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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 2, 2013

We talk a lot about Customer Development, but there’s nothing like seeing it in action to understand its power. But the big payoff came when their discussions with medical device customers revealed an entirely new way to think about pricing —potentially tripling their revenue. the Customer Life Time (CLT)).

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Customer Churn Rate Customer Development Lean 324

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

Slowly, over time, we optimized (or eliminated) each step in the process of becoming a customer by giving us money. In the process, we had also built a simple cohort-based analytics system. And then we would use that simple analytics system I mentioned to monitor the conversion rates of customers from each campaign.

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SEM San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 164

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2009

We were sitting in our conference room in our first “system-planning meeting” trying to define the specifications of our new supercomputer and make the trade-offs between what was possible to build, and what customers in this new market would actually want and need. The conversation that day would become one of my professional watermarks.

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Silicon Valley RSS Customer Development California 275

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. How to Write a Traditional Business Plan.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

So I generally feel right at home in these conversations. Most importantly, it’s now possible to have detailed analytics on exactly what’s happening to messages and ideas as they flow through word-of-mouth channels. Each new campaign is a startup where Lean principals can be applied to maximum effect.

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Laura is not only the author of UX for Lean Startup and the creator of the design blog Users Know , she’s also Head of Product at Hint Health, a software company working on healthcare affordability, and one of our most popular speakers. We already know about that.

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Lean Design Mobile Engineer 167

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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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

I love business plan competitions (and with my valley-centric bias, I think Berkeley and Stanford have two of the best.) If you are outside of Silicon Valley, you ought to jump into them with both feet. You’ll learn a lot. Martin , on May 7, 2009 at 9:36 am Said: The caveat would be for undergrads at a school like Stanford or Berkeley.

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Business Plan Silicon Valley RSS Venture Capital 143

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 16, 2010

First, SlideShare is a fantastic product (that I use on a regular basis) and an impressive company example of Lean Startup practices in action. Second, their story illustrates a key Lean Startup idea: proving the business in micro-scale. ’&# They removed the core plan, and conversions went up. How are we doing?

San Francisco 167

San Francisco Lean Analytics Continuous Deployment 167

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We'll be discussing the Lean Startup movement, the upcoming conference, and whatever else you decide you want to ask about. Remember, radio programs get no realtime analytics, no click maps, no funnel reports. Throughout the hour (from 10am-11am) we'll be picking people to win free tickets to the Lean Startup Conference on December 3.

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Lean San Francisco Houston Engineer 159

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 1, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, May 1, 2009 Lean Startup webcast post-game Wow, what an incredible turnout for webcast this morning, right on the heels of a phenomenal crowd at startup2startup last night. Its been a great twelve hours for the lean startup! wogsland : Still not understanding the "lean" aspect. What a thrill.

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Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 60

Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

JULY 1, 2010

You will find here a list of tools you can use during the customer discovery phase. Analytics You need to understand your customers/users better. I am slowly going away from Google Analytics in favour of Clicky (although this is an affiliate link, I genuinely recommend this tool). which sources send better traffic?

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Lean Customer Ruby Startup 38

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

How do we know how much energy to invest in analytics vs. doing real work? Entrepreneurs: Beware of Vanity Metrics - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review : The idea is simple. Read the rest of Entrepreneurs: Beware of Vanity Metrics at The Conversation on Harvard Business Review. Remember "metrics are people, too."

Metrics 121

Metrics San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 121

Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

JULY 1, 2010

You will find here a list of tools you can use during the customer discovery phase. Analytics You need to understand your customers/users better. I am slowly going away from Google Analytics in favour of Clicky (although this is an affiliate link, I genuinely recommend this tool). which sources send better traffic?

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Lean Customer Ruby Startup 32

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Additionally, he is the co-founder of ConnectYard , a social analytics platform for e-learning platforms. I’d go to faculty meetings and realize, “These conversations are pointless, nobody wants to get anything out of this (meeting).” The other piece was that my partner had some of the Lean Startup process down cold.

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Cofounder DC Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 120

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. The Ultimate Combination of Startup Business Development Methods - ArcticStartup , November 16, 2010 I've been a huge fan of Steven Blank's Customer Development methodology for a long time. Where is it?

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Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

It seems like it’s somewhat of a surprise to nontechnical people that development skills are VERY high in demand. An analytical mindset that might be somewhat jaded from past ventures is going to take a hard look at your idea, and their reaction is likely to be sobering. I’ve had many conversations with entrepreneurs.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

What’s more important, traffic or conversions? Unless you’re in the pageview business, what you should first and foremost care about is conversions. Conversions take place when targeted traffic meets relevant offer. In Lean Startup methodology, it’s called a pivot.

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Audience Analytics B2B eCommerce 122

ConversionXL

AUGUST 28, 2014

Yet, only just over a quarter (28%) report being satisfied with their conversion rates. In our own research at Convert.com, we analysed 700 experiments and found again that 1 out of 7 experiments (14%) ran made a positive impact on the conversion rate for all clients that were not an agency. Ok now back to Dennis.).

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Analytics Conversion Lean Metrics 104