Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

I hope to show why lean and agile techniques actually reduce the negative impacts of technical debt and increase our ability to take advantage of its positive effects. Lean vs. debt In the world of physical goods, the leaner a supply chain is, the less debt is required to operate it. A similar relationship applies to technical debt.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

I now believe that the "pick two" concept is fundamentally flawed, and that lean startups can achieve all three simultaneously: quickly bring high-quality software to market at low cost. I'm sure we all agree the technology landscape has changed in the last 30 years, but are you blaming agile development for the global financial crisis?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

Alex Miroshnichenko , on February 4, 2010 at 6:21 pm Said: Well, funny how myths are created. Reply Ed Lyon , on March 31, 2010 at 10:01 am Said: The “Secret History&# slides were interesting, but I have to object to your crediting Mike Villard (Slide 101 of Rev 5, Feb 2010) with EARTHLING and CHECKROTE radars.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

“Rare is the business that has a formal disaster plan, let alone one that covers a global Black Swan event.” Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ).

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Yes, there are Lean Startups even in the United States federal government. For my take on how this is possible, you can see my previous post on Lean Government here. I know this is an unpopular thing to say, since it sounds so patently absurd. But I've seen the teams with my own eyes and witnessed their results first hand.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

When you outsource…at least in the early days…it matters little wheter you pick a local bank or a global one. Cloud computing, open source and a global talent pool make outsourcing easier than ever before (even a few years ago). link] fnazeeri I’ve seen it work (and not).

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

link] # 4 hours ago Going #lean and testing with imagemaps, cuz concepts are cheap and code is expensive. # 2 hours ago What wise & mature words. coolcatteacher "If you don’t have any interests, you won’t be interesting." 4 hours ago @davemcclure Idea 4: Make something very useful drop-dead simple to use, ie.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 23, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Join the lean startup discussion at Facebook on Thursday I recently agreed to join Facebook s fbFund incubator as a mentor. Part of that includes giving a presentation for the fbFund companies on the lean startup methodology. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

With Airbnb’s IPO, I thought the time was right to take a look back at the past decade (Greylock led Airbnb’s Series A in November 2010) and reflect on what I learned from the journey. And if the reference checks come back positively, then if I believe at startup is a good opportunity, I can lean in right away.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

It wasn’t until 2010 when Alexander Osterwalder published his book Business Model Generation that it became clear that this was the tool to organize startup hypotheses. Our Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford , Berkeley, Columbia and the National Science Foundation teach the combined Business Model Canvas + Customer Development tools.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends. The Global Small Business Blog. December 2010. Wall Street Journal: With New Technology, Start-Ups Go Lean. Globalization. Follow us on Twitter. Emergent Research.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

From 2010 through 2015, the industry saw a moderate but steady four percent growth. To date, North America has dominated the home health care global marketplace due mainly to a more sophisticated health care infrastructure and more resources committed to research and development. This growth is due, in large part, to an aging U.S.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

First Round became a very active investor in consumer internet and e-commerce, on a rather lean investment budget, with several notable exits (including Mint.com to Intuit in 2009 for $170M). Scaling Up & Out: The Valley is Flat (and Global). And of course then there is our own fund, 500 Startups.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 1, 2009

automotive industry grew to become one of the drivers of the global economy. It is interesting to note that some advocates of lean management and accounting (including Waddell and Bodek in *The Rebirth of American Industry*) have a strong dislike of Sloan/Brown management cost accounting. There’s the Alfred P.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Then youll have a chance to come discuss the lean startup live and in-person. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. Whats that you say?

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Campus Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2012

— sound like its time for the Lean University. From Kevin Kiley of Inside Higher Ed : In inflation-adjusted dollars, total state support for the top 101 public universities declined by 10 percent between 2002 and 2010, with nearly 75 percent receiving cuts. global competitiveness.”.

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Steve Blank

JULY 11, 2016

Jessica Mah started InDinero in 2010 to help entrepreneurs with their accounting and tax needs after going through the same challenges with her own businesses. Jessica ran things as lean as she could for the next few months while figuring out what to do. And download any of the past shows here.). Clips from their interviews are below.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

You cant make these global efficiency improvements until you get clear about the goal of your development process. Labels: agile , continuous deployment , lean startup , product development , Test-driven development 4comments: Nivi said. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. But it worked. We made it. So can you.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). Its mission is to help a million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond, build $1 trillion in sustainable global GDP, and create 10 million jobs.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). Its mission is to help a million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond, build $1 trillion in sustainable global GDP, and create 10 million jobs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

July 12, 2009 5:18 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?) Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

Thank you, global meltdown! Reply Startup vs Home Life « Nickpoint , on September 9, 2010 at 8:19 am Said: [.] Reply Steve , on June 15, 2009 at 9:29 am Said: Ouch! I think I just felt something pierce my reality distortion field! Better go spend some “quantity time&# with my family. Go figure.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Having raised a $35m Series A round from Accel Partners and angel investors behind ebay, Flickr and Squarespace to expand their global presence (which now include offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Paris and Rio), 99designs remain the darlings of the Aussie startup scene and one to watch. Halfbrick Studios. Co-working spaces.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Richard Witten , is a former General Partner at Goldman Sachs with with 35+ years of experience in the global capital marketplace. Here’s what she had to say about why the venture failed: Kathryn : The four of us built this startup, which started off as a side project and slowly turned into a business from September of 2010 to June of 2011.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 6, 2008

Thats OK; like all lean transformations , you need to undertake this one in small steps. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 15, 2012

This post was co-written by Eric Ries and Sarah Milstein, co-hosts of The Lean Startup Conference. For the 2010 and 2011 Lean Startup conferences , we offered the complete conference for simulcast so that people could join in from their communities around the world. You might also try an unusual venue.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Previously, he was the COO of digital gift card start-up Giftly from its inception in 2010 to its acquisition by Giftcards.com in 2013. On Deciens’ Lean Operation. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. On Sushi and VC. In my mind, you are effectively a one person show.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

2010 Fortune 500: The top 10 most valuable corporate logo properties – [link]. 3 Rules for Building Features in a Lean Startup – [link]. Unilever to crowdsource content for 13 global brands – [link]. How To Create Outstanding Modern Infographics – [link]. The Evolution of Big-Name Logos – [link].

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. And, then, we started really building our business that way: What will it take to build the next amazing global brand around everyday design became our focus, not hitting any near term numbers. ?. Fab.com Fab Feed Bradfords Blog.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. Comcast Corp., Most Popular.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

UiPath broke that milestone this summer, in just nine months, establishing Europe as a major global center for software innovation. Before jumping into the list, let’s have a quick look at what’s been a very special year in many ways for the cloud ecosystem globally and in Europe. trillion of market value.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2024

Also founder of WordStream – provider of Google and Facebook ad management software for tens of thousands of customers globally. He is also the founder of WordStream, provider of Google and Facebook ad management software for tens of thousands of customers globally acquired by Gannet in 2018 for approximately $200 million.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, January 2, 2010 Towards a new entrepreneurship When I started writing about the lean startup , my aspiration was to do more than just share a handful of tips and tricks that work for consumer internet startups. This belief led me to the lean startup, and to an amazing 2009.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 22, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, March 22, 2010 The new startup arms race (for Huffington Post) The Huffington Post published an op-ed on the Startup Visa movement that Ive been working on for some time. Like other industries -- from publishing to automobiles -- entrepreneurship is in the process of being disrupted by globalization.

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prosperati.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The impacting power of English in mainstream culture through the export of American movies, music and TV, and the advancement of US-based computer and Internet technologies have created a global culture. Once the alignment of interest and trust was resolved, we then focused on creating a lean and effective operation.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

You can measure this yourself: go to any list of startups, maybe look at YCombinator’s recent graduate class , or Scoble’s list of picks for 2010 , or Sequoia’s list of seed companies — or go find a list you like better. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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