www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Step 2 (as opposed to version 1.1) » 02/25/2010. Good idea, I think this will benefit lots of startups and some angels. Posted by: toby | 03/01/2010 at 09:52 PM. Sets the valuation at the time of the investment. Posted by: Ted Wang | 03/01/2010 at 10:45 PM. Posted by: Yokum | 03/01/2010 at 11:30 PM.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

Of all the tactics I have advocated as part of the lean startup , none has provoked as many extreme reactions as continuous deployment , a process that allows companies to release software in minutes instead of days, weeks, or months. Features are chronically on the bubble, about to get deferred to the next release.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, September 10, 2008 A new version of the Joel Test (draft) (This article is a draft - your comments are especially welcome as I think through these issues. I have been thinking a lot about what a new version of this test would look like, given what Ive seen work and not work in startups.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

They are getting beat up by their peers, getting into trouble with their teachers, and generally having a pretty bad time. We were supposed to learn how to use computers via a carefully structured curriculum that taught us basic concepts one at a time, slowly advancing the whole class through a regimented program. Its a good idea.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, March 25, 2009 The Lean Startup at Agile Vancouver April 21st A surprising number of respondents in the latest Lessons Learned survey hail from one of the flourishing startup hubs in Canada. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

Yet, especially in times like these, it’s easy to rail against the badness of being in debt; it’s a very human feeling. Startups especially can benefit by using technical debt to experiment, invest in process, and increase their product development leverage. That’s what Just-in-time Scalability is all about.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, July 3, 2009 Lean Startup fbFund wrap-up Last week I had a real blast meeting with the companies at the fbFund incubator at Palo Alto. If youre interested in seeing it, leave a comment and Ill see if I can get it online.) The Lean Startup fbFund Edition View more documents from Eric Ries.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

With time, SaaS will also penetrate larger enterprises (main challenges being integration with legacy systems, reliability and privacy), starting with applications that are not touching their core competencies. This means that the incumbants still arent moving fast enough, and well-funded startups can run laps around the traditional vendors.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 20, 2008 The engineering managers lament I was inspired to write The product managers lament while meeting with a startup struggling to figure out what had gone wrong with their product development process. I really believed this mantra, for a time. But it started to smell bad.

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www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Mint is the best way to manage your money. Go there now » Sign up or log in to mint.com Updates Drop Your Debt to Win 2 comments How To The Top 5 Customer Complaint Letters — And What You Can Learn From Them 5 comments Investing In Graphics: What Is a Stock? 2 comments Mint Life Know your money. Live your life.

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chrischandler.name

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Starting a business is no small feat and you will certainly need all the help you can get to bring your idea to life. If you’ve considered finding and asking a developer for his or her time in exchange for sweat equity, I’m going to strongly advise you against it. .&# That being said, let’s talk about money.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 5, 2009

One of the key tenets of entrepreneurship is that you start your company with insufficient resources and knowledge. There is no certainty about a startup on day-one. You make several first order approximations about your business model, distribution channels, demand creation, and customer acceptance. Great, sign me up.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Times Square Strategy discussion I had with Eric Ries , was still top of mind, so instead of my standard Customer Development lecture , I offered my thoughts on: the origin of Customer Development, where we are today, and where does Customer Development go, and how you can help get it there. The slides below go with the video.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

However, in catching up with the VP of Sales of Ardent last night, I was reminded one of the few times I did return for closure. We Lost the Deal At Ardent we were building a personal supercomputer powerful enough to run and display numerical simulations just about the time the National Science Foundation was funding these centers.

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blogs.computerworlduk.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

A director at OSI, a C-level exec at a hot open source startup and an activist in the software freedom movement, expect the unexpected, the fascinating and the infuriating. I know and respect many of your participants, but I wont mourn your passing. Fine work, and many lessons learned , but sadly irrelevant to most of us.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 23, 2009

Here are some topics and excerpts of what we covered, edited lightly for how I wish Id said it at the time. Pretty soon you’re chasing your own tail a little bit because you’re not operating against a clear, long-term vision of what you’re trying to accomplish. I recently say down with Venture Hacks for an interview.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 27, 2009

In it, he mentions the core dilemma that all freemium companies face: the key is to create the right mix of features to segment out the people who are willing to pay, but without alienating the users who make up your free audience. Do it right, and your conversion rates might be as high as 20%. Free trial.

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Each of us has our own set of strengths and weaknesses but we never take the time to figure out what they are. You should focus on your weaknesses so people don’t point and laugh at you when you try to…do whatever it is you’re weak at.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

It’s why all of you operated so well in the unpredictable environment that all startups face.” What makes an individual a great startup founder (versus an employee) has been something I had been thinking about since I retired. I couldn’t figure out if I was more perturbed about how casual the comment was or how insightful it was.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Summit wrap-up I had an incredible time at the Gov 2.0 I promised to post the slides for my highly abbreviated version of the lean startup presentation, so here they are. As usual, Ill include some of the real-time comments and some of my thoughts below. 2009 09 08 The Lean Startup Gov 2.0 Startup=Experiment.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 6, 2009

So, for those of you in the neighborhood, feel free to bring your questions to either event. Hes a very smart guy who, as a Sequoia portfolio CEO, can tell you all about the " RIP good times " strategy. If you want your Lessons Learned completely unfiltered, but need food to help you stomach it, February office hours may be for you.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

It means you get to sit at a venture capital firm (some even pay you for the privilege) and stay until you have come up with an idea for your next company or have joined a company you’ve met as they passed through the VC’s offices. They have your soul. It sounded like a great deal. I didn’t give his video game idea another thought.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 8, 2022

How Leveraging A Virtual Assistant Will Change Your Life written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Tricia is the CEO and Board Member at BELAY, Co-Host of the One Next Step Podcast, and Author of Rise Up & Lead Well: How Leveraging An Assistant Will Change Your Life & Maximize Your Time.

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www.thenameinspector.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Pay the balance on your naming package. 10 tips for naming your company, product, or service. First, to get an idea of how much money and time big corporations spend on name development, check out Valleywag’s post about how AOL named its new search service (thanks to Brady Forrest for sending this link). Why fortunately?

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 1, 2009 The Steve Jobs method Image via CrunchBase Its been a long time since I did a post that was primarily a link to another blog with commentary, but I came across something today that I really want to share. Plus, the premise of the question misunderstands the lean startup, too.

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dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Community is more powerful than money or technology » August 11, 2007 How much equity for investors and employees? " For example, if you take $1 Million from a VC in exchange for 33% of your company, it is a good deal if the company is worth 50% more as a result. Should I take Angel or VC money?

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Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2009

While it felt wonderful at the time, this was a very bad idea. At the time I was a true believer that Rocket Science was going to change the gaming world. Believing Your Own BS is Toxic Lots of noise and smoke before a product ships seems to be a toxic byproduct of enthusiastic entrepreneurs. Ah, the arrogance of inexperience.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

When you’re too far removed from renting a house, driving an 8-year-old car, worrying about how you’ll put your kids through college or coming home to a spouse who wants to know why you don’t just get a “real job&# then it’s hard to identify. It’s your baby. I know this is a controversial topic.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. The strategy was brilliant: get loads of people using your product and eventually turn them into paying customers. .&# Out of all the important decisions I spent time mulling over before my launch, I gave this one the least thought.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 3, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Employees should be masters of their own time Every startup should have a culture of learning. Without entering into that theoretical domain, in this post Id like to try and offer a specific and concrete suggestion for how to build a culture of learning into a startup.

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www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

What The Rails Security Issue Means For Your Startup. in security , startups. Many startups use Ruby on Rails. Other startups don’t but, like the Rails community, may one day find themselves asking What Do We Do When Apocalyptically Bad Things Happen On Our Framework of Choice? Greatest Hits. by Patrick.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

Theres a lot of complexity that Im leaving out, naturally, because I want to stay focused on the simple idea at the center of SEM: that you can pay peanuts to have people come to your website. In a mature company with a mature product, the goal is to pay for lots of people to come to your website. chatted five times?

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 5, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. You’re a startup founder, whether actual or aspiring. The problem is that the premise of all of them – whether true or false – is irrelevant to you as a startup founder. Knowing you need to make your product remarkable is one thing.

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Software By Rob

JULY 15, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. My time off consisted of 3 days completely disconnected, and then about 30 minutes each day of email and maintenance (easy to do when everyone’s asleep). Lucky for me there aren’t any tasks that I’m required to do in a given time-frame.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 4, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, January 4, 2009 Sharding for startups The most important aspect of a scalable web architecture is data partitioning. Imagine you want to store data about customers, each of whom has "last name" field in your database. But startups rarely have either luxury. Key-based partitioning.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2009

Being in a startup and having a successful relationship and family was very hard work. Our circumstances were unique and your mileage will vary. Biological Clocks After Convergent and now single again, I was a co-founder of my next two startups; MIPS and Ardent. My wife knew a bit about startups.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Load up for the long trip and pace your consumption of calories! Great companies innovate, but pick your battles! at 11:09 AM. ” Take advantage of being on-demand and allow customers to try and buy your service with as little friction as possible. BONUS LAW: You can ignore one of these, but not more than two.

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