Delivering a Clickable Prototype Fast to Test an Initial Idea With Investors
3
Weeks to a prototype
From start to something that could be pitched.
3
Dashboards
Built into the clickable prototype.
2
People on the project
Across two stages of work.
The client
Vendr’s founders spotted a gap: companies struggle to run numerous requests for proposal, particularly when several projects are live at once. Their idea was a web app to simplify it.
The challengeWhat the teams actually needed
Before spending time and money on development, the founders wanted the concept tested — quickly.
Challenge 01Verify before building
The business idea had to be tested fast, ahead of going to market with anything real.
Challenge 02Something investors can hold
The prototype had to be presentable to potential investors, not just internally convincing.
Challenge 03The problem, defined
What organisations actually struggle with in an RfP process had to be pinned down before it could be designed around.
What we did
A clickable prototype in three weeks
The design team used InVision to build a clickable prototype with three dashboards. Communication inside the team was good enough that nothing blocked.
The RfP problem, mapped
Work started by defining the problems organisations face with requests for proposal.
Three dashboards, clickable
A final prototype was produced that the founders could put in front of potential investors.
A direction confirmed
The prototype let the founders check whether they were heading the right way, before committing to a build.
Money not spent
They saved the time and money that might otherwise have gone into a product with no future, and got feedback on the idea they could reuse later.
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