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How To Build a Web Startup – Lean LaunchPad Edition

Steve Blank

As part of our Lean LaunchPad classes at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and for the National Science Foundation, students build a startup in 8 weeks using Business Model Design + Customer Development. How To Build a Web Startup – The Lean LaunchPad Edition. Use the Startup Tools Page as the resource for tool choices).

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Why Founders Should Know How to Code

Steve Blank

A startup is not just about the idea, it’s about testing and then implementing the idea. This startup was broken at multiple levels. In fact, it wasn’t even a startup. There were three problems with Dave’s startup. A Startup is Not Just About a Good Idea. Having a coder as part of the founding team is essential.

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Come Check Out a Very Important LA Tech Event on June 1st

Both Sides of the Table

A special thanks to Jason Lehmbeck , founder & ceo of DataPop , a great LA startup of which I have been a long-standing fan, for championing this event and bringing it to my attention. Not a coder? Startup Advice' Tomorrow LA is hosting an important tech event - please consider registering and coming by.

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A Technical Cofounder Tells You How To Find Your Technical Cofounder, Where The Stuff We Return to Amazon Goes, a Benchmark VC on Rethinking Your AI Startup, and More….

Hunter Walker

AI startups: Sell work, not software [Sarah Tavel/Benchmark] – Like many of us Sarah writes in spurts, so I’m always excited when there’s a burst of stuff from her. as a person who can ship this, even without waiting for a magic coder person to help.

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Founder Challenges with Startup Development Teams and CTOs

SoCal CTO

I''m spending more of my time recently working with non-technical startup founders who are having challenges with their software/web/mobile development teams. Architecture All startups will make a lot of changes and scale the product as they move along. One of your better developers leaves. The last 10% takes the other 90%.

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The Code is your Enemy

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

That’s great of course, because in a new startup everyone needs to be either making stuff or selling stuff — there’s no room for managers and executives and strategists. The trouble is, this is almost certainly not the activity that would most benefit your startup. Here are two: 1.

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UsIng a Web Design App to Launch Your Startup Website

The Startup Magazine

Nuances related to layout, graphics, device and browser compatibility, media handling and performance are time consuming to even the most proficient coders. It can even be a great team exercise to review alternatives with your startup colleagues. As you ramp your company, saving time and saving money are critical to startups.

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