Profile: Budding Entrepreneur
Industry expertise: Technology Companies
Sample Need: End-to-end product development
Concerns: Tight budget restrictions.  Quick deployment

Step 0

Sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Step 1

When Ethos is approached with a new idea, we work together with the entrepreneur to formulate a technology solution that meets his/her business drivers.

• Assess goals of the product
• Think through the revenue generation model
• Generate a high-level specification

Step 2

Next we investigate how this solution can be built quickly and at a low-cost.

• Prioritize ‘must have’, ‘nice to have’, and ‘later stage’ functionality
• If desired, investigate low-cost technology options such as open source platforms
• Create project development schedule

Step 3

Finally we design and implement the product.

• We may start with visual prototypes if the customer needs more product actualization
• Design the technical backbone of the application
• Implement

Step 4

The customer and Ethos test the solution together to ensure all specifications have been met.

• Bugs found are fixed
• Customer buckets desired changes into ‘next steps’
• If applicable, Ethos may help build a product website
• Upon completion, the product is deployed

Ethos can help the entrepreneur take the idea from start to finish.  Because of our unique business knowledge in technology start-ups, we can help a start-up visualize and then actualize their product, to bring them to their next growth stage.