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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. So far, I have found "lean startup" works better with the entrepreneurs Ive talked to than "agile startup" or even "extreme startup.") April 27, 2009 8:59 AM Anonymoussaid.

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The Lean LaunchPad – Teaching Entrepreneurship as a Management Science

Steve Blank

There are few courses which teach aspiring entrepreneurs the skills (business models, customer and agile development, design thinking, etc.) We’ll build the class around the business model / customer development / agile development solution stack. Read : John Mullins & Randy Komisar, Getting to Plan B (2009) pages 133-156.

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Lessons Learned: CPI > CPC

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, January 11, 2009 CPI > CPC Google revolutionized advertising by popularizing pay-per-click. Other than that, you know their IP address, maybe their browser version or what country they are in. When someone clicks on one of your traditional CPC or CPM ads, what do you know about them? Expo SF (May.

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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost

Steve Blank

So bowing to popular demand the 2009 blog posts are now available on Amazon on a portable device which provides instant and random access to any post and does not require power or an internet connection. This new “book,” Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost , attempts to remedy that by organizing the 2009 blog posts in a coherent fashion.

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The Sharp End of the Stick « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

In an IP licensing business, legal and finance are the sharp end of the stick. Their own internal culture would tie them up in knots, and agile startups could run rings around them. Build a company culture where everyone supports the “sharp end of the stick.” Stay agile, stay focused.

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How To Create a Web App

www.readwriteweb.com

Posted by: Neil | October 4, 2007 2:24 AM I am not sure if I am misreading this - but are you suggesting that a top down, water fall process works better then an agile /iterative development approach? I think, if you can swing it, the first round of the core technology / IP should be developed by the founders.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

there are start ups who are legitimately using.net because they don’t need to look directly into the tcp/ip stack. ALT.NET is a large sector of the.NET community that isn’t satisfied with the status quo and wants to find the best, most agile way to do things. Purchase IP from the vendors. it takes no intelligence.

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