How to scale your startup - the IT point of view

Before application reaches end customer, it is going through several steps throughout its lifecycle. Presentation will focus on describing different phases of project: starting with idea and prototype to MVP and growth of the application. Several typical difficulties will be discussed with suggestions how to approach each of the phases.

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1. How to scale your startup - the IT point of view
2. Startup scaling - IT Agenda: Project lifecyle Prototype Launch - MVP Scaling - Get the basics down Scaling - Prepare your technicals Scaling - Automate everything Scaling - Keep an eye on user feedback
3. Startup scaling - IT Project lifecyle Idea Launch Prototype Growth Exit / Sell off / Merge IPO
4. Startup scaling - IT • Your prototype doesn’t have to be perfect • Start by taking apart other company’s products • Make a miniature prototype initially • Looking good? Move onto a full-scale prototype Prototype
5. Startup scaling - IT Smallest product which allows to test the business idea and gather feedback. 1. The experiment – What are you trying to learn with this particular MVP? 2. The data – What data are you collecting about your experiment? 3. The failure criteria – What determines the success or failure of the experiment? Launch - MVP
6. Startup scaling - IT 1. DO use real-looking data 2. DO build the product in a repeatable way; don’t over-customize 3. DO support your solution narrative 4. DON’T get carried away with your mockups or prototype - be time sensitive 5. DON’T follow buzzwords - focus on your product 6. DON’T be too proud - treat is as a prototype, v0.1 of your application Launch - MVP
7. Startup scaling - IT • Make sure your core product line reaches "market fit" • Find out your largest core users • Find out the marketing channels with the biggest ROI and scaling potential by testing with smaller budgets first • Make sure you have the resources to scale Scaling - Get the basics down
8. Startup scaling - IT • Make sure you have plan to reconsider your codebase • Prepare scalable infrastructure for v1.0 of your application • Take care of the "surroundings" of the app - support, QA etc. Scaling - Prepare your technicals
9. Startup scaling - IT • Set up cloud storage and organization • Set up training processes for new hires • Set up marketing automation • Set up payroll for rapid processing • Set up billpay for automatic withdrawals Scaling - Automate everything
10. Startup scaling - IT • A/B testing • Supporting tools (Google Analytics etc.) • Live chat • Reviews Scaling - Keep an eye on user feedback
11. Startup scaling - IT Iterate and improve! Scaling - Summary
12. Startup scaling - IT Questions & Answers
13. Startup scaling - IT Paweł Dyrek, PM@Codete. Agile processes enthusiast, tech and product delivery expert Thank you! Dr. Karol Przystalski, CTO@Codete. Data scientist, machine learning expert, hortonworks data platform enthusiast, tech and scientific articles and books writer