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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

But NewTV doesn’t plan on testing these hypotheses. With fewer than 10 employees but almost $2-billion dollars in the bank, they plan on jumping right in. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan.

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Lean Startups aren't Cheap Startups

Steve Blank

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Over its lifetime a Lean Startup may spend less money than a traditional startup.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. 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.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

No Business Plan Survives First Contact With A Customer – The 5.2 Risk-takers and Strategists: Jeremiah Owyang on Long-Term Social Media Planning - ReadWriteStart , November 10, 2010 Two years ago, 93% of Americans believed companies should have a social media presence. billion dollar mistake. The Proof Is In The Revenue.

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The Lean Startup Book is here

Startup Lessons Learned

The Lean Startup Book is done. If you've been waiting for a comprehensive account of the Lean Startup and how it can help you achieve dramatically better business results, this is it. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.

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Business ecology and the four customer currencies

Startup Lessons Learned

Probably not – you need to be finding an audience, making sure that audience will trade you their attention for your content, and – most importantly – establishing a baseline for how much that attention is worth to advertisers. These concepts have important implications for any lean startup.

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Four Tips For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

But before you can launch a high-growth company, you’ll need to find the right business plan and create a culture of success. My team and I built our company, Turning Technologies, into the world’s largest audience response software enterprise using this principle. Be Driven by Data. Keys to Success.

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