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Barely Manage to Lead Geoff Wilson President & Founder Email: [email protected] Twitter: @geoff352 Web: www.352inc.com
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Barely Manage to Lead

Geoff Wilson President & Founder Email: [email protected] Twitter: @geoff352 Web: www.352inc.com

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The year was 2007.

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It took a year and a half to get to market.

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User feedback came too late and we had no budget left to iterate.

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Less than two years after launch, we shut down.

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Fast forward to 2011.

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New thinking:

Build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Use an iterative, agile development process

Let user feedback guide the product roadmap

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SocialNewsDesk

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85% of all U.S. local TV newsrooms use SND.

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Cornerstones of success:

Build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Use an iterative, agile development process

Let user feedback guide the product roadmap

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352 is a digital product development agency.

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90Employees

18Years in business

1000+Websites DevelopedThree Five Two

13Teams

3Offices

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We build websites and software for:

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How we think.

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Get a minimum viable productto market quickly, and then

learn and pivot.

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Your second launch is more important than your first.

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Innovation is 99% iteration.

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How we work.

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As we grew, we felt the pain..

No feeling of ownership of end product.

Low product quality.

Many delivery delays.

Slow to market.

Low employee morale.

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“Barely Manage to Lead”

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Dedicated Cross-Functional Teams

Back-End Developer

Front-End Developer

Quality Assurance Specialist

Scrum Master

Interactive Designer

Back-End Developer

You

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Client at Center of Team

Back-End Developer

Front-End Developer

Quality Assurance Specialist

Scrum Master

Interactive Designer

Back-End Developer

You

CLIENT

Dedicated Cross-Functional Teams

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Singular Team Focus

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Empower them.

And get the heck out of their way.

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Sprint 1

Sprint 2

Launch

Develop in Sprints, Launch Often

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Sprint 1

Sprint 2

Review User Feedback, Innovate

& Iterate

Innovate & Iterate Based on User Feedback Develop in Sprints, Launch Often

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Develop in Sprints, Launch Often

Innovate & Iterate Based on User Feedback

Dedicated Cross-Functional Teams

Singular Focus

Client at Center

Empower them and get out of their way.

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How we changed.

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200%Revenue Increase

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85%Faster Project Completion

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75%Drop in Employee Turnover

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80%New Work from Existing Clients

(> double previous)

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Develop in Sprints, Launch Often

Innovate & Iterate Based on User Feedback

Dedicated Cross-Functional Teams

Singular Focus

Client at Center

Empower them and get out of their way.

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Passion for Work

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Geoff Wilson President & Founder Email: [email protected] Twitter: @geoff352 Web: www.352inc.com


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