Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Over time, open source software the rise of the next wave of web startups and the embrace of Agile Engineering meant that startups no longer needed millions of dollars to buy specialized computers and license expensive software – they could start a company on their credit cards. Rules For the New Bubble: 2011 -2014. The New Exits.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

If you are pursuing an advertising business model, then in the early days you will almost certainly have to outsource, despite the fact that this could be a core long term advantage. The key is to get the outsourced team locked in for the long term and to build your own lean/agile culture. Advertising.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 9, 2020

Companies all over the world are stepping up to the plate and pivoting from their normal business model towards one that emphasizes assistance and relief for COVID-19. Originally named the Scojo Foundation in 2001 and re-named VisionSpring in 2008, Scojo Foundation was named for co-founders Jordan and Scott (ScoJo).

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Companies all over the world are stepping up to the plate and pivoting from their normal business model towards one that emphasizes assistance and relief for COVID-19. Originally named the Scojo Foundation in 2001 and re-named VisionSpring in 2008, Scojo Foundation was named for co-founders Jordan and Scott (ScoJo).

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

I hope to show why lean and agile techniques actually reduce the negative impacts of technical debt and increase our ability to take advantage of its positive effects. Just as a business incurs some debt to take advantage of a market opportunity developers may incur technical debt to hit an important deadline.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 27, 2009

It uses principles of agile software development, open source and web 2.0, and lean manufacturing to guide the creation of technology businesses that create disruptive innovation. This presentation will empower entrepreneurs and managers to: -Identify a profitable business model faster and cheaper than your competitors.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

One way to conceive of our goal in an early-stage venture is to incrementally “fill in the blanks&# for the business model that we think will one day power our startup. For example, say that your business model calls for a 4% conversion rate – as ours did initially at IMVU. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

As we head into 2013, it's a good time to reflect on how far the Lean Startup movement has come: When I first started blogging in August of 2008, I had no idea what to expect. We stand on the shoulders of giants: customer development, the theory of disruptive innovation, the technology life-cycle adoption theory, and agile development.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

What matters is proving the viability of the company’s business model, what investors call “traction.&# Of course this is not at all true of many profitable small businesses, but they are not what I mean by startups.) Go on an agile diet quickly. Great post! You do a great job articulating. Expo SF (May.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2016

This was an obstacle I encountered while at Roozt.com, the Etsy-style platform for social entrepreneurs we launched in 2008. Some days, the business will be going at breakneck speed, while others will feel like you’re moving in fits and starts. Stay agile so you can respond intelligently to your company’s needs.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. Those things all got created in 2007, 2008.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

What differentiates them is their disciplined approach to determining when to spend money: after the fundamental elements of the business model have been empirically validated. Many lean startups are ambitious and are able to deploy large amounts of capital. Expo SF (May. Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

— all great things when you are executing and scaling a known business model. For three decades (1978-2008), investors controlled the board. Because the new CEO had built a team capable of and comfortable with executing an existing business model, the company would fail or get acquired. Board Control.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 21, 2010

Many startups don’t innovate at all in the product dimension, but use other kinds of innovation: repurposing an existing technology for a new use, devising a new business model that unlocks value that was previously hidden, or even simply bringing a product or service to a new location or set of customers previously underserved.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Lean Planning is a set of tools for discovering a business model that works, building an action plan to test your assumptions, creating financial models and a plan for a viable business, and tracking your performance so you can adjust your plan on the fly, quickly and easily. Do startups have a manual?

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

few years ago I also started following Alexander Osterwalder in his blog about his Business Model Generation -mantra. In 2008, we couldn’t find a technical co-founder for Yipit. Startup Lessons Learned , November 25, 2010 On April 1, 2008, I was as nervous as I have ever been in my life. same as the old boss.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2010

We have to continually invent new categories of products, new platforms, and new business models – all extremely risky bets. We have to continually invent new categories of products, new platforms, and new business models – all extremely risky bets. Oh, and by the way, we still have to execute flawlessly.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

I love the business model. "Lean Startups" just jumped the shark and became consultingware, like "agile" did. We went to Eric's second workshop and have since spent a ton of time implementing lean startup practices within our company. We are really looking forward to this.one day wasn't enough!

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 6, 2008 When NOT to listen to your users; when NOT to rely on split-tests There are three legs to the lean startup concept: agile product development , low-cost (fast to market) platforms , and rapid-iteration customer development. October 6, 2008 9:41 PM Eric said. Any thoughts?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 17, 2009

Identify a profitable business model faster and cheaper than your competitors. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 16, 2010

That is the essence of proving the business in micro-scale. Well see if the marketing launch results follow the predictions of SlideShares validated business model. That is the essence of proving the business in micro-scale. In the meantime, good luck and thanks for letting us share your story. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

No business model, either. All my products and ideas focus on early cash and a business model that works from the first day. So, the idea of starting without a business model is good ? It doesn't matter what business model you have thought about, in the early day. And Google? Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

You have to know your business model. Most startups launch before theyve figured out what business theyre in. Would have been nice to have this last year when I started my own business. A soft launch is a very good test to your business model, and allow you to fix bugs and optimize your products.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, December 14, 2009 Business ecology and the four customer currencies Lately, I’ve been rethinking the concept of “business model&# for startups, in favor of something I call “business ecology.&# Constructing a working business model is a form of ecosystem design.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 5, 2016

See Also: Business Planning Guide. Lean Planning started with Tim Berry’s 2008 book, “The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan,” which was a new way for entrepreneurs to think about planning. Here at Palo Alto Software in 2007 and 2008, we embraced these planning concepts and moved toward a more agile planning process.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 7, 2009

Initially, IMVU sought to quickly build a product that would prove out the soundness of their ideas and test the validity of their business model. Moreover, approaching the problem from the direction that I had intuitively is a recipe for never reaching a point where continuous deployment is feasible. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 28, 2009

On the one hand, I think they have an urgent problem, and need to invest 100% of their energy into finding a business model (or another form of traction). Labels: agile , product development , Test-driven development 11comments: William Pietri said. Given their precarious situation, I really struggled with what advice to give.

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wordsting.com

APRIL 4, 2013

Too often Agile development methodologies are used to excuse lack of process and planning (still possible, just only as far as you can see). A curious question for a startup looking for investment, especially, after already describing your company in a tweet and, inevitably, having to provide a link to our “lean or business model canvas.”

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