A quick presentation on brainstorming tips and tricks for the seed-stage companies in 500 Startups during the Design Boot Camp. Caution: This presentation makes excellent use of memes and expletives.

1. BRAINSTORMING

2. “
”
I
know
how
to
brainstorm.
Like,
duh.
Are
you
seriously
doing
a
presenta:on
on
brainstorming?
This
BS
presenta:on
is
going
to
be
total
BS.
Source:
You,
In
Your
Head.

3. 1
Alcohol
and/or
copious
amounts
of
caffeine
can
help.
TipsforaProductiveBrainstorm
***Kinda
kidding.

4. 2 Create
a
judgment
free
zone.

5. 3 Throw
some
crazy
ideas
out
there.

6. 4 Build
on
other
ideas.

7. 5 Go
for
quan:ty.

8. 6 Feel
free
to
sketch

9. 7 Role
play.
For
example,
How
would
Dave
McClure
address
the
problem?
#WWMcD

10. 8 Brainstorm
ways
you
could
totally
screw
it
up.
Take
the
nega:ves,
Reverse
to
create
posi:ves.

11. 9 Create
a
shared
inspira:on
folder/document
for
your
team
to
kick
off
sessions

13. 10
Add
a
new
personality
to
your
product
or
a
flow
you
are
struggling
with.

14. 11
Make
it
into
a
game.
Fact:
Everyone
is
more
crea:ve
with
pipe-­‐cleaner
glasses
on.

15. OrForexample…
Make
3
post-­‐it
note
awards
Craziest
(S:ll
Semi-­‐Focused)
Idea
Poten:ally
Illegal
Idea
Most
Feasible
Idea
So
Far

16. Ifyoudon’thaveapressing
productproblemtoBSaround…
• Any
features
you
are
considering
building?
• Work
on
crea;ng
a
shared
inspira;on
folder/doc
for
your
team
(pinterest,
gdocs)

17. QuestionsorSuggestions
@carrieflips
carrieflips@me.com
Use
the
subject
“BS
Presenta:on”
so
we
can
both
have
a
li_le
lol
J