Launching Your Idea Without Crashing Your Ship

A talk given in HackXS 2017 on turning ideas into products.

Transcript

1. Launching Your Idea Without crashing your ship @dmartinng
2. Who am I? • You will call me Dodie • 4th year BS Computer Science in UP Diliman • I’m mostly a nerd and a geek • I co-founded a startup called Plato
3. IDEA
4. so how do you get started?
5. ideation
6. how do i know if my idea is any good? • Talk to people about your idea • You are passionate about your idea • The resources that you need are available • There is an actual need for your idea
7. DOES MY IDEA HAVE TO BE GOOD? YES.
8. prototyping
9. key characteristics of a prototype • Quick • Malleable • Crude • Functional
10. why do i have to prototype?
11. feedback
12. how do i get feedback • Let people try the product • Ask clear questions • Be open-minded • Go out of your comfort zone
13. 3 simple steps • Ideation • Prototype • Feedback
14. that’s it! APRIL FOOLS
15. it’s just not that simple
16. But I don’t have any experience…
17. So how do i really get started…?
18. Just start building
19. case studies
20. http://plato.ph/ Connecting chefs to diners
23. http://snackstudios.net/
26. Some advice • Google is your friend ❤ • Always keep learning • Find a mentor • Focus on one thing first • Join hackathons!
27. more specific advice
28. Wanna make a website? • Learn HTML/CSS • Maybe you can use a Wordpress site • Check out Ruby on Rails • Learn how web servers work
29. Wanna make an app? • Learn Swift/Java • Learn to use Xcode/Android Studio • You can try out React Native • Or hybrid solutions like Ionic or Cordova
30. Wanna make A Game? • Unity (ton of resources) • Godot (easy to use) • Unreal Engine • PlayCanvas
31. Wanna build Hardware? • Learn to use an Arduino • Or a Raspberry Pi if you need something with more power • Learn electronics (and how to not burn things) • Read up on IoT (internet of things)
32. Others • Data Science? • Python/R • Chatbot? • Wit.ai
33. set milestones
34. what are milestones? • Objectives • Key indicators • Discrete • Measurable
35. Key take-aways • Ideation → Prototyping → Feedback • Nothing’s gonna happen until you start building • Never give up and always keep learning • Set milestones to track your progress • Follow me on Twitter @dmartinng
36. Launching Your Idea Without crashing your ship @dmartinng Thank you for listening!