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Second Startups: Why Founders Often Struggle to Find Their Second Act

View from Seed

The founder may not have been as experienced as they are today, but they have some unique insights about a problem and unique connection to the opportunity that propelled them as a first-time founder. The second time around, it’s much harder to recapture this authenticity. 2: Fleeing from the familiar.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

The application of agile development methodologies which dramatically reduce waste and unlock creativity in product development. See Customer Development Engineering for my first stab at articulating the theory involved) Ferocious customer-centric rapid iteration, as exemplified by the Customer Development process.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

If you don’t yet have a team yet, list the roles you need to hire for. If you don’t yet have a team yet, list the roles you need to hire for. Only talking to real-life people will help you figure out whether you’ve got a good product, or just a solution in search of a problem, or a product in search of a market.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

But six months in, you’re gonna cry when you see someone else put out that same product you’re pitching me right now. Like I said, forget everything else and just get your product out the door. Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. I don’t know any developers. No phone system.

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What is the perfect startup team?

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Quora Home About Login Sign Up Add Question Before adding a question, search for it above. Smart teams understand quickly that all three skills are essential - if you can't recognize the need, you won't be able to hire for it or value it. Add Comment • Dec 7, 2010 View All 2 Comments Cannot add comment at this time.