DC Startup & Tech Week

SaaS founders looses time and money by adopting wrong steps and strategies in building their software products. I have worked on around 100 SaaS products/MVP products in last 14 years and I have seen several common mistakes repeated by founders. In my presentation, I would be discussing 5-6 most common mistakes and how to avoid them.

Was founding your startup your first venture into the field of technology? You're not alone! Most founders are passionate experts in their field who find themselves lost and uncertain about how to pull off their big vision for the product they're trying to launch. In this presentation we'll discuss simple strategies that founders can apply to ensure their product is validated and focused on real user needs.

A good user experience is critical to product success in today’s competitive market. Our workshop will walk SaaS product founders and teams through a mini UX audit exercise to identify product opportunities based on our SaaS UX best practices checklist, then conduct a rapid impact vs effort matrix analysis of the opportunities to produce a prioritized backlog of ideas. Attendees will receive templates and checklists to support the activity and to take with them to use in future product discovery work. We’ll also share supporting information and resources about some of our other favorite rapid discovery exercises.

Are you an aspiring founder, or a new founder with an idea? You can build the MVP and test your idea with less than $8K.

Hear how a first-time, non-technical founder who prototyped an app, built the beta in a no-code / low-code solution, and used that to acquire the first 10 paying customers. Discussion will include the pros & cons of no-code / low-code and how to get started on your own.

Let's face it: we've all been to one... that offsite, training, or gathering that you couldn't quite get into. Or maybe there was just one highlight, but the rest was a bit of a letdown. This happens because these experiences simply need to be designed and constructed differently! In this interactive session, you'll get a chance to design your dream gathering, connect it to concrete goals and outcomes, and learn about some innovative approaches to rethink the usual. This is a chance for everyone at any level to put on their planning hats and get some tips about how to put your plan into action to use with your team, board, or any group of individuals.

This session will be a mix of creative and interactive materials being used to represent and build these experiences, small group discussions and brainstorms, and specific peer question asking and tip-sharing to create camaraderie in the room.