Austin Cofounder Naming SEM 
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 13, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, September 13, 2008 SEM on five dollars a day How do you build a new product with constant customer feedback while simultaneously staying under the radar? SEM is a simple idea. We would pretty much bid on any phrase that was "[name of competitive product] chat" and variations like that.
mashable.com
MAY 28, 2010
Anyone who has sat stymied with their cursor blinking in a “username” field knows that coming up with a name is harder than you’d think. We talked to bloggers, social media gurus, linguists and naming experts (yes, they exist!) to get the scoop on finding a name that will work on the web. How Do I Start? Ask yourself: 2.
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Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 7, 2008
So, if youre interested in helping avoid mistakes like that, here are the steps: Get a domain name. It doesnt have to be the worlds catchiest name, just pick something reasonably descriptive. If youre concerned about sullying your eventual brand name, dont use your "really good" name, pick a code name.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
Of the techniques he mentioned, I think four are fundamental and critical for any lean startup: TDD (or the even more politely named TATFT ) Continuous integration Automate your deployments Collect statistics The tools to help you do these things are getting better and better every day, but dont confuse tools with process.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
It’s easy to overestimate the impact of this kind of traffic because it just feels good to have your name and company featured. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
Names have, of course, been changed to protect the innocent: Hope youre well; I thought Id relay a recent experience and thank you. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
It was actually my co-founder Will Harvey who taught me to present this data in the simple format weve discussed in this post. If she is, return the name of the hypothesis she was exposed to before. Return the name of the hypothesis chosen or assigned. Make a note of which hypothesis this user was exposed to.
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