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Beyond the garage

Startup Lessons Learned

It may be hard to remember that there was a time when people in the agile software development community thought Lean Startup was incompatible with agile practices. So I’m honored to have back not just Steve Blank, but also two of our case studies: Drew Houston, CEO of Dropbox and Manuel Rosso, CEO of Food on the Table.

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Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the Lean Startup)

Startup Lessons Learned

The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston. The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston. Even Marc Andreessen weighs in. I think this means weve officially diffused our first major misunderstanding (that lean means cheap and small ) - congratulations. Even Marc Andreessen weighs in.

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Woodstock for Entrepreneurs – the Startup Lessons Learned Conference

Steve Blank

It wasn’t until Eric Ries sat in my class and had the insight – that to actually implement Customer Development engineers needed to couple it with an agile methodology – that the theory turned into practice. Berkeley classroom. It was then that Customer Development became one of the building blocks of the Lean Startup.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN

Austin Startup

Schwartzfarb set out to create a guide for anyone interested in starting, growing or leading a modern startup so that they can hit the ground running with a solid plan and foundation with agile and effective sales teams, so that they can avoid and manage the hazards all startups face. 6: Houston, TX?—? Austin, TX?—? RSVP here Sept.

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Lessons Learned: Inc Magazine on Minimum Viable Product (and a.

Startup Lessons Learned

Consider the method used by TPGTEX Label Solutions, a Houston -based software company that specializes in bar codes and labels for manufacturers and chemical companies. Consider the method used by TPGTEX Label Solutions, a Houston -based software company that specializes in bar codes and labels for manufacturers and chemical companies.

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The Trend Towards Lean Startups :: Small Business Marketing Blog.

Duct Tape Marketing

In The Lean Startup, Ries attempts to show entrepreneurs how to bring the principles of Lean manufacturing and agile development to innovation. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Eric Ries , entrepreneur in residence at Harvard and author of The Lean Startup.

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