Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

This builds on a lot of great thinking that has come before, like the agile movements insistence that only the creation of working code counts as progress for a software development team. I used to think that investments in metrics were a form of waste. I used to think that investments in metrics were a form of waste.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

And the same is true in reverse - a lone brilliant coder can build a great widget, but it takes a system of people working well together to produce consistently great results. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Mechanical mistakes are the result of human mistakes.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

So developers stuck in this world tend to think the other developers on their team are either, deep in their souls, plodding pedants or sloppy coders. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Neither is true – they just have their incentives all messed up.

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MARCH 8, 2012

After quitting my job and starting Sorced , I spent a few months validating my business concept by creating the product mockups and doing customer development. I first spent time trying to build it myself leveraging open source tools, applying my skills from a single CS class, and trying to be an autodidactic coder.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 27, 2011

Flip startups are agile startups that aim to exit quickly. This is lean development without any customer development. All these factors combined make it more likely for a single coder to create a one-time hit. The development part is similar to a lean startup: you want to be agile.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 1, 2009

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 many people - coders - do you think a small startup with a 6mm pages/month site should have? farazq : Awesome session @ericries. but Im always short in hands.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The App Store is a channel for customer acquisition. There will always be far more apps that dont make the top lists, no matter what metric is used. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? October 14, 2008 1:05 PM Th.Khangs said. Hi Eric thanks for the quick response.

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