maintaining relationships

Cost per acquisition

CUSTOMER ARCHETYPES

Ashley
Age: 26 Stanford Student Worked in Hollywood Loves Adventures Wants to be nudged relevantly, and inspired!

Clair
Age: 28 Works at mobile start-up in San Francisco, originally from Montana Single & dating Plays soccer, runs marathons Likes to cook/host dinner with friends when possible

Alex
Age: 38 Married, 1 child (4 y.o. Clay) Investment professional in New York Volunteer coach for sons hockey team Commutes for work to Manhattan every day Goes out of town to the country for break once/ month with his family

NUDGE TYPES
Nudges from friends as a social push

Discovering nudges
OCCURING EVENTS (REALITY)

social push

serendipity

Highest conversion rate nudges

EVENTS YOU ARE AWARE OF (CONSCIOUS)

nudge

DESIRE (SUBCONSCIOUS)

SIMULATED NUDGE
We did a pilot to test how many people sign up for nudge 103 people try the product 42 people left email (41% signup for service rate)

This is awesome! I love it!! Just told me to walk the dish today! phenomenal and stunning all in one shot!!

Love the product idea!


As long as there is transparency between advertisers, the suggestion database and its users, this is an innovative idea. Otherwise, it is a rather subversive tool for consumer and social trends. An interesting concept either way!

SIMULATED NUDGE
We carefully selected people we know to send them tailored nudges We sent tailored nudge to 25 people with 40% conversion rate 10 people actually like the nudge and go 4 people may take the trip in the future 11 people didnt respond
NUDGE: "Visit the Rodin Sculpture Garden this week and get inspired. Located next to the Cantor Arts Center but accessible at all hours, the Rodin Sculpture Garden houses one of the largest collection of Rodin sculptures NUDGE: "it's 4 months till you graduate, take your best friend out for a coffee at Coupa, and share some of the good times you have had at GSB"

RECOMMENDING PLATFORM
Input
Crowd-sourced Social nudging Data mining Social networks Past behaviors

Model

Computational Matrix factorization Collaborative filtering

Curated Geography Time Customized user preference Context-based

PARTNERS
Partner

Gifts

Event + Activities

University Events

Revenue sharing (CPA)

Restaurants

Travel

Week 7

DEMAND CREATION
Days Facebook Ad 3 Views 273,380 Unique 120,173 Clicks 82 CTR 0.030% CPC $0.38

Engage Facebook Fan Page 60 898 46

Like 83

CPC Free

YouTube Video

370

Unique Avg time Website 30 900 430 2:22min

Bounce rate 62%

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Inspiration

Planning

Sharing

Q&A

Community

Flash Deal

Reminder

INCOME STATEMENT
Local beta at Stanford
Q2 2012 User growth projection

California Universities
Q3 2012 Q4 2012

Go global !
Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013

2,000

20,000

50,000

500,000

1,000,000

2,000,000

4,000,000

Q2 2012 Revenues Advertising Rev. Share * Total Revenue Cost of Sales Customer Acquisition Advertising & Promotions Total Cost of Sales Gross Profit Expenses Development ** Hosting Other Wages *** Travel Office + Utilities Total Expenses Net Income N/A $10,000 $10,000

Q3 2012 N/A $100,000 $100,000

Q4 2012 N/A $250,000 $250,000

Q1 2013 N/A $2,500,000 $2,500,000

Q2 2013 N/A $5,000,000 $5,000,000

Q3 2013 N/A $10,000,000 $10,000,000

Q4 2013 N/A $20,000,000 $20,000,000

$60 $1,000 $1,060 $8,940

$600 $1,000 $1,600 $98,400

$1,500 $1,000 $2,500

$15,000 $3,000 $18,000

$30,000 $3,000 $33,000 $4,967,000

$60,000 $3,000 $63,000 $9,937,000

$120,000 $3,000 $123,000 $19,877,000

$247,500 $2,482,000

$645,000 $1,250 $100,000 $5,000 $12,000 $763,250

$645,000 $1,250 $100,000 $5,000 $12,000 $763,250

$645,000 $1,250 $100,000 $5,000 $12,000 $763,250

$940,000 $1,250 $100,000 $10,000 $12,000 $1,063,250

$1,115,000 $1,250 $100,000 $10,000 $12,000 $1,238,250 $3,728,750

$1,290,000 $1,250 $100,000 $15,000 $12,000 $1,418,250 $8,518,750

$1,465,000 $1,250 $100,000 $15,000 $12,000 $1,593,250 $18,283,750

($754,310) ($664,850) ($515,750) $1,418,750

LESSON LEARNED
Focus is key segmentation is important Market sizing is crucial!!!! There is nothing more important than good team environment and culture Mentorship is hugely important, we couldnt have got where we are without our Mentors help We should be open to pivot even at an earlier stage and trade off: The need to be loyal to our old ideas vs. new innovations that could solve problems based on our customer insights Distilling insights and listening to experiments Looking past ourselves We have a heightened awareness of confirmation bias and try and assuage that in our different experiments

WHATS NEXT

Incubators

CRITICAL SUCCESS MILESTONES NEXT 6 MONTHS


Initiate Cohort Analysis Expand Beta testing to entire Stanford Campus Test Gamification iteration and Badges Develop machine learning and curation technology and resources to enable scalability Hire key resources (software developer, data scientist, marketing, business development, social animal) and space

Why Do We Do This?

Make Your Lives Extraordinary

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