Since 2002, Media Cove's Luke Watson has been working with companies in Australia, the US, UK & elsewhere to validate, build, launch, market and scale their innovative products and businesses.
We've worked with dozens of entrepreneurs looking for advisory-level help on using the lean-startup approach to validate a concept, build an MVP and get their first thousand users. We've embedded with growth stage companies to develop rock solid strategies for sustained, profitable customer acquisition, and we've teamed up with late-stage and public companies to help develop their next big innovation.
Developing the strategy & clear execution plans to help ensure the business reaches its key milestones.
Start with a product concept & turn it into well defined, fully scoped Engineering & Design projects.
Grow your audience using performance customer acquisition, so that $1 in equals more than $1 out.
Implement data-driven decision making so that innovation is supported with hard numbers.
Using Lean Startup methodology to validate business ideas quickly & inexpensively.
Help you build a world-class distributed team to access talented staff from around the world.
I have worked with Luke across a variety of roles over the past two years and have found Luke to be one of Australia's most knowledgeable and practical growth hackers. www.thelocalgrocer.com.au can owe much of its early successes to Luke's unique insights in terms of scaling a digital business weather it be local or global.
Andrew Hall, Entrepreneur | Investor | AdvisorSmart and tenacious, Luke is the guy you want on your team when you want things to move.
Drawing from his great background in innovative product development, he quickly identifies what needs to happen and mobilizes. I have learned a tremendous amount from his wisdom, and consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to work with him.
Eric Charlton, CEO & Founder, Solid Art LabsA heavy-hitting project strategist and a great technology generalist to boot, Luke has a talent for building great teams and shaping the work environment to keep them productive and happy.
Will Willis, Engineering, AirBNBLuke is what I consider a triple-threat: He sees the strategic insights for a product instinctively, is able to communicate the vision clearly across all kinds of media, and looks forward to the execution and implementation process from beginning to end.
He brings a rare combination of well-rounded ability to help propel all aspects of a business forward. The icing on the cake is that he has a passion for great design and always brings creative product solutions to the table. Always accessible, astute and energetic, Luke is a priceless asset to any team.
Derek Bradley, Design, FacebookLuke is a strong entrepreneur. He has a good appreciation of lean management disciplines and a very strong focus on customer centric development. Luke has the right balance of creative thinking and a structured approach to execution.
More importantly, Luke is a great guy with integrity and passion and I hope I have the opportunity to work with Luke on one of his ventures in the future.
Danny Gilligan, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Reinventure GroupLuke is one of the most capable entrepreneurs I have worked with.
He is an extremely passionate and an inspiring entrepreneur with great knowledge of the eCommerce & energy market as well as the agile/lean startup approach to building companies. He also is a charming yet tough sales person / negotiator, which is a good skill to have as an entrepreneur.
Daniel Jarosch, CEO & Founder BrandsExclusive