Now that you (almost) have paying customers you need to prove that you can deliver the right quality at the right price.
Johanna Seeliger
In a concierge test you deliver the value proposition as a personal service in order to gain first-hand experience with real customers. Only at a later stage you will automate these tasks for scaling.
As the Wizard of Oz you perform tasks manually that will later be automated. In contrast to the Conierge test (see above), customers do not necessarily notice this.
Med-tech startups and their ecosystem
This article sheds light on the lengthy process med-tech start-ups go through before they can launch their product and presents ideas on how the ecosystem could better support start-up founders.
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