Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

I would add -- think of your development and running your business like a PM/Developer uses Agile or Scrum in software development. Paring down products, target customers, business models etc takes courage, but it must be done to have any chance of success. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. No more, no less.

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Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

One commonly used approach is to identify widely felt “pain points” in the target market; build a workable solution to address them using particularly effective or efficient means; and if the business model pencils out, work like crazy to execute, execute, execute.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

For example, IMVU’s early business model was made possible by Paypal’s easy self-serve and open access payment system. I think that if a web founder would come to me asking for an investment talking about how he's coding an immensly scalable, perfectly designed system, I will throw him out in an instant.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Editor’s Note: We wrapped up the 2017 Lean Startup Week in San Francisco just a few weeks ago, and we’re excited to share with you some of the best lessons learned in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. LESSON #1: Equip your business with a portfolio map and a 21st century org chart.

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