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.&# In a previous post , I covered the three main drivers of growth: Paid, Sticky, and Viral.

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Customer San Francisco Viral Lean 156

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Validated learning about customers Would you rather have $30,000 or $1 million in revenues for your startup? Their product definition fluctuates wildly – one month, it’s a dessert topping, the next it’s a floor wax. And what of the product development team?

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Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In order to get optimal results from a group-based effort, you need three things: diversity, Independence , and an objective method for aggregating results. Aggregate results carefully. Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. cause disaster.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 83

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. 90 Things I’ve Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies. Traction begets more traction if you are able to jump on it.

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Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108