The 30 Day Startup · How to Create a Successful Tech Startup in 6 Weeks for Less than $50K by Kamani, Sam -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Introduction Successful MVPs

Not every startup makes it to the front page of Forbes Start with a Minimum Viable Product Start small and embrace failure Your MVP should take weeks to make, not months

1. Landing Page MVP (Dropbox style) 2. The Concierge MVP 3. The Wizard of Oz MVP The Hybrid Software Startup

Why do projects go over budget and miss their deadlines? Get to Usable Software as quickly as possible The 80/20 Software Rule How to get your MVP built in weeks, not months

Start with a simple app, and keep it simple

Successful startups that kept their products simple Large companies that launched products with less features Beware of adding features for the sake of features The hidden cost of features How to add new features without adding bloat Start!

Growth

So You’ve Built and Launched your App, What Next?

When to read this section of the book?

Content Marketing done right

Case study Take home message

Video Marketing that works

Case Study Take home message Five reasons why your startup’s growth strategy should prioritize video What can you implement today?

The Power of Microtools

What are microtools? Case study - Google’s Art and Culture challenge Key Learnings or Take home message What you can implement today

Endnotes

References Disclosure Acknowledgements About the Authors

Getting traction at Events

What is event marketing? Case Study - How Twitter got initial traction at SXSW. Key Learnings or Take home message What can you implement today?

Using influencers for promotion

What is influencer marketing? Case Study - Creating Uproar in the online gaming community Key Learnings or Take home message What can you implement today?

Leveraging Partnership

How to use key partnerships for growth Case Study - Taxi music Key Learnings or Take home message What can you implement today?

Convert more with exceptional Landing Pages

What are landing pages How do they work Case Study Key learnings or take home message What can you implement today?

Harness the power of FREE

Why give away stuff for free? Case Study - Going from 1K to 10 Million users in 5 years Key learnings or take home message What can you implement today?

Funding

Outside Funding for your Startup: How, Why and Why Not? Bootstrapped Startups Type of funding and different stages of funding Startups When is the right time to go for funding?

Next Steps?