Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, November 6, 2008 Steveys Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile I thought Id share an interesting post from someone with a decidedly anti-agile point of view. Steveys Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile : "Google is an exceptionally disciplined company, from a software-engineering perspective.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2017

Agile Methodology.”. Modern frameworks and languages have many built in features for security, created on the assumption that every developer would take the time to look through the piles of documentation (or lack thereof). Is agile & secure development a mismatch? by Quan Heng Lim, Cyber-Operations Consultant at Horangi.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2020

Regardless of the nature of your operation and your industry segment, there is bound to be some amount of documentation to take care of on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Create PDFs from more than 300 different document and file formats for easy manipulation, sharing, and archiving.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Look for features such as automated document verification, real-time data validation, and instant credit scoring. Whether reviewing applications, checking approval statuses, or accessing critical data, a mobile-friendly platform empowers lenders to perform tasks on the go, increasing responsiveness and agility in decision-making.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As a dynamic document, it remains rooted in your business's core objectives while flexibly responding to change. A well-documented plan has allowed us to adapt to market changes and pivot when necessary. This document provides essential clarity on your business vision and mission. Thanks to Cyble Rizwan, Social Sharings ! #10-

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

I'm going to be looking at aspects like: Things to consider before building your MVP Features often overlooked when documenting an MVP for developers Understanding important metrics you want to measure Risks and challenges in developing an MVP. Have you Documented Your MVP for Your Developer s?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2016

After the initial requirements are set, the team produces a requirement specification document. Agile methodology. Agile is open to changing requests over time and encourages continuous feedback from the end users. Agile is open to changing requests over time and encourages continuous feedback from the end users.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2022

While thinking about the most common surprises that I have seen with startups, and contemplating how to best prepare for them, I found some good guidance in a classic book, “ Think Agile ,” by successful entrepreneur and startup advisor Taffy Williams. Most entrepreneurs start losing their agility with that first taste of success.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Due to a small work environment, there is very little paperwork involved in startups, especially in agile development. While bookkeeping and written documents still exist, communication revolves around eye-to-eye contact with colleagues. Adopt an Agile Work Environment. Less Bureaucracy. Streamline Your Project Pipeline.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 16, 2024

Regulatory requirements for sustainability reporting are ever-evolving, and businesses must remain agile to meet these changing standards. By setting goals and openly documenting progress, businesses showcase their corporate responsibility and establish leadership positions in sustainable operations.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 17, 2020

Typically this means investing in sales technology that makes you more agile and is easily scalable as you drive long-term growth. One vital, but often-overlooked, need is effective documentation, specifically when writing sales quotes. Here are a few ways it can streamline the mechanics of your business. Deliver faster quotes.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2014

This is reinforced by the number of processes and documentation that can be involved in a project. After all, when a company is trying to meet market needs or break into trends, the last thing it needs is a project manager/PMO saying, ‘We need to have all this documentation before we can start working on this.’

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Our superior technology is documented by COBOD’s technology 3D printing multiple applications other than just low-rise residential buildings, such as windmill tower bases, concrete pipe supports, schools, and now an office building.”. The 3DCP (3D concrete process) involves a printhead supported by an agile massive frame structure.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

These processes reduce risk to an overall organization, but each layer of process reduces the ability to be agile and lean and – most importantly – responsive to new opportunities and threats. Product people are often messy, hate paperwork and prefer to spend their time creating stuff rather than documenting it.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Utilizing AI, the tool interprets the queries, scans through a broad range of documents spread across different repositories, and delivers relevant answers. Utilizing AI, the tool interprets the queries, scans through a broad range of documents spread across different repositories, and delivers relevant answers.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 8, 2021

Technology evolves rapidly, and you need to be in an agile enough position that you can update your systems on the fly in response to new trends and new available devices and programs. Documentation. Of course, your workflows and processes should also be heavily documented, even if they’re subject to change in the future.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

They don’t love documentation. They know how to estimate work units, how to manage the agile development process and how to get the most out of their teams. Examples: - every time you release new features you need to update your technical documentation. - They’re sometimes moody. Of course I’m generalizing.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The 5000 rewrite achieves that objective by decomposing a large policy document into six clear and separate pathways that we call the adaptive acquisition framework or AAD. Given that software is central to every major DOD mission and system, we need to acquire and deliver software with much greater speed, agility, and cyber security.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 27, 2011

This startup search process is the business model / customer development / agile development solution stack. The traditional business plan is an essential organizing and planning document to launch new products in existing companies with known customers and markets. Business Model Versus Business Plan.

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The Next Web

MARCH 6, 2014

Practice Agile Development. We practice agile development principles, and having the constant feedback between business and development that agile suggests is key to successful integration of the two teams. Create a P/C/S Document. Andrew Thomas , SkyBell. Emerson Spartz , Spartz. Kelsey Meyer , Influence & Co.

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Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Founders assumed they understood customer problems/needs, wrote engineering requirements documents, designed the product, implemented /built the hardware/software, verified that it worked by testing it, and then introduced the product to customers in a formal coming out called first customer ship. Lessons Learned.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2017

Business intelligence (BI) is the gateway for achieving greater agility. Agility in this sense means the flexibility to make more informed decisions based on a diverse array of data outlining consumer patterns and purchasing behavior. by Dan McCarthy, event manager for Venueseeker. Poor data integration leads to poor overall data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2020

While thinking about the most common surprises that I have seen with startups, and contemplating how to best prepare for them, I found some good guidance in a classic book, “ Think Agile ,” by successful entrepreneur and startup advisor Taffy Williams. Most entrepreneurs start losing their agility with that first taste of success.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

If you read these quotes, you’d think they were from a CEO who just took over a company facing disruption from agile startups and a changing environment. This document tells our military – the Department of Defense – what kind of adversaries they should plan to face and how they should plan to use our armed forces. And you’d be right.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2011

Over the last decade we assumed that once we found repeatable methodologies (Agile and Customer Development , Business Model Design) to build early stage ventures, entrepreneurship would become a “science,” and anyone could do it. Instead we ended up with poorly written documents that looked like ransom notes. George Bernard Shaw.

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Start Up Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Our ability to write and document knowledge is what puts us on top of the food chain. And part of the documentation process, are the rules, regulations and boundaries we use to Govern the market place. Many of the insights will surprise even the most agile technology observers. A year in review – A year in preview.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What you’re holding in your hand is a revolutionary document. A smaller number of companies have become proficient at the next step— incubation —rigorously testing new business concepts, using the lean start-up methods of Customer Development, Agile Engineering, and Business Model design. Here it is in its entirety.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Maximum agility for required pivots. Startups need the agility to test various business models and positioning messages. Especially with a minimum viable product (MVP), every feature included must be high-quality, documented well and properly marketed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Even with advantages that independent startups can never hope to match, including brand recognition, customers, financial capital, and distribution, I don’t often see the entrepreneurial passion for innovation, agility, and team perseverance exhibited by new startups. A documented business plan for the new venture is critical here.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

These boards are more agile and can make decisions quickly when necessary. All board meeting materials and key documents should be able to be found quickly and easily through keyword searches. Smaller boards can mean closer ties among board members and increased satisfaction for members. Members may need to take on several roles.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The time to invest in innovation agility is now. The dynamic engagement included Zoom, Stormz, telephone calls, texts, and exchanged documents. We can no longer be satisfied with lazy, ponderous, low priority, low risk innovation. Two Real World Examples. Personally, I’m coming up for air. It involved a team of 12.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 26, 2012

Instead, what they had was a contract that promised Agile Software Development with Rapid Iterations and an incredibly vague list of features. In all four cases, I would claim that what's at fault is a common misunderstanding in Agile Software Development. You don't need a lot of documentation of these items.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 9, 2020

This approach is also beneficial because it creates a clear trail of all documents and conversations. Hiring managers can then easily share resumes and other important files so that they’re all up to speed on the current state of the process. Onboarding and trainings.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

We think teaching teams a formal methodology around the Lean Framework (Business Model design, Customer Development and Agile Engineering) is a natural evolution of how successful incubators/accelerators will build startups. Here’s the story of one such team; Jonathan Wylie, Lakshmi Shivalingaiah and the Evoke team.

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Transformify

AUGUST 18, 2022

Having clear documentation and SOPs( standard operating procedures) will shorten the onboarding time dramatically. Agile Delivery. All the overhead costs are on their shoulders, leaving you to worry only about their salary and their work output. Short-Term Projects. Freelancers are the perfect recruit for short-term projects.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Here I recommend that you narrow your focus, if possible, and document specifics of impact, cost, and value. Bezos believes that if you double the number of experiments you do, you’re going to double your agility, and outpace your competitors. Your idea has unpredictable negative side effects.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2023

Thus my challenge to you is to start today in documenting specific goals , putting some metrics in place to measure progress, and start celebrating every bit of progress, no matter how small, along the way as follows: Convert dreams into specific written objectives. Pivot to add and revise your plan as you learn.

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