One Knight in Product

Build Products Businesses Want with the Lean B2B Pyramid (with Étienne Garbugli, Author ”Lean B2B”, ”Find your Market” and ”Solving Product”)


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An interview with Étienne Garbugli. Étienne is the lead instructor and CEO of Lean B2B, and a three-time startup founder. He's the author of three books: "Find your Market", "Solving Product" and "Lean B2B". The latter book is out for a second edition, and we decided to talk all about it.

We speak about a lot, including:

  • How the second edition has gone down, why there's a second edition at all and why this book matters to B2B entrepreneurs & product managers
  • How the book can help both non-technical, subject matter expert startup founders as well as tech-first founders with little to no B2B experience
  • The Lean B2B methodology, represented by its handy pyramid and key considerations at the various levels
    • Vision: How to systematise your product vision, where to get started, and whether you need a Eureka moment
  • Market: Working out who your target market is, the perils of going too wide, and how many people don't even really know what a market is
  • Jury: Getting your buyers, approvers, users and even veto-ers together to ensure there's a good reception for your proposition
  • Needs: The merits of good customer discovery and why we need to understand our buyers and sellers
  • Offer: How to factor in risks, associated costs to your value proposition, and why it's important to separate the value from the specific solution
  • Solution: How to get your MVP into the hands of early adopters, and whether all types of B2B customer are ready for MVPs
  • What happens after the pyramid once you've validated your solution, and what product/market fit really means in a B2B sense
  • And much more!

     
    A brief interruption from my sponsor - me!

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    Visit The Book Website for more info, and links to Étienne's other books.

    Contact Étienne

    You can find Étienne on LinkedInTwitter or visit his website.

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