Feature Sprint for Startups
You'll align on what your MVP (minimum viable product) is and generate customer-centric features you can move towards developing too! This process can help quickly clarify and solve many of the problems young start-ups have, for example:
- Teams that have been “going in circles” when talking about next steps
- Have a lot of ideas but don't have a starting point
- Lack clarity about the specific value proposition for marketing, web, and social content
Tips for running this workshop online
Pick an online whiteboard tool that allows you to use a large, zoomable canvas.
If you’re not using an online whiteboard, we’d recommend using a collaboration tool such as Google Docs to collect the information for each step under a separate heading. Invite everyone into the document to share their ideas but be very clear in regards to editing rights.
When facilitating group discussion, we’d recommend that participants use non-verbal means to indicate they’d like to speak. You can use tools like Zoom’s nonverbal feedback tools, a reaction emoji, or just have people put their hands up. The facilitator can then invite that person to talk.
Use built-in dot voting tools or allocate dot shapes manually in your online whiteboard tool for the voting section. If using Google Docs or similar, have people comment to indicate a vote.
Want more context? Watch this video from Justin on how the feature sprint helped Vera, a plant care app.
