Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

She and Raylene Young, who you'll hear in a minute, have collaborated to form the USDR, The United States Digital Response, activating an entire network of government technologists, lean and agile practitioners, to bring them together with state and local governments solving problems of immediate need. So I'm lucky to have that.

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keen.io

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Kirk was leaning towards a high-risk, high-equity option, and Micah was somewhere between Kirk and me. Kirk was still unsure if he should be considering the offer at all, which for him meant leaving a new VP-track job at Amazon, giving back a signing bonus, and moving to California. Follow @keen_io. Email the team. Follow @keen_io.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. After three of these slides, smart VC’s will recognize that by iterating on your assumptions you have dramatically reduced risk– on your nickel, not theirs. They will realize that you have built a startup that’s agile, resilient and customer-centric.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Are you familiar with the Lean Startup methodology? They call it Lean Startup, but it’s also essentially conversion optimization. You test the new version against the control, and make sure you feed the test data to Google Analytics, so you can segment the crap out of test results. Become a master of analytics.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product. New York, California different toilet, same s#@t. Vision Synching in a Lean Startup - Startup Marketing Blog , November 12, 2010 In the age of the lean startup , we often forget about the importance of vision.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Gone are the days of advertising to everyone in San Francisco, California. Common characteristics of social traffic… Could be high or low intent / level of motivation, but likely leaning towards low. In Google Analytics, you’ll see “search” if someone clicks on your add from the Search Network.

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Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

Filed under: Marketing , Technology , Venture Capital | Tagged: Steve Blank , Venture Capital , Entrepreneurs , Early Stage Startup , Tips for Startups « Customer Analytics – From Those Who Should Know SuperMac War Story 10: The Video Spigot » 14 Responses Michael F.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

Only NOW can I get something done… only now can I focus and do the things that require analytical thinking, analysis, strategy, or organizational functions.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

", and the page is exactly the same for me in California or someone in London? They also make it clear they only serve California, rather than telling you after you click the Submit button! You have free tools like Google Analytics Content Experiments (now with the power of multi-armed bandits !),

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Steve Blank

MAY 2, 2016

The teams live and die by the Lean Startup credo: “There are no facts inside the building so get the hell outside.” But by week 5, (this week) the teams have either embraced the Lean process or we’re not going to get through to them. First and foremost, it is experiential and hands-on. If you can’t see the presentation click here.

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Steve Blank

MAY 2, 2016

The teams live and die by the Lean Startup credo: “There are no facts inside the building so get the hell outside.” But by week 5, (this week) the teams have either embraced the Lean process or we’re not going to get through to them. First and foremost, it is experiential and hands-on. If you can’t see the presentation click here.

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Steve Blank

MAY 4, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Startups , Tips for Startups « Customer Development Talk Startup2Startup Customer Analytics – From Those Who Should Know » 16 Responses Twitted by sharemefg , on May 4, 2009 at 7:21 am Said: [.]

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Don’t think the CEO’s response was professional, or appropriate, but it definitely hammers in the importance of analytics within any organization and/or meeting. Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:39 am Said: [.] Getting out of the building.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2020

And she just lays out in very, very dispassionate and analytical tones what is happening with situations, as she calls them and how situations develop and what the outcomes and actions you can take as a situation develops. So the wildfires hit in Northern California, they showed up here to feed firefighters and displaced families.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 14, 2016

Niti Bashambu, Chief Analytics Officer, IAC Applications. Mark Lloyd, Professor of Communication, University of Southern California – Annenberg School. Eric Ries, Entrepreneur & Author, The Lean Startup. Greg Badros, Founder, Prepared Mind Innovations; Former Engineering VP, Facebook.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 14, 2016

Niti Bashambu, Chief Analytics Officer, IAC Applications. Mark Lloyd, Professor of Communication, University of Southern California – Annenberg School. Eric Ries, Entrepreneur & Author, The Lean Startup. Greg Badros, Founder, Prepared Mind Innovations; Former Engineering VP, Facebook.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Home Books for Startups Guide Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Tools Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Email Subscription Get Steve Blank via your RSS Feed RSS - Posts RSS - Comments Categories Air Force (12) Ardent (10) Audubon (1) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (39) Business Model versus Business Plan (..)

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Half-way through this post, you'll seriously wonder why you've spent so much time obsessing with Adobe/Google Analytics/Chartbeat or other web analytics tool. CIA also formed one of five foundational elements in my best-selling book Web Analytics 2.0. My first blog post on the topic of CIA was on 14th Aug 2006!

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Google Analytics. Site Pulse – Live Web Traffic Monitor and Analytics. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? SEO and Analytics Tutorials. Analytics review â??

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

There is a lean-in nature to content consumption, rather than lean-back. Bonus: YouTube Marketing And Analytics: A Primer For Magnificent Success. Or, were the handful of people who watched the stream live, in the process of considering a vacation in Southern California and hence this tour was held for them?

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