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On deployment

Startup Lessons Learned

And the same is true in reverse - a lone brilliant coder can build a great widget, but it takes a system of people working well together to produce consistently great results. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Mechanical mistakes are the result of human mistakes.

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Why Continuous Deployment?

Startup Lessons Learned

So developers stuck in this world tend to think the other developers on their team are either, deep in their souls, plodding pedants or sloppy coders. At IMVU, we would occasionally hire someone from a more traditional organization who had a hard time letting go of their “best practices&# and habits.

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Lessons Learned: Throwing away working code

Startup Lessons Learned

None of it would have happened if we had plenty of cash, or were content to count our progress by traffic or product development milestones. Labels: product development 4comments: Doug said. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Thank you Eric.

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Common Growth Hacking Myths (and How Growth Actually Works)

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In the article, Andrew describes growth hackers as a cross between marketers and coders. September, 2012 – Andrew Chen, who currently does growth at Uber , writes You don’t need a growth hacker , which encourages companies to really consider whether they have product-market fit before hiring a growth hacker.

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Lessons Learned: The App Store after the gold rush

Startup Lessons Learned

The App Store is a channel for customer acquisition. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R. ► May (3) Thank you Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the.

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

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" => I have not bothered to put up a landing page, survey to test customer demand, or done any customer development whatsoever. "Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?" When Linus started what later on became Linux, he was at best a wet behind the ears developer.

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Lean Startup webcast post-game

Startup Lessons Learned

How many people - coders - do you think a small startup with a 6mm pages/month site should have? The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? I work for a startup and I always try to do all the things you suggest - automatic deployment, continuous integration, A/B tests. -

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