Challenging Assumptions in a Digital World
Presentation by: Dave Durand, CEO of Forest Giant
Challenge yourself. Know your audience. Validate your idea. This session will highlight the process of developing a solid product and building something that people truly want.
The educational objectives for this presentation are:
1. Observe and learn.
2. Don’t rush development
3. Techniques to use in your organization
Presented to: AAMSE (American Association of Medical Society Executives)
When: July 31, 2014
Where: The Galt House, Louisville, KY
12. “We failed...
I had been working under an
assumption that we had never
validated.”
DHARMESH SHAH, HUBSPOT FOUNDER
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13. EVEN THE BIG GUYS FAIL:
STUCK WITH SOFTWARE IN A BOX
SAID IPHONE WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL
FOR BUSINESS USE
40% DROP IN VALUE DURING
BALMER’S 10 YEAR REIGN
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-sn-clippers-sale-ballmer-20140529-story.html
14. WE CAN’T LET ASSUMPTIONS
DRIVE BUSINESS DECISIONS
PROPER PLANNING & VALIDATION
ARE A REQUIREMENT
15. BUILD WHAT THE
PEOPLE WANT!
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22. “If you don’t invest in the future
and don’t plan for the future,
there won’t be one.”
GEORGE BUCKLEY, CEO OF 3M
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23. WITH THE EXPONENTIAL
GROWTH OF TECHNOLOGY,
WE MUST EMBRACE CHANGE.
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30. ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE SOLVING?
WHO IS IT FOR?
HOW WILL WE DELEGATE TASKS?
HOW WILL WE MAKE IT A REALITY?
HOW WILL WE ATTRACT USERS?
36. “THE MAN WHO GRASPS PRINCIPLES
CAN SUCCESSFULLY SELECT HIS
OWN METHODS.”
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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37. LOVE THE POST-IT
& START WORKING
COLLABORATIVELY
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55. INTERVIEWING
LEARN DIRECTLY FROM YOUR USER.
GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS.
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58. “What people say,
what people do, and
what they say they do are
entirely different things.”
MARGARET MEAD
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68. PROTOTYPING & USABILITY TESTING
BENEFITS
CREATE A VALIDATED PRODUCT ROADMAP
TEST WITH REAL USERS
FINE-TUNE BEFORE COSTLY PRODUCTION
BUILDS A SHARED UNDERSTANDING
69. SCOPE OF WORK
TIME TO GET STARTED
YOU’VE TESTED YOUR ASSUMPTIONS &
YOU’VE DISCOVERED
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES.
70. BEFORE YOU BUILD SOMETHING YOU
THINK THE WORLD NEEDS...
PROVE IT.
71. WE BUILD SMART APPS
DAVE DURAND
dave@forestgiant.com
@DaveD
ForestGiant.com