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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

But the 2013 Snowden revelations damaged that tenuous relationship yet again. At times this means startups operate at speeds so fast they appear to be a blur to government agencies. companies felt a patriotic duty to help their country defeat a common enemy. Startups dream in years, plan in months, evaluate in weeks, and ship in days.

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3 Major Product Fails, And How To Avoid Their Mistakes

YoungUpstarts

Tech nerds and mainstream consumers alike swooned when Samsung announced the Galaxy Gear smartwatch in 2013. He has led teams in strategy, planning, business and corporate development, finance and operations. Thinking Aloud dealing with failure failure Malcolm Stewart product development product management'

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22 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

Tesla has always put a huge emphasis on product development and technological advancement. Shopify swiftly came in with solutions that allowed these firms to turn their point-of-sale terminals into e-commerce storefronts and begin online operations the same day. They were founded in 2013 and have only grown since then.

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What The Rails Security Issue Means For Your Startup

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Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Posted on January 31, 2013. January 31, 2013 at 8:29 am. #. January 31, 2013 at 8:37 am. #. January 31, 2013 at 8:43 am. #. January 31, 2013 at 10:45 am. #. January 31, 2013 at 10:53 am. #. Greatest Hits.

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It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

conversionxl.com

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Not because they have a conversion problem but because they never really nail the product or how to market it. image source.

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How to Get Picked as a Speaker for The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

We’re looking for speakers for the 2013 Lean Startup Conference. For example, when your company adds ano ther blade to its disposal razors , the product’s technical development, marketing and sales will follow relatively predictable paths. This post was written by Sarah Milstein, co-host of The Lean Startup Conference.

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Hands-on Lessons for Advanced Topics in Entrepreneurship

Startup Lessons Learned

For example, in an enterprise context, moving to continuous delivery can mean making significant architectural changes and changing the culture of development, testing, and operations teams. Often the biggest problem is building up trust between the developers and the people who deploy and operate the systems.