WeblishPal Startup Talk Oct 6, 2011
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Transcript of WeblishPal Startup Talk Oct 6, 2011
Online Startups Talk North York Public Library
WeblishPal
Barbara Tassa & Danny Wang [email protected]
Inspire. Illuminate. Instruct.
The Caveat: This is our perspective.
Who are we?
Danny Wang, co-founder
- Experienced China Entrepreneur and a
Software Architect
- MBA graduate from the Rotman School
of Management
- Responsible for technology & Chinese
market development for WeblishPal
Barbara Tassa, co-founder
- Sales and consulting professional
- MBA Graduate from the Rotman School of Management in Toronto
- Responsible for North American strategy & marketing for WeblishPal
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The Inspirational
Photo Credit: Jeff Monk (www.pushthepixel.com)
Successful Startups
The Illuminating
Photo Credit: Jeff Monk (www.pushthepixel.com)
What do you see?
>> Problem<< (Start here)
Customers
Design & Development
Parts & Manufacturing
Marketing
Sales & Distribution
The Instructional
How did we actually start a web startup?
Identify Customer Problem
Design & Prototype Solution
Wireframe Functional
Specs Coding,
Q&A Beta
Testing Rinse, Refine
Customer Problem
Identify Customer Problem
Design & Prototype Solution
Wireframe Functional
Specs Coding,
Q&A Beta
Testing Rinse, Refine
Design, Prototype & Wireframe
Identify Customer Problem
Design & Prototype Solution
Wireframe Functional
Specs Coding,
Q&A Beta
Testing Rinse, Refine
Creating Functional Specs, Coding and Q&A
Identify Customer Problem
Design & Prototype Solution
Wireframe Functional
Specs Coding,
Q&A Beta
Testing Rinse, Refine
Testing & Refining
Identify Customer Problem
Design & Prototype Solution
Wireframe Functional
Specs Coding,
Q&A Beta
Testing Rinse, Refine
The Other Important Stuff
Your team.
Getting the word out & the customer conversion funnel.
Investors.
Network, network, network. …then network some more…
Resources for every startup…a starting point
• Industry news & info: – Websites & twitter feeds: techcrunch.com, techmeme.com, news.ycombinator.com,
techstars.org, techmeme.com; venturehacks.com, techvibes.com, starupdigest.com, sprouter.com, inc.com,
• Startup people to follow:
– Guy Kawasaki (http://blog.guykawasaki.com) – Dave McClure (500starups.com) – JS Cournoyer (trueventures.com) – David Crow (startupnorth.com) – Soniya Monga (LinkedIn.com) – Matt Mireles (Speakertext.com) – Satish Kanwar (jetcooper.com)
• Local resources & Events: – MaRSdd.com, TieToronto.org, Venturelab.ca, ING café, Centre for Social Innovation, Startup
Drinks, Lean Coffee TO, Startup Weekend…
• Online tech related resources: – Elance.com, odesk.com, 99designs.com, w3schools.com, codeacademy.com