Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. It required hearing customers say it over and over again for us to take a serious look, and eventually to realize that social networking was core to our business. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

You make me think of something I've been pondering for a while but haven't been able to articulate: the realignment of company and "customer" in the age of pervasive social networks and innovation. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 166

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking. Read More ».

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. Revenue Growth: 2241% YoY (2010 vs 2009), 1357% YOY (Q1 2011 vs Q1 2010). 2010 Gross Profit: $280M.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? © 2010 Derek Sivers comments Pam Mark Hall (2010-06-19) # Derek, Yes,Yes,Yes! Thanks you!

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CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 6, 2008 When NOT to listen to your users; when NOT to rely on split-tests There are three legs to the lean startup concept: agile product development , low-cost (fast to market) platforms , and rapid-iteration customer development. But none of that happened. How did they do it? Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

In school I was being pounded day and night with anything that has to do with agile software development. When I entered the company, I realized that there were no process and I quickly applied what I know about agile software development. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

Software Review 94

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Launching is about creating circles within circles (groups of people that connect) and social networking, word of mouth, and real-world advertising are all contributing factors. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Combining agile development with customer developm. Thats how to "launch".

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San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

This can even vary by category, as people apply different criteria to games vs. utilities vs. social networking apps. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down?

Distribution 74

Distribution San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 74

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Pick a similar product that they do use, and ask them "who was the first person you know who started using [social networking, mobile phones, plasma TV, instant messaging.]? Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. can I talk to them?" The excellent content 4.

San Francisco 133

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 133

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Now that end users spend as much of their personal time with software (in the form of social networks, tablet/smartphone apps, streaming media, etc) as they do with business software they’ve become much more discriminating buyers. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Apps or Mobile Web: Conversion Rate is Platform Dependent Although comScore’s MobileLens report ending in November 2010 indicates that nearly twice as many smartphone users accessed online retail via a website rather than a native app, that only tells part of the story. That said, deciding how to allocate resources can be difficult.

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. Agile project management. agile product management. agile product management and Scrum tool. Social CRM.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 11, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, March 11, 2010 For Startups, How Much Process Is Too Much? High-profile startup Friendster had first-mover advantage in the social networking space, but created openings for competitors when it could not scale to meet demand. Read the rest: For Startups, How Much Process Is Too Much? -

San Francisco 120

San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC 120

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. The PR agency helps the company understand and influence key bloggers, social networks, industry analysts, luminaries, and references.

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Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 221

www.ere.net

JULY 15, 2012

networking. by Dr. John Sullivan May 10, 2010, 12:16 am ET. May 10, 2010 at 6:26 am. May 10, 2010 at 9:39 am. May 10, 2010 at 10:09 am. May 10, 2010 at 10:47 am. May 10, 2010 at 11:33 am. Browse Articles by Tag. advertising. assessments. coldcalling. corporatecareerswebsite. corporaterecruiting.

Hiring 57

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 11, 2009

This model has not translated well to the world of social networking, because customers of social networks engage sites in a different way than customers of search engines. Social network page views are much more likely to be internally focused; ads are more of a distraction. Expo SF (May.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Social Network Lean Continuous Deployment 68

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Recently, hes been engaged in a customer validation exercise around a new concept for a political action-oriented social network. Recently, hes been engaged in a customer validation exercise around a new concept for a political action-oriented social network. When that concept didnt pan out, he decided to pivot.

San Francisco 150

San Francisco Founder DC Washington 150

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Infiltrate the social networks (Facebook and Twitter) and then try to connect face-to-face. Practice your business development skills; you’ll have to be the socially skilled person because many technologists are shy and introverted. Post flyers around the CS labs. Go off-campus to other universities.

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Technical Review Fractional CTO Partner CTO Hire 40

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I describe this in part as the “Social Network” effect… not just the movie itself but the example of Mark Zuckerberg and many other high profile young founders as role models ( who can forget this image? I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

Twitter isn’t really a social network. But Twitter isn’t really a social network. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Hootsuite, CoTweet, etc). It’s probably not a huge market though. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

Media 113

Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

Cloze is helping outbound professionals understand and utilize their professional network more comprehensively than ever before. We amass all of this information in our emails, social networks, smartphone address books, and other software tools (e.g. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

How They Do It : Operate a social network at Facebook.com, through Facebook’s mobile apps, and the Facebook Platform which lets other websites extend Facebook’s tools for authentication and social sharing. In fact Facebook’s ad revenue dropped in absolute terms slightly (about -3%) from Q4 2010 to Q1 2011.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Facebook , LinkedIn , and other successful social networks have elevated this technique to a high art. Sometimes you have to state the obvious, I guess :) April 28, 2010 2:45 AM JakeR said. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Direct notifications can help ameliorate that problem.

Viral 140

Viral San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 140

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

If the rating in the App Store is based on usage, I am sure those popular social networking applications are sure to be in the top and the hot seat always. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. The observation sounds strange. However, this is not the case.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Lean Retention SEM 68

SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

Some great posts from April 2010 that talk to me in terms of being a CTO at a Startup. Ben Casnocha: The Blog , April 15, 2010 Everyone I spoke with loved the idea. Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

CTO Hire 150

CTO Hire Vesting Venture Capital Startup 150

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

Could we have built the first college-based social network five years before Facebook ? Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? Expo SF (May.

San Francisco 94

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 94

prosperati.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

We decided to move out of social networking. If you follow the Agile methodology you will be very comfortable with this concept. You have to put in time to learn each other’s “signals&# and develop the right team dynamics. After a few months we eventually “greased&# out the kinks.

Offshore 40

Offshore Malaysia Developer RSS 40

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

For instance, with a social network, a user would fill out a registration form to inform the organization that they would like to join. StuntCoders Located in Belgrade, SERBIA StuntCoders is agile team of freelance software engineers who love their call. 100 Wordpress Themes 2010. Publishing Policy. Smashing Newsletter.

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Web Software Review Design HTML 102

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. ALT.NET is a large sector of the.NET community that isn’t satisfied with the status quo and wants to find the best, most agile way to do things. They’ve tried everything.

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