35 min

Your first MVP with almost no tech Startup Snack : Your daily drop of entrepreneurship tips

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In this episode, Amaury and Mitchie describe the first two levels of prototyping and explain how startup founders can build an MVP relying on neither tech nor funds but actual resourcefulness to move ahead in their venture.
Pre-order a copy of Amaury’s new book, Startup Without a CTO, and get an early digital version two months before the official launch: http://startupwithoutcto.com/
Show notes What the next step after defining your roadmap and presenting it is Should CEOs learn code or make the product themselves Is having a minimal viable product (MVP) the same as prototyping What the four levels of building an MVP are How to start with no tech What are the tools you can use to create a simple landing page What the goal of your first landing page is What you can do when you already have too many clients but aren’t earning that much What are some online services that will help you automate actions that you’re doing every day How to create a better customer experience What are the pros and cons of using WordPress to build an e-commerce site What “prototyping” is for some designers and a simple alternative to the tools they use When is the only time you should not consider using a content management system (CMS) When to focus on improving the customer experience vs improving your product’s backend What the main components of a software are What middleware is and how to easily automate it What a headless CMS is How to know who to get to help you set things up What tools are going to help you at Level 0 and Level 1 of your MVP What the next levels are Links  Prototyping Startup Without a CTO Episode 9: Roadmap definition Episode 10: How to pitch and present your roadmap  My CTO Friend startup courses Thank U, Next Post-it Microsoft PowerPoint  Microsoft Word  Wix  Strikingly  Squarespace  Google Docs  Google Sheets  Microsoft Excel  Software as a service (SaaS)  Zapier  WordPress  Google Drive  Macro  Episode 7: Productivity hacks: The founder’s basic toolbox  Automate.io  Workato  Microsoft Flow  IFTTT  Content management system (CMS)  Plugins  Airbnb  Uber  Shopify  Magento  WooCommerce  Design sprint  Figma  Adobe XD  Marvel  Adobe Photoshop  Screencast  Airtable  Headless CMS  Strapi  Ghost  MySQL  PostgreSQL  MongoDB  NoSQL  Representational state transfer (REST) API  How to write a job description to hire a startup developer  Node.js  JavaScript  Outsourcing  LEGO  Episode 12: Scale your MVP with almost no money  My CTO Friend the Podcast  Episode 11: Your first MVP with almost no tech  My CTO Friend the Podcast on iTunes  Transcript https://myctofriend.co/11#TRANSCRIPT

In this episode, Amaury and Mitchie describe the first two levels of prototyping and explain how startup founders can build an MVP relying on neither tech nor funds but actual resourcefulness to move ahead in their venture.
Pre-order a copy of Amaury’s new book, Startup Without a CTO, and get an early digital version two months before the official launch: http://startupwithoutcto.com/
Show notes What the next step after defining your roadmap and presenting it is Should CEOs learn code or make the product themselves Is having a minimal viable product (MVP) the same as prototyping What the four levels of building an MVP are How to start with no tech What are the tools you can use to create a simple landing page What the goal of your first landing page is What you can do when you already have too many clients but aren’t earning that much What are some online services that will help you automate actions that you’re doing every day How to create a better customer experience What are the pros and cons of using WordPress to build an e-commerce site What “prototyping” is for some designers and a simple alternative to the tools they use When is the only time you should not consider using a content management system (CMS) When to focus on improving the customer experience vs improving your product’s backend What the main components of a software are What middleware is and how to easily automate it What a headless CMS is How to know who to get to help you set things up What tools are going to help you at Level 0 and Level 1 of your MVP What the next levels are Links  Prototyping Startup Without a CTO Episode 9: Roadmap definition Episode 10: How to pitch and present your roadmap  My CTO Friend startup courses Thank U, Next Post-it Microsoft PowerPoint  Microsoft Word  Wix  Strikingly  Squarespace  Google Docs  Google Sheets  Microsoft Excel  Software as a service (SaaS)  Zapier  WordPress  Google Drive  Macro  Episode 7: Productivity hacks: The founder’s basic toolbox  Automate.io  Workato  Microsoft Flow  IFTTT  Content management system (CMS)  Plugins  Airbnb  Uber  Shopify  Magento  WooCommerce  Design sprint  Figma  Adobe XD  Marvel  Adobe Photoshop  Screencast  Airtable  Headless CMS  Strapi  Ghost  MySQL  PostgreSQL  MongoDB  NoSQL  Representational state transfer (REST) API  How to write a job description to hire a startup developer  Node.js  JavaScript  Outsourcing  LEGO  Episode 12: Scale your MVP with almost no money  My CTO Friend the Podcast  Episode 11: Your first MVP with almost no tech  My CTO Friend the Podcast on iTunes  Transcript https://myctofriend.co/11#TRANSCRIPT

35 min