How to Start a SaaS Product: The Non-Technical Founder's Guide

Schedule

Wed Jan 11 2023 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

Location

Victoria | Victoria, BC

This workshop is for non-technical founders that are starting or have started their own SaaS product and need help with their development.
About this Event

Are you a non-technical founder who wants to start a SaaS product?

If so, this workshop is for you!

We will teach you how to understand the fundamentals of software design and the development process involved. Gain the skills to work with development teams confidently. Hack your growth strategy by learning the standard techniques required to build long-lasting, habit-driven software.

The topics we will be covering during the workshop;

1. Pitch Practice

Before you can get anyone excited about your product, you have to first practice your pitch
The 4 Elements that make a pitch
Pitch building worksheet + examples

2. Research

We will start things off with a bit of research to better understand the problem
The 4 Elements that go towards research
Industry research report worksheet

3. Goals & Anti Goals

Keep it simple and trust your gut
What are we looking to achieve, and what are we not?
The 4 steps to find your goals and anti goals
Exercise + worksheet

4. Competition

Who are we up against?
What are they doing right?
What are they doing wrong?
The elements you need to know of your competition
Exercise + worksheet

5. Facts & Assumptions

Time to set the stage and be realistic about our industry and our customers
Develop an understanding of facts, assumptions, priorities, and challenges
Exercise + worksheet

6. Problem Statement

We now distill our product design into a concise solution to a problem
The 4 elements to develop on a problem statement
Exercise + worksheet

7. Build the Persona

Who is our ideal customer and why?
Through empathy we find a valuable pain
Understand the needs, wants, fears and desires of your ideal customer
Exercise + worksheet

8. Pitch Deck

After some polish, we arrive at a complete and focussed solution that can be executed
What 4 elements you need to include in your pitch deck
Pitch deck perfecting worksheet

9. Final questions and open discussion

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This Startup Event Will be Delivered ONLINE And a Link Will Be Sent to You Upon Registration + a Downloadable Workbook

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Meet Your Instructor!

About Sepehr - Solutions Architect

Sepehr has a colourful and seasoned history of entrepreneurship in various industries. Through his array of ventures, he has a balanced and realistic understanding of the skills and knowledge required to thrive as a non-technical founder in a technical world. Fortunately for us, his primary passion has always been to help drive like-minded entrepreneurs to success.

Hear it straight from our students: