diff --git a/content/posts/from-research-to-production.md b/content/posts/from-research-to-production.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..098eec3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/from-research-to-production.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +title: "From Research to Production" +date: 2022-12-27T00:00:00+02:00 +draft: true +tags: ["startup", "research"] +categories: ["startup"] +cover: + image: "images/emil_2_opt.jpeg" + alt: "Thinking of my past startup experiences" + caption: "Me reflecting on my mistakes" + relative: false +--- + +## Intro +- Why can it be important with big bets in software + - If you achieve to create something that is hard it is defensible + - Solving valuable problems in a non-incremental way + +- Speak about my experience in the subject + + +If you are in the context of a small company where innovative technology is your core, a research approach could be the right way to innovate for you. Big bets can change the world; and as a tech innovator you probably have this one problem that if you solve it really well things would vastly improve for your company. This non-incremental way of solving problems is not typically what I read about in modern tech-startup-books, but I have found success in pursuing large innovation and I'd like to share my experience on the subject. + +## Why am I relevant for this? +- Short story about me. + + +## Phases: +- Start with the end ind mind + +- Idea phase +- Validation +- PoC +- MVP + + +## Principles +- Focus at the core, leverage synergies of innovation +- Work with smart people, and let them do their thing +- Validate fast and start small +- Don't pay too much in sunk-cost +- It is not a project, it's a portfolio + + +## Working with students +- What students are great at +- .. and not so great at +- When to work with students +- My process + +## Build with end-users in mind (and talk a lot to them!) +- Pitching as a researcher +- Learning from experts +- Show things you are ashamed of + + + +## Core message; the one takeaway +- Start with the end user, and understand their needs! +- It is a portfolio of bets, how do they inter-play and what is your core? +- Build a team of passionate and creative people, with the ability to communicate their thoughts.