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APRIL 9, 2009

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. Creating a company-wide feedback loop that incorporates both customer development and agile development is a challenge.

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OCTOBER 4, 2008

In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. Your blogs are full of rational thoughts and has nuggets of information. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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JANUARY 12, 2010

I continue to believe that the explosion of interest in the lean startup has very little to do with me. Recent economic events, technological change, and the rapid diffusion of information about the old models have combined to help us all realize just how important entrepreneurship is - and just how little we really know about it.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Depending on the type of product, postings on forums, classifieds and emails could give enough information to help gauge potential response. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. November 8, 2008 8:44 AM OneDish said.

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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. I highly recommend this book for all entrepreneurs, in startups as well as in big companies. Lots of good usable information.

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MARCH 17, 2009

It wont even get passed the registrant information screen to even get to selecting what you want to register for. Although Im not a developer, I am captivated by the lean and agile start-up model that you write about. The problem is that the most authentic innovators and entrepreneurs are in the Valley. Expo SF (May.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Many of these companies are started by entrepreneurs, and are now household names: Google, Yahoo, eBay and Intel. The cost of creating new companies is falling rapidly, and access to markets, distribution, and information is within the reach of anyone with an Internet connection. Startups are the lifeblood of our economy.

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JANUARY 2, 2010

I believe the only way to improve our chances as entrepreneurs is to develop a working theory of entrepreneurship. The cost of creating new companies is falling rapidly, and access to markets, distribution, and information is within the reach of anyone with an internet connection. Please leave your suggestions as a comment.

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JULY 6, 2009

Before I close, let me quote just one additional bit of twitter feedback from one of the video beta-testers: bmeschke : @ ericries This is such GREAT information. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Expo SF (May.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

Thanks so much for sharing this information. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. Lean Startup Circle - a mailing list of dedicated and helpful entrepreneurs.

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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? Very good and informative. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Expo SF (May.

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MAY 27, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Austin: the Lean Startup tour continues Next week I head to Austin, TX for my first visit ever. There is also a special discounted rate available for entrepreneurs and bootstrappers, about which you can learn more here. You can register here. June 3, 2009 8:16 PM Tom Gimbel said.

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OCTOBER 28, 2008

Most of the times I have seen pitches fail, it is not because they are poorly written, or that the entrepreneur lacks passion. I have come to believe that there is a hierarchy of pitches, and that understanding where your pitch falls on this spectrum can assist in making decisions about what information to highlight. Expo SF (May.

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JUNE 5, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, June 5, 2009 It’s a startup, not a spreadsheet Some people, when they start to realize the power of using data to inform their decisions, become obsessed with optimization. Just because entrepreneurs tend to forget about these models doesn’t mean their investors do. Expo SF (May.

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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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MARCH 3, 2009

And if youre giving them all of the information they need to understand the companys strategy, customers, and processes, you can be confident that theyll be able to apply that understanding to their current responsibilities. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Whats that you say?

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JUNE 8, 2009

Sometime later, a guide would rattle off useful information, like the density of cars in the immediate vicinity, how that density compares to historical averages, the average mass and velocity of recent cars. "Spy satellites produced far more raw information than the government's battalion of overworked analysts could handle.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Because of the incredible array of information available, we have a desperate need for filtering mechanisms. Mass blasts of information are ineffective, because the broadcast channels are suffering from information overload (even in social media). I used to be skeptical of all this talk of “personal brand.&#

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AUGUST 1, 2009

Figuring out whether and how to incorporate that new information into your vision is your job. So I don't think the Apple experience should be used to discount lean, agile, or customer development-type approaches. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Expo SF (May.

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

When I first encountered agile software techniques, in the form of extreme programming , I thought I had found the answer. I explained it to people this way: agile lets you make the trade-offs visible to whole company, so that they can make informed choices. Even worse, agile wasnt really helping me ship higher quality software.

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APRIL 14, 2009

I have counseled innumerable entrepreneurs to change their focus to revenue, and many companies who refuse this advice get themselves into trouble by running out of iterations. Go on an agile diet quickly. With a product development team that is not shipping, any agile methodology will surface major problems quickly. Great post!

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

As entrepreneurs, more than any other industry, we’re in the meritocracy business. If women face structural barriers to becoming entrepreneurs, then those few who are able to overcome those barriers are probably exceptional to begin with. Or, maybe it is true that women make better entrepreneurs than men.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

They cant present much information, unless you take the box off the shelf and look at it. Im on the team that released one of the Taxi apps, and we agree that the "SEO" and placement on the App Store can sometimes leave users with insufficient or inaccurate information to make decisions. Hey Eric, very interesting post. Expo SF (May.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

During the course of implementing a design, new information will arise, which many times will change the original design. The kinds of "new information" in the quote above are implementation details. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Expo SF (May.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

We had all the tools in place but we didn’t actually practice agile development. No fancy tools needed here — it’s about the mentality, attention to detail, and the actions that foster agile development, not the tools & systems you set up in place to facilitate this. Expo SF (May.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Obama understood the two concepts that are essential for building a high-performance, highly adaptable, agile organization: 1) rapid iteration and 2) clear values-based objectives. Mission synchronization If an organization is changing on a daily basis how is it that it doesnt look "erratic" yet feels "agile." Expo SF (May.

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JANUARY 28, 2009

Labels: agile , product development , Test-driven development 11comments: William Pietri said. Back when it first came out, Fowlers book Refactoring was what got me into the Agile world, so it holds a special place in my heart. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

gmlk, what would it take for you to recommend this blog to an entrepreneur who was a friend of yours? Eric: It would take that I have friends which are entrepreneurs. In the Netherlands being a entrepreneur very unusual. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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JUNE 17, 2010

But scope negotiations between departments are an example of an “iterated prisoner’s dilemma&# situation, where the same parties repeatedly negotiate, and rely on their previous experience to inform their choices in the current round. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ▼ June (3) What is a startup?

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MARCH 4, 2009

Today, Id like to spend some time on two techniques: the problem presentation and learning what channels of information reach customers. If this was a startup, Id be asking it of a sample of customers even more often, because getting a regular tracking result is helpful for informing your decision loop. Expo SF (May.

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MARCH 24, 2009

In short, I think this metric is "too composite" and hides, rather than illuminates, useful information. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. Expo SF (May.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

As a result, sitting here on this plane, Ive been pondering what message I want to deliver on behalf of startups and entrepreneurs. So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? So what are good entrepreneur-friendly policies?

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JANUARY 4, 2009

You need to store two kinds of information. This information is normally maintained by your operations team. hi, your artical and information is able to help me. Your post is helpful and informative April 19, 2009 10:49 PM Jerry said. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Expo SF (May.

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DECEMBER 30, 2008

In order to make an informed decision, the team needs a process of gathering and combining their opinions without having anyones voice stifled. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Expo SF (May. Bring your questions.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Our job as entrepreneurs is to invent the future, and any optimization technique – including split-testing, many design techniques, or even usability testing – can lead us astray. Testing the parts simply gives us information that can help us refine the vision – like a sculptor removing just the right pieces of marble.

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JANUARY 12, 2009

Its an example of an information cascade - as PHP started to pull ahead of the platform pack, more and more people started working on it, increasing the size of the community and therefore making it more likely that even more people would choose it. I like your style of posting and useful information Which you always provide.

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MARCH 23, 2009

Nice post Eric thanks for sharing such useful information with us. "Selling information you research, into well-constructed, content-rich PDF files for $6 is a great way of getting the contacts you need to [get a minimal viable product for SAS]. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Expo SF (May.

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