Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Email management tools. If you’re like me and you do your best work from about 10pm onwards, you’ve probably also been in one of my pickles: How do you send an email at 2am without looking seriously unprofessional? This handy little tool allows you to write and schedule your emails for a more “appropriate” sending time.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

So that’s why we are excited about 2021 because there will be more and more entrepreneurs and businesses. Here’s the pivot other entrepreneurs are making next year: #1- Investing my energy into speaking engagements. I am moving away from spending dollars on email and ad marketing to investing my energy into speaking engagements.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

Every startup entrepreneur wants to see their company grow. So what are the biggest barriers startup entrepreneurs experience in their route to achieve long-term growth? Adaptability/Agility . If you want to grow efficiently, you need to remain agile and adaptable, adjusting as you learn and experience more. .

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2015

As a small business owner and entrepreneur, it is easy to get frustrated and discouraged when faced with daily obstacles as you try to scale your business. Slack positions itself as an “email-killer” of sorts. Small businesses face numerous challenges and according to a U.S. A web-based collaboration tool that’s now valued at $2.8

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, March 25, 2009 The Lean Startup at Agile Vancouver April 21st A surprising number of respondents in the latest Lessons Learned survey hail from one of the flourishing startup hubs in Canada. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Expo SF (May.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

I can’t remember if Ryan used the word Agile at that time, but I remember scribbles on a white board that listed out all the different software that Ryan had used at BEA to manage his dev team and how maddening it was to try to integrate information in Word, Excel, Project, a dev workbench, a set of testing tools, and the support / QA system.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2022

Many of you business leaders I work with, and entrepreneurs I mentor, have a great strategy and an innovative solution , but struggle with building and motivating the team necessary to run your business. This provides the inspiration that we all need, as well as agility in the face of change.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Every day 2,500 million terabytes of data (equivalent to two trillion copies of Encyclopedia Britannica2) are sent over the internet – a phenomenal amount of digital traffic covering all kinds of digital products and services and including 208 billion emails 3.5 Newcomers have agility, speed to market, and – often – innovation on their side.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

The Entrepreneur’s Guide is an easy read. While the customer development framework of Four Steps is universally relevant, The Entrepreneur’s Guide updates its practices for modern startups. Many “airport business books&# urge entrepreneurs to never give in. I think theyve succeeded. In fact, they probably will.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The number of hours entrepreneurs work varies due to many factors. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they much work and here are the responses. #1- We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they much work and here are the responses. #1- As a serial entrepreneur, I work both 24/7 and I am retired.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2010

Rally has re-released the product (previous a $15 download) as a free product called Rally for the iPhone that tightly integrates with the Rally SaaS-based Agile software lifecycle environment. Tags: My Investments acquisition agile iphone rally.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

In order to find out, I asked a panel of 12 successful founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: What are the pros/cons of hiring an agency to do development work, vs. having all your technical talent in house? But for startups, which is really better: in-house talent or outside agencies? And at what price?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 15, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, January 15, 2010 Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Harvard Business Review) The next part in the series I am writing for Harvard Business Review is online. This time, Im discussing the challenge for corporate CFOs and VCs alike in holding entrepreneurs accountable. Read the rest here.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

That’s why startups are agile. Startups that are agile have mastered one other trick – and that’s Tempo – the ability to make quick decisions consistently over extended periods of time. in Entrepreneur, VC, decision making. Great startups have a tempo of 10x a large company. Good Enough Decision Making [.]

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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. So far, I have found "lean startup" works better with the entrepreneurs Ive talked to than "agile startup" or even "extreme startup.") The lean startup is an application of Lean Thinking.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 21, 2011

All the teams were showing us what agile looked like, but this week several would remind us what focused and relentless really meant. Yet like passionate entrepreneurs, the team ignored our advice and pressed on. (To So they sent out mass emails to create demand. Parts one through five are here , Syllabus is here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

In addition to presenting the IMVU case, we tried for the first time to do an overview of a software engineering methodology that integrates practices from agile software development with Steves method of Customer Development. Still, I thought Id share this email that happened to arrive during class. Sure, Id be delighted to.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 3, 2019

Smart city technology may one day make commercial space more appealing and less expensive, but for now, the average entrepreneur can expect to shell out thousands of dollars a month for leasing even a small office space, and even more money to keep the lights on. First and foremost, offices are expensive. Client impressions and meetings.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

We wanted an agile approach that would allow us to build our software architecture as we needed it, without downtime, but also without large amounts of up-front cost. You can also download our presentation, " Just-In-Time Scalability: Agile Methods to Support Massive Growth." Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2013

Jubenville, co-authors of “ Zebras and Cheetahs: Look Different and Stay Agile to Survive the Business Jungle “. Inboxes are blowing up with urgent emails. And, of course, these behaviors prevent their organizations from being agile, accountable, and innovative enough to compete in the global economy. This place is a jungle.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2010

Ann who had been my Teaching Assistant while she had finished her PhD at Stanford felt the same frustration about teaching entrepreneurs to assemble a business plan that we knew in the real world wouldn’t survive first contact with customers. They answer enumerable emails about logistics as well as substantive questions about class content.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage. Scrum, Agile, Product Management. Scrum, Agile, Problem Analysis, Business Catalyst, Business Analytics. Project/ Product Management. Sales & Marketing/ Writing.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2016

At the same time, despite these odds, entrepreneurs have gusto about growth. But entrepreneurs face other concerns that compete with this growth focus, including hiring, maintaining current revenue sources and distinguishing themselves from the competition. Knowing where each dollar is coming and going is essential. Hell or high water.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2018

Entrepreneurs are actually proven to be happier and healthier than employees who work for someone else. Slack), and know the policies for communicating on email and project management systems. A lack of innovation and agility. Startups are known for their innovative and agile approach to business.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 2, 2010

As start-ups scale, this agility will be lost unless the founders maintain a consistent investment in that discipline. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable Beware of Vanity Metrics For Startups, How Much Process Is Too Much? The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ▼ June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Boyd emphasized the importance of agility in combat: "the key to victory is to be able to create situations wherein one can make appropriate decisions more quickly than ones opponent." Agile software development. Agile allows companies to build higher quality software faster. This speeds up the Ideas-Code-Data feedback loop.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Operating across varied industries, Fractional CMOs offer a fresh, tailored approach, helping businesses to be more agile, adaptive, and strategic in their planning Questions I ask Nicole Bernard [00:46] What exactly is a fractional CMO? She also hosts a popular podcast called Bubbles and Biz and is a contributing writer to entrepreneur.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2020

Hacking 4 Recovery is a 5-day version of the Lean LaunchPad / Hacking For Defense / National Science Foundation I-Corps curriculum that’s trained tens of thousands of entrepreneurs and innovators. For more information or to apply online, please check out our Hacking 4 Recovery website at [link] or email us at hacking4recovery@gmail.com.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2008

They exchange countless emails, and hes being constantly interrupted and being asked to clarify exactly what the spec means. The fourth spec exists only in these emails, which are changing the design in an ad-hoc fashion. Eventually, I hope to get them on a full agile diet, with TDD, scrums, sprints, pair programming, and more.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

We try to make every touchpoint feel personal, whether it’s a welcome email, Facebook ad, or chat with Customer Care. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners? Delete your work email and apps from your phone if you must, but mentally unplug for at least 24 hours.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Finally the day came, we unleashed the landing page, emailed our existing customers, and started advertising online. Depending on the type of product, postings on forums, classifieds and emails could give enough information to help gauge potential response. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. Expo SF (May.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Agile – you may find the real opportunities for your company was somewhere else. Other Roles in a Startup Generic advice given to entrepreneurs assumes that everyone is going to be the founder/co-founder. This means you still need to have a resilient personality, and be agile. How quickly will you recover?

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The Next Web

JANUARY 19, 2013

No entrepreneur is without a smartphone or tablet anymore, it seems. I asked a panel of 13 successful young entrepreneurs the following question: What was the most useful mobile app for your business in 2012 and why? As an entrepreneur, I can tell you how many meetings, seminars, talks, and conferences I attend on a weekly basis. .

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your code right now Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your code right now A great checklist of techniques and tools for making your development more agile, written from a Rail perspective. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

When I first encountered customer development , it was considered pure lunacy by mainstream entrepreneurs and VCs. We were colleagues briefly at KPCB, where Randy has been working not just with individual companies, but also working to change the mindset of entrepreneurs everywhere. We all owe him our thanks for persevering.

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Startup Lessons Learned

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. we're fairly new, just launched our platform OCT 31st, but we are advent entrepreneurs and truly believe in a connected, lean startup. hey eric, love the blog.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Dan Martell , a 5x founder who now helps entrepreneurs build their tech products, explains… Dan Martell , Entrepreneur: “People get excited about an idea and then build the product and then find out 6 months later that nobody else was excited. Now, this process doesn’t just apply to startups and entrepreneurs.

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