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Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Building a new startup hub Last week, I had a unique opportunity to spend some time in Boulder at the behest of TechStars. They take common stock, not preferred, a fact that the entrepreneurs mentioned to me many times. August 28, 2009 1:15 PM Derek Scruggs said.

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Paul Graham on fundraising

Startup Lessons Learned

But the investor is already being compensated for that risk in the low price of the stock, so it is unfair to delay. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Even VCs do it.

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Why vanity metrics are dangerous

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Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Why vanity metrics are dangerous In a previous post, I defined two kinds of metrics: vanity metrics and actionable metrics. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. In this post, Id like to talk about the perils of vanity metrics.

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Assessing fit with the Wisdom of Crowds

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Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Assessing fit with the Wisdom of Crowds When I wrote earlier about how to conduct a good technical interview , I had only a few things to say about how to assess if the candidate fits in with the team, including this: This responsibility falls squarely to the hiring manager.

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

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Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 8, 2009 What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups? September 8, 2009 6:12 PM Geoff Hsaid. September 8, 2009 6:25 PM dbsaid. September 9, 2009 12:36 AM Richard Tibbetts said. September 9, 2009 5:05 AM Roger Toennis said. Agree with all your points.

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Three decisions to make on virtual goods

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Livelys launch was marred by zillions of sex chat rooms, with people spending hours and hours trying to figure out how to use Livelys stock animations to make their avatars do things that looked kinky. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Guess what they wanted to talk about. Subscription or a la carte payments?

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What is a startup?

Startup Lessons Learned

Yet, the real stories of successful startups are full of activities that can rightly be called institution-building: hiring creative employees, coordinating their activities, and creating a company culture that delivers results. Contrast this with other high-risk situations, like buying a high-risk stock.