Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

So if youre new, consider not paying any attention to the rest of this post, and just diving into the archives, if you havent already. Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) November 25, 2009 9:54 AM Danny Wong said. hey eric, love the blog.

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San Francisco Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 155

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Terms like “every customer needs this” and “next generation platform” are far too soft, and should be avoided. Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Terms like “every customer needs this” and “next generation platform” are far too soft, and should be avoided. Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 20, 2010

End of a minor web analytics lesson on going beyond obvious metrics and never, ever, never forgetting context. Is the customer intent contained in the keywords telling you how to change / improve the page? This results in not speaking the same language (say keywords) as their customers. Back to our story.

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Analytics Search SEO Metrics 90

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Unfortunately, after months or even years of development, many companies discover that customers arent willing to buy their new wares. It isnt until a customer actually clicks or calls to place an order that TPGTEXs developers will build the software. "We Read the rest. For that, release early, release often will suffice.

San Francisco 137

San Francisco Product Lean Continuous Deployment 137

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2009

The larger-account division wanted to move the pricing in just the other direction – making the low-end products more expensive, so their large customers would have an increased incentive to upgrade. Many custom reports had been created for this meeting, and the data warehouse team was in the meeting, too.

San Francisco 133

San Francisco Lean Metrics Continuous Deployment 133

usersknow.blogspot.com

APRIL 30, 2010

Is this feature usable, and is the UX reasonably consistent with the rest of my product? You need to have some sort of plan for testing to see how it’s affecting key metrics , whether those are revenue, retention, registration, user happiness, or some other number you care about. What is the expected ROI for this feature?

Software Review 40

Software Review Agile San Francisco Advisory Board 40

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

All the rest is noise. It’s not about you, it’s about your customers. At Fab we have been focused from day 1 on making our customers smile. Passion for building a business is not enough; there needs to be passion for your customer and solving your customer’s problem.?. Your customer is growing up on social media.

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Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

All the rest is noise. Use them as a sounding board for corporate development issues. Advisory boards never amount to much. Passion for building a business is not enough; there needs to be passion for your customer and solving your customer’s problem. Do your own customer service. But don’t lie.

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Post-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution Advisory Board 92

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Three reasons: change the world, make customers’ lives better and create an organization of lasting value. Read the rest of Myth: Entrepreneurship Will Make You Rich Also take a look at the great Hacker News discussion of this essay. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 111