The Enterprise Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
From Business Requirements To Solution In Weeks
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With Jeff Zigman, "The Business CTO"
15 Business-Level Softwares Built Solo Within 3 Weeks
300+ Software Modules Designed/Led
10,000+ Business Requirements Gathered
1,000+ Business Processes Analyzed
200+ Business Processes Automated
Fractional Chief Product Officer / Chief Technology Officer
The Not-So-Magic "Magic"
Overview
Testimonials Sneak Peek
Justin Petty
26 Year Expert Vehicle Appraiser
20,000+ Vehicles Assessed
“I’ve tried to get this [software] built between 17-20 times with others… just couldn’t get the product out… too many complicated things that they couldn’t make happen… [one wanted] $750,000-$1,000,000 for developing a product like this… $750,000 and no guarantee on how long it would take… that’s why I was skeptical coming into it… 5 or 6 of them claimed to be able to do it and you know, couldn’t do it… I’ve been in contact with some of these people 2-3 years trying to figure it out… I think one of the things that stood out was how IRRELEVANT some of your questions MAY SEEM… you did it fast, FAST…"
Robert Putt
Partner on Trucker Matcher
CEO, Dedicated Transportation Services
"speed of execution to deliver value… you have to see to believe the requirements gathering that Jeff does - and different than other teams do - to truly understand the value of what Jeff brings…once you get into the room of the level of questions he asks of a potential client, that was the difference for me… Jeff’s done more than teams of 6 I’ve worked with and it’s because he asks better questions at the beginning and wastes less time… it’s FAST, there’s no BS… what really stood out was that he had the ability with a customer to challenge them on a requirement and push back why that’s important or not important, where others maybe won’t probe as hard… and he did it in a tactful way"
Simon Berman
Client - CEO, Montreal Mini Storage, Largest Provider of Self-Storage Real Estate In Quebec, Canada
"Jeff’s biggest strength, in my opinion, is to really boil down those requirements and speak with ALL stakeholders to make sure BEFORE we start spending significant amounts of money, that the project makes sense and the path to getting to completion makes sense… in almost every case we brought a problem, Jeff was able to come up with a solution, but he also has had the humility on others to say when something is not necessarily his forte and recommend another resource… "
Mordchai Lunger
Client - Partner Rally MVP Software
“Pretty much every problem I throw at him, he finds a way to solve it… the main difference working with Jeff… he’s so easy to work with… he has a very unique way of thinking which combines the technological side with the Business side… he has a way of simplifying it where even the non-technical people can understand it… working with Jeff is like working with a mediator… unbelievable what he built in that timeframe… I don’t think anyone else has ever really done something like that… the main thing with Jeff is he just gets things done, he gets it done quickly, and he gets it done right…"
Prateek Sanjay
Client for Lead Bridge - Email Campaign Expert, Helped Startups Raise Millions
"Jeff asks the right questions… that’s important because Jeff understands that before you jump into solving problems, you gotta understand things first. The problem is that too much people out there have too much of a fast reaction tendency to start building solutions before they’ve asked questions and I think Jeff is the one guy who actually gathers requirements first… I think you’re the only guy I see who does it"
Common Areas Of Application
Operations
Customer Success / Support / Insights
Special Initiatives
Common Types Of Application
Many Interconnected Parts
A common need is when there are many systems or data points that need to all be connected together to
a. Produce a meaningful output (Ex: a report, a document)
b. Produce meaningful insights (Ex: data analysis for better decision-making)
Digitized Processes
Some processes, forms, or surveys are too complex to digitize and get meaningful insights from, without a full software application.
Too many data points.
Too many variable details.
Too many dependencies.
For processes that are used frequently, at scale, and where the time requirements are large - either from an input standpoint, or an analysis standpoint - digitizing these processes can lead to highly valuable insights, significant performance improvements, or major reductions in costs.
Example Of A High-Value Process Automated
In the vehicle property damage space, when a car has an accident, the value is diminished just by nature of having had the accident.A Personal Injury Attorney helping their client with a vehicle damage claim will seek help from a vehicle appraiser, who will need to spend 2-3 hours, typically over a 1-3 week period, to pull together all of the information needed into a long report to try to "prove" what the Diminished Value is.TRUEclaims is a software that taps into 8 APIs, 35+ Data Points, and does 60+ calculations to come up with a Diminished Value in 1-5 minutes.It allows any paralegal to get one done in 1 minute with zero expertise, so that instead of Diminished Value claims being a cumbersome lengthy process that typically isn't profitable, they can be turned into a profit center where a law firm can handle 100's of them per month.
Softwares Built Solo
TRUEclaims (~3 weeks to MVP)
Trucker Matcher (~2 weeks to MVP)
Partner Rally (~2 weeks to MVP)
Lead Bridge (~5 days to MVP)
Amazon Product Search/Filter (~2 weeks to MVP)
Easy Work Orders (~3 days to MVP)
Real Estate Showcase (~2 weeks to MVP)
Community Helper (~4 days to MVP)
COVID-19 Marketplace (~3 weeks to MVP)
Commercial Real Estate CRM (~2 weeks to MVP)
U10K - Uber For Freight (~3 weeks to MVP)
How Proper Requirements Impact Timelines
Case Studies
1 - TRUEclaims (<1 month)
In September 2023, a business partner of mine and I started working with an expert vehicle damage appraiser who had personally analyzed over 20,000 vehicles during a 25 year career.Over a 15 year period, he had attempted, with about 19 different people/companies, to build an automated system for generating Fair Market Value vehicle claim reports.None were able to do it successfully.I built a working version in weeks.
Justin Petty, CEO, Petty Details, LLC
“I’ve tried to get this built between 17-20 times with others… just couldn’t get the product out… too many complicated things that they couldn’t make happen… [one wanted] $750,000-$1,000,000 for developing a product like this… $750,000 and no guarantee on how long it would take… that’s why I was skeptical coming into it… 5 or 6 of them claimed to be able to do it and you know, couldn’t do it… I’ve been in contact with some of these people 2-3 years trying to figure it out… I think one of the things that stood out was how IRRELEVANT some of your questions MAY SEEM… you did it fast, FAST…"
2 - Amazon Arbitrage (~2 weeks)
In November 2022, a business owner with a business buying and selling on Amazon, came to me to build a software MVP.A company he knows spent $500,000 trying to build a similar product, 2 times.And failed both times.Within 2 weeks, I went from
Requirements Gathering
-> Software Blueprint (specifications)
-> Database design
-> Programming logic design
-> Building
-> Testing
-> Putting Live
-> IterationIt was live and working within 2 weeks.
Here you can see the level of detail involved in the Software Blueprint for the Amazon Software MVP.
3 - Partner Rally (~2 weeks)
In December 2022, I was hired as a consultant for a VC-funded startup with ~$700,000 of investment.They were spending ~$30,000 /month on development costs for 6 months towards building an MVP.That's ~$180,000 without being live yet.In January, I designed and built Partner Rally, a product roughly 4x as complex as the $180,000 product above. (a completely unrelated product)I went through the same steps as in the Amazon MVP above and completed an MVP within 2 weeks.
Here you can see how comprehensive the Blueprint was for the Partner Rally MVP.
Mordchai Lunger
And here's what that first client said about it:“Pretty much every problem I throw at him, he finds a way to solve it… the main difference working with Jeff… he’s so easy to work with… he has a very unique way of thinking which combines the technological side with the Business side… he has a way of simplifying it where even the non-technical people can understand it… working with Jeff is like working with a mediator… unbelievable what he built in that timeframe… I don’t think anyone else has ever really done something like that… the main thing with Jeff is he just gets things done, he gets it done quickly, and he gets it done right…"
4 - Trucker Matcher (~2 weeks)
Partner on Trucker Matcher
CEO, Dedicated Transportation Services
Here's what he had to say:"speed of execution to deliver value… you have to see to believe the requirements gathering that Jeff does - and different than other teams do - to truly understand the value of what Jeff brings…once you get into the room of the level of questions he asks of a potential client, that was the difference for me… Jeff’s done more than teams of 6 I’ve worked with and it’s because he asks better questions at the beginning and wastes less time… it’s FAST, there’s no BS… what really stood out was that he had the ability with a customer to challenge them on a requirement and push back why that’s important or not important, where others maybe won’t probe as hard… and he did it in a tactful way"
5 - Lead Bridge (~5 days)
In January 2022, an email marketer influencer on LinkedIn told me about a problem in email marketing where each tool needed for cold email outreach is disconnected and how it's cumbersome and time-consuming to go from step to step to step.Within 1 week, I designed, built, tested, and put Live the MVP of Lead Bridge.
Here's a product demo.
Prateek Sanjay
Here's what he had to say about the MVP release:"Jeff asks the right questions… that’s important because Jeff understands that before you jump into solving problems, you gotta understand things first. The problem is that too much people out there have too much of a fast reaction tendency to start building solutions before they’ve asked questions and I think Jeff is the one guy who actually gathers requirements first… I think you’re the only guy I see who does it"
Here is the software Blueprint for Lead Bridge
Another testimonial video
Another testimonial video
Business Automation Case Studies
Intro to Business Automation
1
Simon Berman, CEO, Montreal Mini Storage
17 Years In Business | ~30 Employees
Largest Self-Storage Real Estate Provider In Quebec, Canada
15 Tech Projects Solved In 1 Year
"You really don't realize the amount of money you DON'T make... It is worth the investment, and then some, to work with someone like Jeff.""Jeff is highly disciplined when it comes to both budgets and timelines... I would say that having someone act LIKE an owner of a business is highly highly valuable and I rarely see that, but in this case, I see that all the time…""Jeff allows myself and other senior executives the time and ability to focus on our roles while allowing all our technology initiatives to be taken care of by someone who is competent and diligent"
2
Mordchai Lunger
Exxe Marketing, Real Estate Broker
Implemented "Hiring Automation" System To Find Over 100 Salespeople
1 week in:
2 months later
Hiring Automation Value Proposition
More Testimonial Videos
Kevin Lehtinen
Meridian Counselling
Business Requirements Gathering For Software
“Jeff’s great at digging into what the exact needs are and the requirements of your project and to figure out exactly how things are going to interact… it’s really the attention to detail that I think is the biggest help and stands out the most… Jeff was very efficient, easy to work with, and delivered a great product… I’m very happy with everything… the results of working with Jeff have been phenomenal… we went through incredible detail and every week I’d come back and be impressed by how organized those thoughts were… right now I’m left with an xmind map of our entire product and exactly what our needs are in a way that is easily palatable… would love to work with Jeff again”
Background and Expertise
15 Business-Level Softwares Built Solo Within 3 Weeks
300+ Software Modules Designed/Led/Built
10,000+ Business Requirements Gathered
1,000+ Business Processes Analyzed
200+ Business Processes Automated
Fractional Chief Product Officer / Chief Technology Officer
13 Year Business Analyst
11 Year CTO
11 Year Chief Product Officer
11 Year Software Engineer
11 Year Database Architect
13 Year UX Optimization
17 Year Quality Assurance/Testing
13 Year Project Management
13 Year User Acceptance Testing
Licensing Pricing
*Pricing is established on a per-project basis1) Initial Retainer - $50,000 minimum
-> Refunded if no successful delivery
2) Monthly Rate - $50,000 /month minimum
-> Established before beginning
3) Ongoing adjustments - Included in Monthly Rate
-> Active support and satisfactionOption for future buy-outThere is no hour-based pricing. It is results-oriented, high value, fast delivery
Purchase Pricing
*Pricing is established on a per-project basis1) Initial Retainer - $50,000 minimum
-> Refunded if no successful delivery
2) Deliverable-based milestones
-> Established before beginning
3) Ongoing adjustments
-> Established in milestone breakdownsIncludes ownership transferThere is no hour-based pricing. It is results-oriented, high value, fast delivery
Timelines and Rollout Phases
*All timelines are based on being connected with the required resources / individuals / stakeholders
Phase 1 - Identify Problem To Solve & Solution
~1 week
1) Identify high-value process being done manually/inefficiently with high Return On Investment once automated
- Much more money made
- Much less money being lost
- Much less time being wasted
- Valuable customer insights2) Establish Pricing3) High Level Business Requirements Gathering to identify first version/Minimum Viable Product4) Establish key stakeholders
a. Subject Matter Experts with key knowledge of the process to be digitized
b. Key decision makers to give green light
c. Frontline workers to consult and validate the planned solution with5) Establish, sign contract, pay retainer (to be refunded in full if not delivered due to lack of ability to create a solution)
Phase 2 - Detailed Requirements Gathering
~1-2 weeks
Begin detailed Requirements Gathering, involving the required statekholders and would-be users.Includes Specifications
- Use Cases
- UI / UX as needed
Phase 3 - MVP Validation
~1-3 days
We validate with all stakeholders that the planned implementation makes sense.
Phase 4 - MVP Implementation / Build / Testing
~2-4 weeks
- System Design (Database, Programming Logic)- Implementation/Development- Testing / Quality Assurance
Phase 5 - Initial Rollout to Beta Users w/ Iteration From User Feedback
~1-2 weeks
- Rollout- User Acceptance Testing- Screensharing & gathering feedback- Iterations based on feedback for perfected user experience
Phase 6 - 2nd Rollout to More Users w/ Iteration From User Feedback
~1 week
- Rollout- User Acceptance Testing- Screensharing & gathering feedback- Iterations based on feedback for perfected user experience
Phase 7 - Full Rollout to Remaining Users
~1-4 weeks
Phase 8 - Updates and Adjustments
- Ongoing feature updates based on new requirements- Ongoing adjustments based on "in the field" usage
Phase 9 - Ongoing Licensing Or Ownership Transfer
The Process For Engaging
1
Schedule an initial consultation at the end of this page where we'll
-> a. Go through what you need
-> b. Do an initial analysis of requirements
-> c. Determine if I can solve your problems
Example results of an initial meeting
2
Decide to continue beyond
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