Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 9, 2009 The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help) Ive been asked to speak this year at the Web 2.0 The Lean Startup is a practical approach for creating and managing a new breed of company that excels in low-cost experimentation, rapid iteration, and true customer insight.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS. The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Optimal Average Customer Value for SaaS Startups – crowdspring.co/1ib05xm. Exploring Current Web Design Trends – crowdspring.co/1q1Snrw. 1nj8pIu.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, March 16, 2009 Combining agile development with customer development Today I read an excellent blog post that I just had to share. In most agile development systems, there is a notion of the "product backlog" a prioritized list of what software is most valuable to be developed next.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

This is typically called “bootstrapping&# and it is fraught with potential pitfalls and dangers. What is bootstrapping? So, what does it mean to bootstrap a company? Bootstrapping involves launching a business on a low budget. Why bootstrap? Either way, bootstrapping is a viable model.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 7 Crucial Lessons from an Embarrassing Customer Service Trainwreck | Help Scout - [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 2500+ Free Custom Photoshop Shapes | [link] – [link]. 13 Resources to Design for Bootstrap | Vandelay Design Blog – [link]. 13 Free Flat Icon Sets – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Being bad to your customers is bad for business – [link]. Bootstrapping is Bullshit – [link]. Being bad to your customers is bad for business – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. Small business and startups: engage your customers the old(spice)-fashioned way – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small business and startup tips: track your own customer service data – [link]. How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

Small business and startup tips: track your own customer service data – [link]. How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. Small business and startup tips: track your own customer service data – [link]. 5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. Small business and startups: engage your customers the old(spice)-fashioned way – [link]. Small business and startups: engage your customers the old(spice)-fashioned way – [link]. 5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link].

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thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Archives Team Badges & Banners Netsetter Directory Twitter Updates Email Updates Rss Updates Do You Need to Be a Developer to Found a Web Startup? If you read a lot of these though you start wondering if the only route into the world of web startups is to be a developer or computer engineer of some kind.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2011

It’s a lot easier to tell customers “Try our FREE signing website, you can sign documents with a mouse or on your iphone!&# Coming from the financial world to the software world taught us a lot about bootstrapping and finding valuable outsourcing tools. The best advertisement is happy customers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Creating Customers for Life: 50 Resources on Loyalty, Churn, and Customer Retention | Help Scout – crowdspring.co/1lD094d. 5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Superheroes!

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why You Need Marketing Analytics, Not Web Analytics – [link]. Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link] 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB. 9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB. 1ncL3IY.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

No wait, I forgot, actually the question is: What happens when employee #2 makes off with your code and roadmap and marketing data and customer list, moves to Bolivia, and starts selling your stuff world-wide at one-tenth the price? But now she has the vision and ability to design her own software, capitalizing on modern trends (e.g.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 12, 2010

On October 14th Tech Ranch will be hosting a Venture Pitch event, where 10 entrepreneurs will be pitching their idea to a panel including a potential customer, a proven entrepreneur, and a seasoned investor. Brian is an independent software developer, entrepreneur and proud Longhorn. How are you going to find customers?&# ).

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 5 Ways to Create an Engaging Customer Experience – crowdspring.co/W6LVm2. Why Responsive Web Design Helps People Buy Your Product | Inc – crowdspring.co/1psW8QW.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 4 Steps to Starting a Web Business Without Knowing Coding | The Next Web – crowdspring.co/1ep8F6R. 21 Reasons To Bootstrap Your Startup | ZoomShift – crowdspring.co/M5SXUd.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

Useful Glossaries For Web Designers and Developers – [link]. The State of Web Development 2010 – [link]. Anatomy of Colors in Web Design: Black – A Representation of Style & Mystery – [link]. 20 Fabulous Photoshop Web Interface Tutorials – [link]. 25+ Free Vector World Maps (.ai,eps

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Don’t Accidentally Bootstrap Yourself to Death | saastr – [link]. 25+ Fresh Business Cards Ideas to Inspire You | Bloom Web Design Blog – [link]. Quora – [link].

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The approach involves going to a source of (often public) data and finding out how many X’s there are in the world, where X is your target consumer…be it a barber shop, web design firm or male under the age of 34. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why the Best Entrepreneurs and Creators are Humble | The Next Web - crowdspring.co/1e9b5t3. The decline of the mobile web - crowdspring.co/1lIlKL4. 1lNUUDJ - crowdspring.co/1lNUWLN.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I was surprised by this, as I thought Seth was going to discuss another option I’ve seen used with great success: customer financing. That’s when you find one or more (future) customers that help fund your product development in exchange for input into the process and free or highly discounted use of the software.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Over 100 Strategies for Providing Outstanding Customer Service – [link]. The Web Entrepreneur’s Customer Service Toolbox: 100 Hacks and Resources – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Over 100 Strategies for Providing Outstanding Customer Service – [link]. The Web Entrepreneur’s Customer Service Toolbox: 100 Hacks and Resources – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: iTeleport – [link]. 3 Keys To Increasing Customer Loyalty With Social Media – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. 10 essential tools to get your new web-app off the ground – [link]. The Four Phases of Design Thinking - [link].

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Google buzz Advertise Network Blippr iPhone App Mashable France MashDeck Twitter App Mobile Site Social Media Events Twitter Guide Book Facebook Guide Book Partners App Development WordPress Expert Rackspace Hosting MaxCDN Content Delivery Dynect Managed DNS ConVerdge Communities About Us Submit a Tip!

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Principle of Contrast in Web Design – [link]. 20 Examples of using the Color Orange in Web Design – [link]. Showcase Of Web Design In Germany - [link]. Writing for the Web: The Right Strategy - [link]. Writing for the Web: The Right Strategy - [link]. Fresh Examples of Web 2.0

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

For example: in my translation site story, above, the first milestone might be just a plain ugly web page where a company can create an account, create a new project, then upload named documents into that project. Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. If that works, thats a good start.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Lesson: You dn’t want your customers to feel locked into using your software. It helps with sales cycles because customers know that they can switch away if they so choose. While customers will be willing to try your product, they think two steps ahead. A product manager is responsible for: Talking to customers.

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