David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

That said, we’re in an opaque industry compared with the public markets, and having the real scoop about what’s going on at a private company, and who are raising now, will be a meaningful edge for a long time. We’ve seen some modest progress in people upgrading from Excel to Google Sheets; use of some CRM; and a cloud-based storage service.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

That said, we’re in an opaque industry compared with the public markets, and having the real scoop about what’s going on at a private company, and who are raising now, will be a meaningful edge for a long time. We’ve seen some modest progress in people upgrading from Excel to Google Sheets; use of some CRM; and a cloud-based storage service.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 2, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 2, 2008 Paul Graham on fundraising I have found no better primer on the current realities of starting a new technology company in a startup hub like Silicon Valley than Paul Grahams essays. but rest assured they would be. Startup Lessons Learned - the Conference (April 23.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Where did Silicon Valley come from? I think the absolute best reading on this subject is a book called Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 by AnnaLee Saxenian. And what were they doing beforehand?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

They did it all open-source, so from an ethos point of view it was opposite, and from an infrastructure point of view it was all cloud and modern like you would expect. As a counterpart to the question of how to create and test an MVP, Steven and Diane discussed how to use metrics to measure progress. Classic minimum viable product.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe. I began asking around who the likely investors were for such a market. In this short 90-second clip Jeff discusses “Investor / Market Fit” How VCs Think About Funding. But not many others.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

It is becoming easier and cheaper for companies to bring products to market, leveraging free and open source software , cloud computing, open social data (Facebook, OpenSocial ), and open distribution (AdWords, SEO). Lean startups have the ability to use this commodity stack to lower costs and, more importantly, reduce time to market.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Now, helping potential customers discover new things they might like is the job of the discipline of marketing. But that job is changing dramatically, and this brings us to the next major problem facing traditional media organizations: Media companies are failing at marketing. There are too many products clamoring for attention.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Great companies have been founded during downturns and Bessemer sees a lot of investment opportunity in the current market environment," said Ed Colloton, Chief Operating Officer of Bessemer Venture Partners. anecdotes. (13).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

Id like to call special attention to Kurt Carr s perspective (lets hope he finishes his five-part series): Now that I’m back in Ohio (I was one of the token foreigners in a room full of Silicon Valley residents), I have found myself reliving and rethinking much of what I saw there. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Even more importantly, you can start to experiment with feature set, positioning, and marketing - all without building a product. Labels: customer development , search engine marketing 13comments: Jim Lindstrom said. If you cant find any , maybe that means you havent figured out who your customer is yet. A very interesting strategy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Strategy - startups first encounter this when they have the beginnings of a product, and theyve achieved some amount of product/market fit. Growth - when you have existing customers, the pressure is on to grow your key metrics day-in day-out. And if you neglect maintenance, you may not have a business left at all.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The bi-weekly podcasts feature interviews of entrepreneurs and silicon Valley leaders. VentureCast : Bi-weekly anecdotes on the Silicon Valley venture world. Cloud Computing. (1). anecdotes. (13).

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." Many of us are not accustomed to thinking about markets or customers in a disciplined way. a roadmap for how to get to Product/Market Fit." Theory of market types.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Im not offering extensive studies or research to support this conclusion; the evidence from my peers right here in the innovation capital of America, Silicon Valley, is absolutely overwhelming. Asked to help, I am confident that Silicon Valley and every other innovation center will step up. They are nerds. Hint, hint.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 17, 2009

The problem is that the most authentic innovators and entrepreneurs are in the Valley. I want more than anything to come to Silicon Valley after I graduate and join the vibrant ecosystem. I plan to apply these models to my own ventures, especially within new contexts separate from software and web development.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. A couple weeks ago, I attended the 13th Silicon Valley Annual VC/Entrepreneur luncheon organized by NVCA. Cloud Computing. (1). sales and marketing. (10). Saturday, December 16, 2006. 8:37 PM. .

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2023

Rewiring Organizations For A Successful Digital Transformation written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Rodney Zemmel In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Rodney Zemmel. 01:03): Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, June 9, 2009 The Lean Startup Tokyo edition I had a blast speaking at Startonomics Tokyo , which was organized to foster ties between the startup cultures in Japan and Silicon Valley. It was an eye-opening day, and a great crowd to present to. Startup Lessons Learned - the Conference (April 23.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Take a look: This full-day Master Class focuses on how to build a startup from the ground up to focus on customers, markets, and speed of iteration. We attempted to use Waterfall and market ourselves as B2C. A few years later we had 80% market share and had revolutionized the space. What will be covered in the full-day program?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2010

Heres an excerpt: Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster - WSJ.com Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists often churn out how-to business books and fancy themselves as management gurus, but few see their methodologies adopted. Eric Ries is experiencing something different. Eric Ries is experiencing something different.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

We need venture debt, factoring companies and public markets. You have an open source stack, cloud services for storage, processing & management and APIs for just about anything you want. My wife worked at Google so while we had good income in Silicon Valley it’s hardly the life of luxury given the costs of housing.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2010

His posts are born of tremendous research into the secret history of Silicon Valley , and if you haven’t read those essays, you should. Comprehensive means it has to address all aspects of a startups life: marketing and product development, especially. Let me be clear: Steve is the historian.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 4, 2009

If youre used to pitching your company in a startup hub, like here in Silicon Valley, you may suffer from a debilitating disease: the inability to describe your product to normal people. It also gives you insight into their language. This is important, especially if you are a very early stage company.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 9, 2010

The event is being produced in partnership with Charles Hudson, who puts on many of Silicon Valleys top events, including the forthcoming Freemium Summit. The event is being produced in partnership with Charles Hudson, who puts on many of Silicon Valleys top events, including the forthcoming Freemium Summit.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. A description of your target market or the different market segments you’re targeting. Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. How to Do Market Research.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

The European and Israeli cloud ecosystem is accelerating as never before. Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. of market capitalization. 60% of the cloud IPOs had a market cap of $5B+ vs. only 28% this year.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

This is especially true if you live outside the echo chamber of Silicon Valley. This is especially true if you live outside the echo chamber of Silicon Valley. Whether youre a US citizen or an immigrant, entrepreneur or investor, founder or employee, theres something you can do. There are four ways to get involved below.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2011

Capital Markets Advisory Partners cleaves the demand for pre-public VC-backed equities into two worlds: “Demand Pull (Buzz) and Supply Push (No Buzz) companies. … We have a stock market that works for one kind of buzzy (Demand Pull) stock but is a disaster for the rest of the economy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

You also need to know what each one cares about, which metrics they look at (or studiously ignore). Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. What are the job titles of the people you need to convince?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

At that early stage, it was the companys first glimpse of what a crossing the chasm strategy might look like: use these early adopters to build a whole product for the education market. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Marketing launch) Make a new product available to customers in the general public. This is the usual reason given for a marketing launch, but for most early stage startups, its a failure. In the right situation, its a very useful tactic, too.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

And then, at my first Silicon Valley startup , I watched friends get laid off in successive waves as it started to fail. The "big guys" of 10 years in the future are probably going to displace those of today, and if we think the market is crowded now, it's scary to imagine how much more so it would be in 10 years.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

So, we chose a business concept, established the pain point, discussed the solution, identified monetization and customer acquisition strategies, and assessed market opportunity. The Alchemist Series: Customer Development and Metrics. Through this process, it gave us a sample of how the group works together and different people engage.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Its obvious that can lower your development costs, but I think its even more important that it can reduce your time to market. This is especially true in Silicon Valley. Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Work in small batches Continuous deployment with downloads What is a market? (a Expo (and a call for he.

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