YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2020

In the early stages, it isn’t uncommon for businesses to bank their earnings on a handful of customers (or sometimes, just one). sales to product development), the problems will continue to exist. In cases where customer feedback is provided to the development team, it is crucial that communication be a two-way street.

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Customer Development Team Review Advisory Board Private Equity 347

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2012

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. Add an advisory board or experienced mentor to reality-check your financial projections, timeframes, and milestones before you publish them.

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Advisory Board Forecast Early Stage Product Development 240

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. Between Board Meetings.

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Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2011

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. Add an advisory board or experienced mentor to reality-check your financial projections, timeframes, and milestones before you publish them.

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Advisory Board Startup Forecast Early Stage 232

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2010

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. Add an advisory board or experienced mentor to reality-check your financial projections, timeframes, and milestones before you publish them.

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Advisory Board Startup Forecast Early Stage 125

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2012

It was great to watch him embrace the spirit and practice of customer development. I got to spend time inside his company while I was using their software to analyze early-stage ventures. We’re building the wrong product!” Your board members are not your brainstorm buddies-find others you trust. he’d declare. “We

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Founder Cofounder Advisory Board Burn Rate 316

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

The people who are the lifeblood of an early-stage startup are earlyvangelists. These are people who understand the vision of your company even before the product lives up to it, and, most importantly, will buy your product on that basis. Establish a customer advisory board. Dont confuse passion with volume.

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San Francisco Customer Lean Continuous Deployment 131