Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. As a former angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, September 7, 2008 Customer Development Engineering Yesterday, I had the opportunity to guest lecture again in Steve Blank s entrepreneurship class at the Berkeley-Columbia executive MBA program. Steve Blank was very impressed by this presentation and mentioned it when he spoke at TiE on Wed-Sep-19.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, October 4, 2008 About the author ( Update January, 2010: This post originally dates from October, 2008 back when I first started writing this blog. October 13, 2008 6:47 PM Luke G said. December 4, 2008 4:43 PM Valto said. Eric, love the blog. Connect (off)line? Thanks much.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

As we all know the VC industry is now set to contract dramatically as profiled in this seminal Paul Kedrosky presentation predicting a 50% contraction. Bu when you start to worry that the world is ending (as it seemed it was in late 2008 / early 2009) you tend to get worried about large burn rates. The deal was done in late 2007.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, November 7, 2008 Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online service, step-by-step If you want to build an online service, and you dont test it with a fake AdWords campaign ahead of time, youre crazy. November 7, 2008 7:36 PM nitesh said. November 7, 2008 7:41 PM nitesh said.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 19, 2011

In my post Making Money With Blogs , I have articulated some of my thoughts on the subject and presented some possible models that would enable blogs and small media properties to sustain themselves with a proper revenue framework. He presented the concept with the example of our 1M/1M roundtables and illustrated with some mock-up data.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Kabam, the mobile gaming company, hit a major stumbling block in its early days when its financing was lost due to the 2008 financial collapse. The presenters will discuss how to avoid common mistakes as well as provide tools for unlocking the creativity of teams. It not only survived but was sold nine years later for $1Billion.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Note the full presentation deck with additional slides can be found on SlideShare here or you can simply scroll through it at the bottom of this post.]. Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, October 5, 2008 The product managers lament Life is not easy when youre working in an old-fashioned waterfall development process, no matter what role you play. October 6, 2008 12:16 AM Vincent van Wylick said. October 6, 2008 12:17 AM r& said. October 6, 2008 9:02 AM Eric said. @r&

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David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2013

Founders from ten startups had the opportunity to present in front of a panel of investors and journalists, and we’ve had conversations since with one of them about investing. Photo: Downtown Miami skyline as seen from Miami Beach in January 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Contributed Articles Florida Presentations and Conferences'

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Anyway, the presentation went well so I wanted to share a Cliffs Note version here (the actual presentation was 2+ hours including Q&A).

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 30, 2020

the present set of risks. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that during economic downturns like the Dot Com crash and the financial crisis of 2008, more than 100% of net job growth comes from companies that are less than five years old. Yet despite the increased risks, entrepreneurs are still taking those leaps of faith.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2017

Users place their trust in others to accurately update content and information (ratings), meaning consumers are putting their trust solely in the information presented to them. Just like the adoption of BYOD, these new roles are presenting challenges of corporate data quality, reliability, and trust that must be addressed by IT organizations.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Very good Diagrammatic Presentation. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Happy New Year 2008! Unreasonable? Time will tell! Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 8:15 PM. 2 comments: panel çit. Mike Bosch.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

" "Because the light is so much better" The US financial regulatory apparatus looks terrible now because of the Madoff scandal (which was not a hedge fund) and the 2008 financial meltdown (caused by the large banks/mortgage companies, bad regulation, quasi-government agencies like Fannie/Freddie, and consumers who took on too much debt).

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 15, 2008 The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the time Split-testing is a core lean startup discipline, and its one of those rare topics that comes up just as often in a technical context as in a business-oriented one when Im talking to startups. September 15, 2008 9:12 PM Hitchens said.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

1994 – present. Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2008: A Down Year in Investment Dollars But Not in Deals” Unknown. Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). Total Investments. Exited Investments.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? October 1, 2008 2:13 AM archenland said. Great article youre now in my rss feeds :) October 2, 2008 4:37 AM kamilski81 said. October 2, 2008 8:58 AM Chad said. October 2, 2008 8:58 AM Chad said. Great piece! Great post!

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. September 11, 2008 2:06 PM Editor said. September 15, 2008 9:19 PM James said. After some trial and error, Ive settled on the Lean Startup.

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Life Beyond Code

AUGUST 26, 2010

Kavitha and I had an opportunity spend the evening with the giants in the world of presentations – two people that have influenced how I create and deliver presentations – Garr Reynolds and Nancy Duarte. The highlight of course was a spell-binding presentation from Garr about his upcoming book – The Naked Presenter.

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ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

Google’s Public Search Liaison Danny Sullivan has openly pushed back against those who want subscription-only content flagged in search results: Our automated systems try to present the best information in relation to a search topic, as people expect us to do as a search engine. First Click Free (2008).

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 20, 2008 The engineering managers lament I was inspired to write The product managers lament while meeting with a startup struggling to figure out what had gone wrong with their product development process. October 20, 2008 9:34 PM Nivi said. October 20, 2008 10:36 PM Nathan said.

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devver.wordpress.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

I will try to present my notes under topic headings that Tim mentioned, but since this was a open free formed discussion, I am sure I couldn’t capture everything and not all my notes are completely accurate. If you are a CTO you have to be comfortable with presenting and publicity. I hope you continue to post these.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, September 18, 2008 Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you? September 19, 2008 2:08 PM gmlk said. September 19, 2008 2:25 PM Eric said. Thanks again, Eric September 19, 2008 2:26 PM Eric said. September 19, 2008 2:27 PM gmlk said. September 19, 2008 2:35 PM gmlk said.

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www.jonsamsel.com

MAY 12, 2011

Here is a brief summary of Jon’s presentation, Web Analytics Unraveled, along with the full PowerPoint deck via SlideShare. The juice jam was organized by Jim Holbrook, CEO of of Neighbor Agency and Conn Fishburn, Founder and CEO, F3 Ideas. Guest speakers included reps from Google, Manatt, Twitter, Facebook and Heardable!

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 8, 2008 What is customer development? November 9, 2008 5:40 PM Chris said. etl.stanford.edu November 10, 2008 2:20 AM Saku said. November 10, 2008 10:45 PM Will said. December 3, 2008 6:42 PM Anonymoussaid. Principles of Lean Startups, presentation for Mapl.

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Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 168

VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

When presented with a smaller choice of relevant products, people found decision-making easier and more rewarding. Along with Omar Shamir (Product Indexing), they founded Ineze in 2008. energy efficiency or speed) to products.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 13, 2019

11 years ago Sequoia released the “ RIP Good Times ” Presentation. Rip Good Times, Sep 2008. Has anything changed since 2008? With the financial crisis meltdown, it was clear that “winter is coming” for startups. What would a recession look like for startups in 2020? What would you add/remove from Sequoia’s list?

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The seminal application of the collaborative web--Github--was launched in April 2008. People used to ask you where you are present--where you can be found--and it was all about what you consumed, curated and liked. It's a web where 1+1 really does equal more than 2. Find me on." Those who participated became informed and followed.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 23, 2011

Anupam Rajey from Lucknow, India, presented Acelerar Technologies , an outsourced accounting services BPO project from India. Last up, Fortunato Cardenas from Barcelona, Spain, presented Green Earth Aerogels , a nano-materials company in Barcelona, Spain focused on developing insulation gels from rice.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 24, 2011

I would advise you to present the idea in the selling stages - “we know you’re going to receive incredible value and part of the way we deliver on that promise is a results review that ensures it.&# Your results review must be seen as a way for you to ensure the customer received the value promised and measure actual value.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

During today's roundtable, we had four Microsoft BizSpark Startup India Challenge grant finalists present. Bizosys (10Screens) Then Abinash Karana from Bangalore, India, presented 10Screens from Bizosys. Techcello presented a TAM of about $25M-$50M a year, which I haven't had a chance to study.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

So imagine our glee when Josh, our main Techie Guy, got a present in the mail! “I made my first sale to friends and family in 2008. “The software helped me get a broad view of everything we needed to present as a company. Founded : 2008. Josh Havener is part of our technical support team. Website : [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2010

If you havent seen it, Pascals recent presentation on continuous deployment is a must-see; slides are here. kaChing launched a virtual portfolio management game on Facebook in January 2008 and a similar version shortly thereafter on kaChing.com. It was written by Sarah Milstein in collaboration with kaChing CEO Andy Rachleff.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Just-In-Time Scalability At my previous company, we pioneered an approach to building out our infrastructure that we called "Just-In-Time Scalability." Chris and I had the opportunity to present on our approach this past spring at the MySQL Conference.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

For example, from a post in 2008 about Rally’s $16.85m financing , I riffed on the origins of the company. To the extended Rally Software family past and present – congratulations. Part of the fun of having a blog for a long time is that it captures some of the history – in the moment – of what’s going on.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The 2008 financial crisis was still fresh on our minds and people were more careful when taking each business step. But if you’re considering setting up a tech startup right now, you should know that it still presents a huge challenge. In fact, 75 percent of venture-backed startups fail. .

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