Cofounder Hiring Product Development Reference 
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 29, 2013
This post was written by Sarah Milstein, co-host of The Lean Startup Conference. Often, in very young organizations, those people are simply the founders. Now, “lean” is often used to refer to a company’s financial situation, so it might make you think of a bootstrapped or under-funded organization.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 2, 2008
Alas, they arent published in a dead-tree medium yet, so I cant say something like "they are the essential reference on my bookcase." Its to everyones advantage to let the world think the founders thought of everything. I say this as a founder: the contribution of founders is always overestimated. Even VCs do it.
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YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 1, 2018
by Harold Hardaway and Shannon Hernandez, Co-Founders of Cardigan Communications Group. A good culture ensures a strong connection between your product, purpose, people and work environment to support your long-term strategy. We casually refer to these as the “words on the wall.” The same can be said for your core values.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 14, 2009
It should be even more important to the founders themselves, because it demonstrates that their business hypothesis is grounded in reality. Their product definition fluctuates wildly – one month, it’s a dessert topping, the next it’s a floor wax. In fact, this company hasn’t shipped any new products in months.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 29, 2009
Startups especially can benefit by using technical debt to experiment, invest in process, and increase their product development leverage. The biggest source of waste in new product development is building something that nobody wants. Leverage product development with open source and third parties.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 28, 2010
Andy Mathieson, a founder and managing member at Fairview Capital , was particularly supportive. First, because the amateurs weren’t SEC-registered, the site had to refer to them with awkward terms like “geniuses.&# Andy Mathieson, a founder and managing member at Fairview Capital , was particularly supportive.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
So what does CTO mean, besides just "technical founder who really cant manage anyone?" Labels: product development 15comments: mukund said. I am very impressed and will use this and a direct reference many times. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?
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