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Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 12, 2010
For the many entrepreneurs that send me cold emails asking for me to review a business plan or answer a strategic dilemma: Im much more likely to answer if youve already tried getting an answer on the mailing list. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Youll probably get a better result, anyway.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
This is precisely the dilemma that the doctrine of minimum viable product is designed to solve. When people start using quality, reliability, or design as an excuse to delay, it used to make me nervous, even when these suggestions were well intentioned. Rules of thumb can be infuriatingly unhelpful. And it’s really hard.
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Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 14, 2009
I had a lot of use for this concept back when I worked on game design and virtual worlds. In order to maintain game play balance, game designers have to take into account the needs of customers who have an excess of four different assets: time , money , skill , and passion. Having a balanced ecosystem is what game designers strive for.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 6, 2008
They need to incorporate customer feedback into the product development and business planning process. Both are related to a common brain defect we engineers and entrepreneurs seem to be especially prone to. The site hung on to its design philosophy of being an island cut off from the rest of the Web, and paid the price.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 5, 2009
I think this idea is particularly appealing to those of us from an engineering background. Certainly venture-backed startups don’t have this luxury – every business plan has a model in it. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.
Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 8, 2008
This is a self-published book, originally designed as a companion to Steves class at Berkeleys Haas school of business. Most likely, your business plan is loaded with opinions and guesses, sprinkled with a dash of vision and hope. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Heres the catch.
Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 2, 2009
My startup business (web development) is being shunned by virtually every other potential investor I approached thus far. The only folks who invested in me were the ones who barely understood the business plan. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. They just havd faith in me. I am chugging along.
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