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It's a startup, not a spreadsheet

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, June 5, 2009 It’s a startup, not a spreadsheet Some people, when they start to realize the power of using data to inform their decisions, become obsessed with optimization. For example, say that your business model calls for a 4% conversion rate – as ours did initially at IMVU.

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Lessons Learned: Validated learning about customers

Startup Lessons Learned

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? What matters is proving the viability of the company’s business model, what investors call “traction.&# April 14, 2009 3:09 PM Eric Santos said.

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Four myths about the Lean Startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups. 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. Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups.

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Introducing the Lean Startup Cohort subscription program

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 8, 2009 Introducing the Lean Startup Cohort subscription program Over the past few months, I have been engaged in another customer discovery exercise with passionate early adopters of the lean startup methodology. August 9, 2009 10:28 AM Chris said. I love the business model.

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