2009 Customer Development Development Team Review Product Development 
Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 8, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 8, 2008 What is customer development? When we build products, we use a methodology. But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." a roadmap for how to get to Product/Market Fit."
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 26, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 26, 2009 Product development leverage Leverage has once again become a dirty word in the world of finance, and rightly so. But I want to talk about a different kind of leverage, the kind that you can get in product development. Its a key lean startup concept.
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Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, February 20, 2009 Work in small batches Software should be designed, written, and deployed in small batches. Take the example of a design team prepping mock-ups for their development team. Give the dev team your very first sketches and let them get started.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 5, 2008
But I have a special sympathy for the "product manager" in a startup that is bringing a new product to a new market, and doing their work in large batches. I met one recently that is working on a really innovative product, and the stories I heard from their development team made me want to cringe.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 13, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, July 13, 2009 The Principles of Product Development Flow If youve ever wondered why agile or lean development techniques work, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. Reinertsen is the book for you.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 8, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, June 8, 2009 Datablindness Most of us are swimming in a sea of data about our products, companies, and teams. You constantly assess the situation, looking for hazards and timing your movements carefully to get across safely. June 8, 2009 8:28 PM Geoff said.
Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
Strategy - startups first encounter this when they have the beginnings of a product, and theyve achieved some amount of product/market fit. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? What is customer development? Take a look and let me know what you think.
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