STAGE 1: STRATEGY

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• ACADEMY KICKOFF!
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• VISION / MISSION

  • Refine your company's WHY, HOW, and WHATs

  • Create a branding vision board

  • Outline your messaging

  • Uncover your core values
     

• MARKET RESEARCH

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• SUCCESS METRICS

  • Identify key assumptions and performance indicators for all stakeholders

  • ​Set a clear timebox and metrics goals for your initial offering

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• PERSONAL PLAY COACHING

  • ​Build a plan to embrace Play on your founder journey

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• USER STORY MAPPING

  • ​Use visual thinking to refine your vision into clear requirements for development of the next iteration of your product and supporting systems

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• LAUNCH PLANNING

  • Create a comprehensive plan for successfully launching a basic product that meets the essential needs of customers.

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• MARKETING OFFICE HOURS

  • Refine your launch plan​

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STAGE 2: DESIGN & PREP

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• UX STRATEGY

  • ​Identify the “red routes” in your user experience

  • Learn how to create screen flows and wireframes that define requirements for development​

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• MINIMUM VIABLE LOGO & BRAND GUIDE DESIGN with Meep's design team

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• UX DESIGN

  • ​Learn how to apply your logo and style guide to create a design system and hi-fidelity designs for your user experience

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• BUILD YOUR WEBSITE

  • Design and build your website home page

  • Set up your email newsletter signup

 

• NO-CODE

  • Introduction and overview of no-code development and integration tools, their potential applications, and how they apply to your business

  • Identify the best no-code tools for your business

 

• DEVELOPMENT BEST PRACTICES

  • Learn to implement the build-measure-learn process

  • Best practices and guidelines to follow when building your MVP

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STAGE 3: DEVELOPMENT

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• PRICING & FINANCIAL MODELING

  • Learn best practices for pricing and paywall placement

  • Refine your company’s pricing strategy

  • Build your financial model

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• DATA ARCHITECTURE

  • Learn how to think strategically about your company’s data structures to ensure long-term efficiency and scalability

  • Map your company’s data architecture

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• LAUNCH IMPLEMENTATION

  • Define and plan three diversified Go-To-Market channel tests

 

• HUMAN-CENTERED LEADERSHIP

  • Identifyand learn how to diffuse your most common types of fear​

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STAGE 4: DEVELOPMENT & TESTING

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• ENGAGEMENT TRACKING

  • Develop strategies and tools for tracking user engagement in no-code applications to improve user retention and conversion rates

  • Build your tracking plan

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• PRODUCT TESTING

  • Learn best practices for testing your entire user journey, from marketing funnel to referrals

  • Build your testing checklist

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• CUSTOMER SUCCESS

  • Learn best practices for supporting your customers through their entire journey

  • Document your customer success processes

 

• DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OFFICE HOURS

  • Help with under-the-wire launch and development needs

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• LAUNCH PARTY!

  • A fun night of presentations and networking - put your project on display for the Meep community!​

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STAGE 5: LAUNCH

 

• DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OFFICE HOURS

  • Help with under-the-wire launch and development needs​​​

 

• TRACTION & ENGAGEMENT METRICS

  • Explore best practices and methods for the synthesis of collected metrics

  • Synthesize feedback from your customers

  • Make a plan to implement action steps that will increase engagement

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• BUSINESS ROADMAP

  • Create and design a vision for future versions of your user experience

  • Document & refine your product roadmap​

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• ACADEMY GRADUATION PARTY!