The Real Startup Book
→ Iterating an MVPlaybook

Role

Brand Management / Brand Strategy / Comms / Culture /

Delivered

Brand Strategy / ID / UI & UX / TOV & Messaging / Campaigns

Project Type

Private client

Category / vertical

Business Education: Startup Methodology → Lean Innovation Frameworks

Business Model

B2B / B2C

Venture

Founded by lean startup and innovation coach Tristan Kromer, The Real Startup Book is a comprehensive, crowdsourced guide compiling research and experimental methods from global lean practitioners.

Project Overview

01 — Growth Opportunity

Tasked with making the PDF-only book more accessible to aspiring entrepreneurs, I explored the product's brand vision and future state, developing a brand strategy to increase demand generation and market visibility

02 — Strategic Response

Through detailed contextual analysis and competitive benchmarking, I identified key drivers and potential friction points in new customers' path to purchase. Beyond proposing a new venture identity, I engaged in product innovation exploration (PIE), recommending development of a companion app. This platform would integrate existing content while enabling entrepreneurs to store, share, and manage ideas and experiments across projects, creating both improved accessibility and new monetization opportunities.

marketing activation

Identity & Visual languge

Design system & Layout

Digotal product prototyping

Messaging & Tone of Voice