Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. I like the term because of two connotations: Lean in the sense of low-burn.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2015

More agile competitors are starting to eat into our business. I suggested the best place to start the conversation is with the 21 st century definition of a startup: A startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. for new product development that emphasize immediate returns.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 11, 2009

And if your app is designed to drive traffic to some off-network site or product, the cost is usually prohibitive, because the traffic in your app doesnt convert any better than a traditional CPM or CPC-based ad anywhere else on the network. So why buy advertising on a cost-per-install basis? In other words, not very much.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

15,000 copies later, the horrifically bad proofreading, design and layout is now a badge of honor. Agile Opportunism – Entrepreneurial DNA……………… 5. The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy………… 65. Customer Development Manifesto. Startup Culture. Am I a Founder?

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Steve Blank

MAY 4, 2009

In an early stage startup, instead of sales being up front, the point departments are likely to be product development and customer development. Later on in this same company’s life, sales will become the pointy end and product development moves to a supporting role. Don’t let this happen to your company.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. LiveRoad : A Great IDE for design is very helpful. s helpful to find an developer tool that allows you to write html/css and renders the view in real time, so you donâ??t Color Scheme Designer. IP Location Tools.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

or their privileging of only certain designers featured in Showcase and promos. I can't do anything for the hurt you experienced in the past, other than to apologize on behalf of all platform designers out there. Running a platform is a public trust and a publicly-accountable act. Expo SF (May.

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