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Lessons Learned: About the author

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, October 4, 2008 About the author ( Update January, 2010: This post originally dates from October, 2008 back when I first started writing this blog. Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) My first time at your blog.

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How to listen to customers, and not just the loud people

Startup Lessons Learned

Establish a customer advisory board. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Thoughts on scientific product development Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Let them connect with each other, but also with you. Bring your questions.

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Pivot, don't jump to a new vision

Startup Lessons Learned

IMVU had a roughly two-month-long development cycle. Each cycle was punctuated by a meeting of our Business Advisory Board (BAB). The more work youve sunk into a product or vision, the harder it is to let it go. As the CTO/VP Engineering, I was the worst offender. Ajay January 24, 2010 6:15 AM Matthew Ogston said.