#Week 1.0
Check our week step by step!
26-04-2015
It's time to set up a new business!
This week was very full for our group because it was the start of our project. After the second class our priority was to divide tasks and set up our team’s blog. We started by reviewing our first proposal of the business model using the Canvas and after we decide, in group, what we wanted to keep, and Luisa transformed the model in paper in a digital format using Canvanizer. Our business model is now available in the specific section for it in our blog.
We also found out that Rita was very good with design and creative thinking so she become responsible for selecting the layout for the blog and for choosing some images. She also started to do a promotional video for our idea that should be ready by next week and then we will upload the video in the blog as well. We are thinking about doing a logo for “Book a Chef” and also a good slogan that stays in people’s mind.
By Friday the group got together to discuss the hypothesis that we think that are crucial for our business. Each one come up to the reunion with 5 hypothesis and among all we decide the final five that are now available in the section of “validation” in our blog. For now we want to test hypothesis at the level of the value proposition, customer segment, revenue stream and key partnerships.
Also during this week Ana and Pedro did the session summaries for session one and two and I (Mariana) become responsible for developing our diary. This section has the objective to update everyone about our daily work in this project outside the class and the main lessons that we are taking by doing something like this. We are going to try to inform you about our steps at least two times a week.
It's time to set up a new business!
This week was very full for our group because it was the start of our project. After the second class our priority was to divide tasks and set up our team’s blog. We started by reviewing our first proposal of the business model using the Canvas and after we decide, in group, what we wanted to keep, and Luisa transformed the model in paper in a digital format using Canvanizer. Our business model is now available in the specific section for it in our blog.
We also found out that Rita was very good with design and creative thinking so she become responsible for selecting the layout for the blog and for choosing some images. She also started to do a promotional video for our idea that should be ready by next week and then we will upload the video in the blog as well. We are thinking about doing a logo for “Book a Chef” and also a good slogan that stays in people’s mind.
By Friday the group got together to discuss the hypothesis that we think that are crucial for our business. Each one come up to the reunion with 5 hypothesis and among all we decide the final five that are now available in the section of “validation” in our blog. For now we want to test hypothesis at the level of the value proposition, customer segment, revenue stream and key partnerships.
Also during this week Ana and Pedro did the session summaries for session one and two and I (Mariana) become responsible for developing our diary. This section has the objective to update everyone about our daily work in this project outside the class and the main lessons that we are taking by doing something like this. We are going to try to inform you about our steps at least two times a week.
# Lessons Learned:
- Deciding on the customers segment was really a challenge for the team since everyone had different visions;
- The Canvas Model is a useful tool for organizing ideas;
- When we start defining hypothesis to test we started to doubt some components of our business model;
- Starting to work with a new team is always a challenge.