Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

It uses principles of agile software development, open source and 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. Labels: events 2comments: Andrew Meyer said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K. Sales and marketing costs.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

They have open-sourced their investment structure , now on version 3.0, —– Earnest Capital invests in bootstrapped companies to help them unlock more growth. We determine a salary cap with the founder based on a software engineer in the closest major city. —– Indie.vc

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Austin Startup

MAY 21, 2017

I could download mp3 music for free from Napster, but most of the software I wanted was not open source yet and had to be purchased. The only way to get free software was to apply for beta programs, which were not open to the public back then and usually required that you sign an Non-Disclosure Agreement. we’ve got em.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The best composition is probably one engineer whose passion lies in the pixels on the screen and another engineer whose passion is making bits fly really fast through servers. is it really that the only people who can build great startups are engineers? Engineers don’t always have the best business ideas.

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techblog.netflix.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

This team is currently looking for an additional engineer. If an instance dies for any reason, the ASG automatically creates a replacement instance and the Netflix tooling manages bootstrap replacement of that node in the Cassandra cluster. Why we use and contribute to open source software. Posted by Adrian Cockcroft.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more. ScheduleOnce – Scheduling engine to get everyone who needs to meet together at one time. Invoice Journal – Free invoicing program. Robyn – Easy online scheduling for service providers.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

It’s very rare that they actually successfully bootstrapped, because it’s just so hard to do if you can’t invest any money. They are the place where all the open source code increasingly lives. All other code increasingly uses a ton of open source code. The GitHub guys did an amazing job.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 21, 2015

Slim, bootstrapping teams could wear a designer hat and produce the rich content quickly and inexpensively by enlisting some of these fantastic content-producing tools: Capture the moment with Skitch. However, since more basic content is better than no content at all, getting your engine running with intuitive and affordable tools is key.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Polling code must be open sourced , can’t have propriety code. Jill Tarter, Director of the Center for SETI Research - new turtle mascot, open source code, cloud services from amazon, telescopes. One polling machine missing today.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Polling code must be open sourced , can’t have propriety code. Jill Tarter, Director of the Center for SETI Research – new turtle mascot, open source code, cloud services from amazon, telescopes. One polling machine missing today.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Mark: Google had trouble dealing with customers and contracts because they historically were so engineering driven. While that happens sometimes, it was a challenge for Google because it frequently had trouble adapting from an engineering driven culture. What is the best reporting structure for an engineering team.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Nothing essential that I disagree with you in your post, but when read by other people with minimal software engineering experience, they can have too high expectations. Would love to hear your insights sometime into how to partner with engineers. Find a senior engineer, take them out to lunch, pick their brain. Take good notes!

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

It is right that Google and Facebook pride themselves on being engineering organizations (note - so did Microsoft). It is interesting to see the emphasis that both Twitter and Quora have put on product design, not just engineering. Spencer Fry , Founder of two bootstrapped companies.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. High Quality, and open sourced! Firebase : Are all your developers front-end engineers? Seed Startups.

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