Launching a new business consists finally in delivering 3 outcomes:
create a Solution
sell it to Clients
and Manage overall.
A young company is often a very small team and must not overstructure its operating model.
However, it is more efficient to be clear on roles and responsibility.
A simple approach to structure when starting up is to mirror the company's 3 outcomes.
MANAGEMENT
Objective
Define the roadmap, ensure the availability of resources and (most importantly) "lead" the team
Activities
Project mode
Define strategy & plan
Setup administration (legal, bank, accountant, insurance…)
Fund (pre-order, subsidy, loan, investment…)
Hire
Run mode
Coach & support the team
Create a culture
Administrate
Monitor Okr
Mgr profile
CEO - COO - CFO
Tools
Office suite (SaaS)
Project management (SaaS)
Knowledge mgt (SaaS)
Internal communication (SaaS)
Micro budgeting & accounting (SaaS)
SOLUTION
Objective
Deliver solution according to the scope (features, time, quality, budget)
Activities
Project mode
Define user story & mockups (test & iterate with clients)
Define features plan
Specify target (experience, functional & tech. design)
Build (back-end, front-end, UI) & test
Run mode
Coach & support the team to - deliver the plan -maintain & improve solution
Monitor Okr
Mgr profile
CPO (if low tech-innovation)
CTO (if tech. challenges)
Tools
Wireframe (SaaS)
Features mgt (SaaS)
Sprint mgt (SaaS)
CLIENT
Objective
Grow initial client’ segment according to the pricing model
Activities
Project mode
Define go to market plan
Share roles between customer acquisition & success
Build material & test relevance
Run mode
Coach & support the team to - deliver the plan - maintain & improve material
Monitor Okr
Mgr profile
CSO (if B2B complex sales)
CMO (if B2C mass market)
Tools
Suite bureautique (SaaS)
Landing page (SaaS)
Survey (SaaS)
eMail finding (SaaS)
Professional social network accounts (SaaS)
Micro Crm (SaaS)
Chat (SaaS)
While this can be enriched, such an organisation can be a good start for a fresh start!