Productivity hacks: Brainstorming and project planning

29/04/2019 21 min
Productivity hacks: Brainstorming and project planning

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In this episode, Mitchie and Amaury discuss the best techniques to use when brainstorming and project planning. Listen and learn how to structure your thoughts, how to spark new ideas and how to stick to what you decided on in your brainstorming sessions. Pre-order a copy of Amaury's new book, Startup Without a CTO, and get an early digital version two months before the official launch: http://startupwithoutcto.com/ Show notes How these CTO productivity hacks connect to knowing your customer Some techniques when searching for your competitors Why you should stay away from your screen when brainstorming Why pen and paper is still the best Other techniques you can use to put your ideas to paper The big advantage and disadvantage of using Post-its  The importance of drawing your ideas and not just writing them The first few steps of writing your specifications What to do at the end of your brainstorming process A good starting point when doing your app What else you can print to have that visual stimuli The pros and cons of freestyle brainstorming Amaury's project planning template for startups Other ways to help you stay focus  Links  Episode 5: Know your customer – https://myctofriend.co/5 Growth hacking – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hacking Twitter – https://twitter.com/amaurykhelifi?lang=en TechCrunch – https://techcrunch.com/ Product Hunt – https://www.producthunt.com/ AngelList – https://angel.co/ Brainstorming – https://outoftech.com/how-to-find-the-greatest-success-with-brainstorming/ Episode 7: Productivity hacks: The founder's basic toolbox – https://myctofriend.co/7 Mind mapping – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map Post-it – https://www.post-it.com/3M/en_US/post-it/ Graphic facilitation – https://outoftech.com/i-discovered-graphic-facilitation/ Specifications – https://outoftech.com/how-to-turn-an-idea-into-a-startup-specification/ Customer journey – https://outoftech.com/8-key-components-for-great-technical-specifications/ Airbnb – https://www.airbnb.com/ Persona canvas – https://outoftech.com/how-to-turn-an-idea-into-a-startup-specification/ Empathy maps – https://www.copyblogger.com/empathy-maps/ Value Proposition Canvas – https://outoftech.com/value-proposition-canvas-giving-customers-want/ Business Model Canvas – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Model_Canvas Project planning – https://outoftech.com/project-planning-startup-style/ Download the Weekly Goal Worksheet – https://outoftech.com/project-planning-startup-style/ Episodse 6: Productivity hacks: Brainstorming and project planning – https://myctofriend.co/6 My CTO Friend the Podcast – https://myctofriend.co/podcast/ Transcript  https://myctofriend.co/6#TRANSCRIPT