2008 Bootstrapping Engineer Product Development 
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 16, 2009
Its by far the hardest part of the puzzle of shipping successful products and both recommend that you get a customer in the room and ask them to clarify what they want as you go. Ever since that time, I have struggled to explain how the feedback loop in customer development should interface with the feedback loop in product development.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 14, 2009
Their product definition fluctuates wildly – one month, it’s a dessert topping, the next it’s a floor wax. Their product development team is hard at work on a next-generation product platform, which is designed to offer a new suite of products – but this effort is months behind schedule.
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Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
As someone who has bootstrapped a software company ([link] and funded it through selling software and consulting to customers, I certainly know what it means to live lean and Ive even taken your advice ([link] I just wish I was in the Bay area and could come by "office hours". (a Labels: events 2comments: Andrew Meyer said.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 5, 2009
I think this idea is particularly appealing to those of us from an engineering background. This model of joint accountability is at the heart of the lean startup, and is just as applicable to venture-backed, bootstrapped, and enterprise startups. Unfortunately, most decisions that confront startups lack a definitive right answer.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 14, 2009
Through case studies, exercises, and discussions, Eric Ries will guide entrepreneurs of all stripes through the key areas that determine success for startups: product, engineering, QA, marketing, and business strategy. This workshop presents a new methodology that will allow you to bring new products -- and companies -- to life.
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 14, 2010
He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Again, referring back to the Finisar case study I often teach on this topic , bootstrapping using services is a very effective way to build companies. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 18, 2010
Lean, when used in the context of lean startup, refers to a process of building companies and products using lean manufacturing principles applied to innovation. That process involves rapid hypothesis testing, validated learning about customers , and a disciplined approach to product development.
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