"The value of an idea lies in the using of it" -Thomas Edison
How it works
I turn ideas into software solutions and can help you do the same.
Many studies show that 9 out of 10 startups fail. Then is stands to reason that if you try 10 times you will have a good chance of building a successful startup. However most of us do not have the time or money to build a startup 10 times, especially if you try to build the solution first.
Apsion uses Lean Canvas, the Pirate Metrics framework and Lean Startup methodology, to improve your odds for success by shortening the time and money required to build your startup.
Lean Canvas helps you to quickly document your business model.
Pirate metrics gives you a way understand what you should focus on at a point in time.
Lean Startup helps you make informed decisions by better understanding what your customer feels about your solution.
Lean Canvas: Ash Maurya Pirate Metrics: Dave McClure Lean Startup: Eric Ries
PHASE 1
Problem Solution Fit
DOES YOUR IDEA SOLVE A PROBLEM WORTH BUILDING?
Do not spend time and money building your solution until you determine if sufficient customers care about the problem to support a viable business model.
PHASE 2
Product Market Fit
BUILD YOUR MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT (MVP)
Build only what you need to provide a working solution for early adopters so you can gather feedback for future product decisions.
PHASE 3
Business Model Fit
DOES YOUR PRODUCT SOLVE YOUR CUSTOMERS PROBLEM?
Determine if your customers feel you are solving their problem and willing to pay for the solution.
"No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered." - Winston Churchill
About
Pete Oliveira
Founder
I have been building web based startups since 2011.
My first Web Startup was an App called Keep me safe that allowed me to sleep at airports and not worry about my backpack (I traveled a lot at the time). Keep me safe used the phone gyroscope to detect motion and trigger an alarm.
After building Keep me safe I was looking for ways to test it on different types of mobile phones. Not finding what I needed I built elusivestars, a marketplace for mobile app usability testing. Both were side projects and most of my focus was on building a solution for a problem that I personally had.
Building solutions to your own problems is one way to build a startup. But I later learned there is a better way, a way to reduce risk and improve your odds of success by using the Lean Startup Methodology.
I was fortunate to be a Co-Founder of CodePilot.ai, a funded startup where our team was able to apply Lean Startup. What I found is that although Lean Startup is easy to understand it is challenging to apply.
