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Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. Reply Richard Jordan , on November 5, 2009 at 3:36 pm Said: Steve, best article yet. 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.

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

Up and Running

However, the main thing is to start with the right space—and one that will be bigger than what you think you will need, says Jason Jordan of Propel Insurance. “I Some cities, such as Portland, Oregon also have what Patrick calls “beer angels”—private angel investors who understand the beer business and invest in select breweries and cideries.

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Startup Tools

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AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

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Startup Resources

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Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? Lean project management. List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs. Venture Hacks Angel List â?? Lean Startup Machine.

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

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Author : Jordan Cooper. Hiring is hard, and without proper experience, we should have leaned more heavily on our investors to help us with this decision. Super Angel Investors – Who They Are, What They Invest In. Post-Mortem Title : Untitled Partners Post-Mortem. Company : Untitled Partners.