diff --git a/nuxt/content/handbook/company/strategy.md b/nuxt/content/handbook/company/strategy.md index 2b6f93f9cf..34d20387c1 100644 --- a/nuxt/content/handbook/company/strategy.md +++ b/nuxt/content/handbook/company/strategy.md @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ things to be achieved. Two good examples are 1. FlowFuse Dashboard - Allowing to build Dashboards and interactive applications -1. Project-Link - Linking Edge devices to the Cloud, enabling broadcasts and - point-to-point connections +1. Device Agent - Connecting Edge devices to the rest of the organisation, + enabling broadcasts and point-to-point connections A key differentiator for FlowFuse is our approach to licensing of our software. The core is open, free as in beer and as in speech. Our product is open for @@ -113,6 +113,32 @@ with the tools they need to: FlowFuse uses Open-Source technologies like Node-RED and MQTT to help our customers being successful in remedying their problems. +## Category: Apps for Manufacturing + +### Why it's needed + +Selling "a platform for building automations" asks a prospect to imagine a +result before they've seen one. Selling a specific app removes that leap: the +prospect sees a concrete, working solution to a problem they already +recognize, and can judge its value immediately. Apps are the wedge that gets +us into the conversation; the platform is what lets that conversation grow. + +### The motion + +1. Sell a specific app (e.g. an OEE dashboard, a downtime tracker) that solves + one recognizable manufacturing problem. +1. The app is built on FlowFuse -- the platform is the delivery mechanism, not + the pitch. +1. Once the app is live, the customer extends it or builds new apps on the + same platform, expanding the relationship beyond the initial sale. + +### Sales narrative + +Sales conversations open with a demo of the app itself -- "here's what's +possible" -- rather than a pitch about low-code tooling in the abstract. The +platform's value is proven by what customers do with it once they're in, not +argued for upfront. + ## Measuring Success There's multiple ways to align a company around business goals, and at FlowFuse @@ -125,7 +151,7 @@ A KPI, or Key Performance Indicator, is a heuristic metric for company-wide success. At FlowFuse we're engaged in many initiatives to grow our offering and assess product-market fit. -We review KPIs every Tuesday as part of our recurring strategy meeting. +We review KPIs as part of our recurring [strategy meeting](#strategy-meeting). At this time, we review the following KPIs: * Product & Engineering * Engineering Time to Value (Median)