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Hear how the Lean Startup began — and helped one company find success: Episode 2 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Eric Ries and Jon Sebastiani

Steve Blank

My guests on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Eric Ries , entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Lean Startup. At the same time, the jerky manufacturer they had designed their first flavors with decided to make their own jerky. Taking My Class. It put us on the map.”.

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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

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For example, you might use guerilla marketing techniques to promote your product without spending much money on traditional advertising channels. Developed by the UK-based nonprofit Raspberry Pi Foundation, this tiny computer was designed to provide affordable access to computing education in schools. The Renault Logan.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

It helped that in the nuclear winter that followed the crash, 2001 – 2004, startups and VCs were extremely risk averse and amenable to new ideas that reduced risk. Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed. Every startup is in a race against time. The result?

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Stock Photos vs. Real Photos: Does It Matter?

ConversionXL

You pay, download the stock photo, jury-rig it into your design, and look at your work with a mixed sense of pride and shame. The most notorious faux pas was in 2004, when competitors Dell and Gateway used photos from the same photo shoot in their “Back to School” promotional material. But did it stop there? Image source ).

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6 Medical Professionals Who Are Killing It On Social Media

YoungUpstarts

She is not only a popular blogger and author, but she’s active across many other social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. KevinMD – KevinMD is a website founded in 2004 by physician Kevin Pho. His YouTube channel boasts over 5.4

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Stock Photography vs. Real Photos: Can’t We Use Both?

ConversionXL

You pay, download the stock photo, jury-rig it into your design & look at your work with a mixed sense of pride & shame. But the client LOVES it! (“See, looks like Stock wasn’t so bad after all, was it Mr. Designer?”). Related: The Different Kinds Of Stock Photography Licenses. But did it stop there?

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

He was swiftly followed by Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic in 2004. Marketing: Which channels are they active on? They’re active on multiple channels, with followers on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and several podcasts covering different themes. YETI tells a consistent story across all channels.

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