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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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Startup Resources

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Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. IP Location Tools. British Library Business & IP Centre : Funded by the London Development Agency, the British Library supports inventors, small businesses and entrepreneurs from that first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business.

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Lessons Learned: CPI > CPC

Startup Lessons Learned

Other than that, you know their IP address, maybe their browser version or what country they are in. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? When someone clicks on one of your traditional CPC or CPM ads, what do you know about them? In other words, not very much.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

I agree that listening and communicating is a key to success, but customer development can only do so much. Users also asked that IMVU identify and aggressively act to eliminate the source of such products up to and including IP bans. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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Grade A Entrepreneurs , September 5, 2010 Why Krispy Kreme failed in Australia - Start Up Blog , November 3, 2010 Mellow Johnny’s: Retail Stores as Community Hubs - IDDICTIVE.COM , July 14, 2010 Is crowdfunding an option for my business?