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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

If youre trying to design an architecture to maximize agility, how can that work if some people are working in TDD and others not? And what about if deployment takes forever? Was it an important or irrelevant fact that most of our web code was procedural and not object-oriented? Great article! Especially w.r.t.

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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. Yet other agile principles suggest the opposite, as in YAGNI and DoTheSimplestThingThatCouldPossiblyWork. Reconciling these principles requires a little humility.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2008

This theory has become so influential that I have called it one of the three pillars of the lean startup - every bit as important as the changes in technology or the advent of agile development. Very well written article. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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JANUARY 2, 2009

The core of the article is my first attempt to articulate the key metrics (in graph form) that I believe demonstrate customer value. You can read the article to find out why. You can read the article to find out why. Thank you for this excellent article. Thanks for the article. Retention cohort analysis.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Heres what the one-line split-test looks like in pseudocode: if( setup_experiment(.) == "control" ) { // do it the old way } else { // do it the new way } The call to setup_experiment has to do all of the work, which for a web application involves a sequence something like this: Check if this experiment exists. Buy a higher quantity 2.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2009

See Paul Grahams Why Nerds are Unpopular to learn more) Take a look at this article on a programming Q&A site: How old are you, and how old were you when you started coding? Then you set up a web app to co-ordinate volunteers who can wipe a hard drive and install Ubuntu. . The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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APRIL 14, 2009

Go on an agile diet quickly. With a product development team that is not shipping, any agile methodology will surface major problems quickly. Labels: agile , customer development 15comments: Scott Shapiro said. This is possibly the most insightful startup article Ive read in a while. Eric, Thanks for a great article.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 8, 2009 Revisiting the Software Design Manifesto (and whats changed since then) My recent article on technical debt and its positive uses generated a fair bit of controversy. 1] For more on SBCE, see this MIT Sloan Management Review article. So, in that spirit: thanks, Mitch. Expo SF (May.

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JUNE 5, 2009

An excellent article and responses. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. ► April (11) Video update on the Startup Visa Act Lean Enterprise Institute webinar, April 28 Four myths about the Lean Startup Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more) Sneak preview, Grockit The Lean Startup Intensive at Web 2.0

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JUNE 8, 2009

Related articles by Zemanta The Sharp End of the Stick (steveblank.com) Validated learning about customers (startuplessonslearned.blogspot.com) 4comments: mike@dataspora.com said. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Aside from the dramatically shorter development cycle that browser games enjoy, the split testing of features (which is intuitive to web application makers) is something that propelled Zynga's games and revenues to the top of the social games vertical. Though technology tools and Web 2.0 August 24, 2009 10:21 PM Hal Higdon said.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

What led you to become a subscriber, versus just reading an article and leaving like everybody else? (or, In order to convince me, Id to see another link to an article here somewhere that I enjoyed. Read some articles, liked what I saw. Lean Start-up SlideShare prez at Web 2.0 How did you hear about it? 0, but see below.

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MAY 20, 2010

Although the article is a bit me-centric, I think they did a good job capturing the fact that this is more than just the bloggers and writers, but represents a shift in thinking among entrepreneurs all over the world. The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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MARCH 11, 2010

for Harvard Business Review) In the latest article for my series in HBR, I discuss the problem of how to figure out how much process startups should have. for Harvard Business Review) In the latest article for my series in HBR, I discuss the problem of how to figure out how much process startups should have. Expo SF (May.

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Lean startups vs lean companies Venture Hacks has a great article today on lean startups. I want to take up one of the questions posed in the Hacker News discussion of the article: The question in my mind against most of these efficiency driven programs is simple. Go read it.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 8, 2010 Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Review) The next article in my series on entrepreneurship for Harvard Business Review is live today. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Thanks for the interesting article. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. ► April (11) Video update on the Startup Visa Act Lean Enterprise Institute webinar, April 28 Four myths about the Lean Startup Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more) Sneak preview, Grockit The Lean Startup Intensive at Web 2.0

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MAY 7, 2009

I spent some time with his company before the conference and discussed ways to get started with continuous deployment , including my experience introducing it at IMVU. Moreover, approaching the problem from the direction that I had intuitively is a recipe for never reaching a point where continuous deployment is feasible.

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. ► April (11) Video update on the Startup Visa Act Lean Enterprise Institute webinar, April 28 Four myths about the Lean Startup Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more) Sneak preview, Grockit The Lean Startup Intensive at Web 2.0 Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Ive embedded the audio and slides below, but I recommend you c lick through to the Venture Hacks article if youre interested. Eric Check my articles for Start-Up Nation [link] Peace joseph.again February 24, 2009 11:04 PM Clement said. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. That led to much shorter (and better!)

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JANUARY 27, 2009

Andrew Chen recently did a great article on the economic model underlying freemium (it includes a detailed spreadsheet, too!). Your article disticly illustrates the models in which one can make free work. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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APRIL 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, April 9, 2009 Built to learn Its been an exhilarating ride since the Web 2.0 Thats the essence of so many of the lean startup techniques Ive evangelized: customer development , the Ideas/Code/Data feedback loop , and the adaptation of agile development to the startup experience. Expo last week.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Each has its own iterative process: customer development and agile development respectively. I think i must have read this article a few times since you first posted it - mainly as a theoretical excercise. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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AUGUST 20, 2009

This article also appeared on BusinessWeek.com. Read the rest of the article here. Related articles by Zemanta The Promise of the Lean Startup (gigaom.com) Labels: lean startup 11comments: Ravi said. How about a fictive short story about few guys starting up a web product company on lean startup way? Expo SF (May.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

This article is part of a trend that has taken me a bit by surprise: the adoption of lean startup techniques outside the traditional domain of high-tech startups. This article is part of a trend that has taken me a bit by surprise: the adoption of lean startup techniques outside the traditional domain of high-tech startups.

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MAY 1, 2009

Much of the content is shared with the Web 2.0 LIKED: Y startups fail, cont deployment vs waterfall vs agile, small batches & learn fr biz metrics #leanstartup As concise a summary as Ive ever seen. How does this map to the web? The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. made a big impression.

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MARCH 13, 2009

Since we hadnt shown him much in the way of progress recently, we actually brought in the article to show off. Great article. We did the same for our company, although your article does an excellent job of identifying a lot of the psychology and "false strategy" that drives many launches. Alan March 13, 2009 2:18 PM alon said.

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JULY 2, 2009

Great article as always, Eric. Great article, Eric. I have one comment on style: could you break up your articles with subheadings? It would make article more approachable initially, and easier to scan when I go back to reference it. enjoyed your article. Eric, Thank you for this article.

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JULY 9, 2009

You can even see the humiliating evidence of my smug incompetence in this absurd article from 1999.) talking about web based business) July 9, 2009 9:08 AM toivotuo said. Dear Eric, I'd like to invite you to speak at a European Web startups conference I'm organizing in October. what your experience says about that ?

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AUGUST 1, 2009

If they were an unknown web 2.0 I really enjoyed this article, my first time reading any of your stuff. Thanks for another great article! So I don't think the Apple experience should be used to discount lean, agile, or customer development-type approaches. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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DECEMBER 8, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, December 8, 2008 Continuous integration step-by-step Lets start with the basics: Martin Fowlers original article lays out the mechanics of how to set up a CI server and the essential rules to follow while doing it. Great article. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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MARCH 24, 2009

Most of the content for my presentation is drawn from my original article on engagement loops , with new diagrams courtsey of my friends at Kontagent and a few new examples. And most web applications do their positioning right in the first few screens of the app. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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DECEMBER 7, 2008

As usual, a fantastic article. In a future article, Id love to see more about what goes into that mentoring process. Another great article. In school I was being pounded day and night with anything that has to do with agile software development. Very nice article, thanks a lot. Great article. Expo SF (May.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Vivek Wadhwa and his team continue their excellent work investigating the true nature of entrepreneurship. Their recent article suggests that startups led by women are actually more successful, on average, than those led by men. Vivek Wadhwa and his team continue their excellent work investigating the true nature of entrepreneurship.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

This line in your article stood out to me: "Much of what makes the USA, and Silicon Valley in particular, such a great place to start a company is the result of good government policy." The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo SF (May.

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JANUARY 4, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, January 4, 2009 Sharding for startups The most important aspect of a scalable web architecture is data partitioning. This is true of most web application servers, caches like memcached, and all of the network infrastructure that connects them. what is your company web site or email address?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Or take a recent TechCrunch article about a startup I wont name: “X billion messages sent since June 2009.&# These articles treat this as a huge number, and it is. It’s possible, but the article doesn’t say. Most of the article is about the features – new and old – of the product.

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