Community, Continuous Deployment, Entrepreneur and Programming

Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, February 22, 2009 Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Of course, what I really mean is: let them teach themselves. Heres what I do know: The future strength of our economy depends on its ability to create, support, and sustain entrepreneurs. (If Ill explain in a moment. They are nerds.

Programming

Programming San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment

Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator’s first graduates head to Silicon Valley

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator , one of the many, many startup accelerators in Europe, is taking the first class of startups who’ve graduated from its six-month program stateside this month. Wercker : a continuous deployment solution for software developers, hosted in the cloud.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley CTO Hire Continuous Deployment Cofounder

Beyond the garage

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

Steve Blank called last year’s conference “ Woodstock for entrepreneurs ” and my goal is do even better this year. (If SLLCONF featured incredible entrepreneurs on stage to put those ideas to rest (watch, for example: Aardvark , Grockit , Dropbox , PBworks ). Brad doesn’t meet your typical image of a scrappy entrepreneur.

San Francisco

San Francisco Silicon Valley Lean Agile

Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

But theres no denying the level of support for entrepreneurs that we enjoy. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. Traveling to Boulder I had the feeling of stepping back in time.

San Francisco

San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Lean

New conference website, speakers, agenda

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

Weve got a new scholarship program up and running. The focus is on case studies and real entrepreneurs. When I was a practicing entrepreneur, startup events usually made me crazy. Then, well talk case studies in each area, presented by practicing entrepreneurs who have actually grappled with the topic at hand.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC

A real Customer Advisory Board

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 26, 2009

And, as you can see in my previous post on “ The cardinal sin of community management &# the feedback could be all over the map. But we had some super-active customers who would act as editors, collecting feedback from all over the community and synthesizing it into a report of the top issues. It was absolutely worth it.

Advisory Board

Advisory Board Customer San Francisco Lean

Twitter Link Roundup #113 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Design for Continuous Deployment – [link]. Good to see Harvard evolve its MBA program. I hope other programs follow the lead – [link]. A good culture avoids these dangers: Eight Dangers of Collaboration – [link]. Don’t Be A Free User – [link]. Cheap Willl Be Smart. Banks took $7.7

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

The Lean Startup Workshop - now an O'Reilly Master Class

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

What will be covered in the full-day program? Unlike other incubator-led programs, this workshop is open to anyone who wants to learn, and it does not require companies take investment or give out equity. I have contacts within the university and entrepreneurial communities and would be happy to help you set up something if interested.

Lean

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review

Datablindness

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 8, 2009

I suddenly lose my ability to judge if our marketing programs are being effective. Use pilot programs. This is true for split-testing features, but it’s also true for marketing programs or even operations changes. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC

Lessons Learned: Lean hiring tips

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Even if you have a referral bonus program, even if youve talked to that person about your company, and even if youve sent a recruiter to call her, I bet you could do more. You are doing the startup community a great service by sharing your insights via your blog. Thanks for taking the time to pass all this wisdom on to entrepreneurs.

Lean

Lean Hiring San Francisco Continuous Deployment

Lessons Learned: Product development leverage

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

Although customers didnt flock to this offering at first, we had enough of a developer program active to start recruiting early adopters to start creating 3D objects for sale in our catalog. Most importantly, there is almost no niche or trend that is unserved by this community. Yeah, weve got that. Leverage is work, though.

Product Development

Product Development Developer San Francisco Product

Introducing the Lean Startup Cohort subscription program

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 8, 2009 Introducing the Lean Startup Cohort subscription program Over the past few months, I have been engaged in another customer discovery exercise with passionate early adopters of the lean startup methodology. This program would be by subscription only; each company would pay $3000/month.

Lean

Lean Programming San Francisco Continuous Deployment

A Different Kind of Entrepreneurship Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

We’ve just published the program for this year’s Lean Startup Conference , December 9 to 11 in San Francisco, and we can say without hesitation that it’s completely unlike any other entrepreneurship conference in existence. But as the community of Lean Startup practitioners has matured, so has our event.

Lean

Lean Early Stage San Francisco Cofounder

Marching through quicksand

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

They can make smart investments even if the entrepreneurs are not well credentialed or have a product/idea that is outside the mainstream of what investors are expecting As this change has rippled up the venture industry, it has meant a lot more worthy companies are getting funded than just a few years ago. for Harvard Business Revie.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution

Testing the new Disqus comment system

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Testing the new Disqus comment system The recent and overwhelming influx of comments on The cardinal sin of community management. Testing the new Disqus comment system The recent and overwhelming influx of comments on The cardinal sin of community management.

San Francisco

San Francisco DC Continuous Deployment Lean

Support the Startup Founders Visa with a tweet

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

In a previous post , I asked readers for suggested topics that the US government needs to know about startups and entrepreneurs, and got some really interesting responses. First of all, Dave McClure introduced the idea of modifying an existing immigration program. Thats when the second piece clicked, a few hours later.

San Francisco

San Francisco Founder DC Washington

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (and a request for help)

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Im really honored to be included in this program, as its one Ive admired and enjoyed for many years. Im really honored to be included in this program, as its one Ive admired and enjoyed for many years. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Expo in NYC.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean DC Continuous Deployment

International tour about to begin

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

We'll have IDCEE conf on October 28-29, [link] If you could come any other day we'll organize small event at #kievstartup community. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. September 18, 2009 12:21 PM max said.

San Francisco

San Francisco DC Finland Washington

Don't be the Ice Cream Glove

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? for Harvard Business Revie.

San Francisco

San Francisco DC Continuous Deployment Lean

Gov 2.0 Summit wrap-up

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Ive never seen such a mixed crowd of entrepreneurs, vendors, and policy makers all in one place. Do course correction called a "pivot". - @ericries "Most exciting time in history be an entrepreneur." #g2s The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Summit in Washington DC last week.

San Francisco

San Francisco DC Washington Lean

Lessons Learned: Three freemium strategies

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 27, 2009

We're keeping ourselves free for the community that has helped us build our product; premium vs basic seems wrong to us. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC

Happy blogiversary (my present: a brand new URL)

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Why Continuous Deployment? * The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. As for top posts we have: * 10.0 Don't launch * 8.9 Embrace technical debt * 8.5

San Francisco

San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC

The free software hiring advantage

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Heres the short version: hire people from the online communities that develop free software. Its a wonderful filter for people who are intrinsically motivated by the art of programming. Another unexpected benefit comes when you hire people who are part of the same online coding community. Instead, engage with the project.

Software Review

Software Review Software Hiring San Francisco

Seeking Speakers

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2012

We know how to reach people who are famous in our community. Many conferences and programs complain that they don't get a diverse group of applicants. We believe that part of the reason this happens is that people naturally don't bother applying to programs they don't think they'll be accepted to.

Lean

Lean Houston Continuous Deployment Technical Review

Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you?

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

I would recommend periodic surveys, along with some kind of forum or other community tool where the most passionate customers can congregate. Im Community Manager at VenCorps, co-host of commandN. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? November 19, 2008 1:48 PM Will Pate said.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC

What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

As a result, sitting here on this plane, Ive been pondering what message I want to deliver on behalf of startups and entrepreneurs. So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? So what are good entrepreneur-friendly policies?

DC

DC Washington San Francisco SBIR

Business ecology and the four customer currencies

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

And passionate players are often the backbone of game communities – especially online. We cultivated a passionate community that nurtured a skilled set of developers. And passionate players are often the backbone of game communities – especially online. Learning is better than optimization (the local ma.

Customer

Customer San Francisco Viral Lean

Lessons Learned: Employees should be masters of their own time

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 3, 2009

You can still see these early manifestos thanks to the wayback machine: [link] [link] We did that not just out of principle but because it served a very specific purpose: giving early adopters in our community a reason to invest in our success and give us strong feedback. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

Employee

Employee San Francisco Lean Software Review

Three decisions to make on virtual goods

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2008

As the size of your community and economy grows, youll be able to solve them as they arise, as long as you know what to look for. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. What makes a particular decision key?

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC

Lessons Learned: Net Promoter Score: an operational tool to.

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Theres a lot of controversy surrounding NPS in the customer research community, and I dont want to recapitulate it here. Collecting the answers Once you have the survey up and running, you need to design a program to have customers take it on a regular basis. In other words, we committed the one cardinal sin of community management.

.Net

.Net Operations San Francisco Lean

Towards a new entrepreneurship

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2010

I believe the only way to improve our chances as entrepreneurs is to develop a working theory of entrepreneurship. Sure, when entrepreneurs create startups that grow up into mature companies, they become part of an established industry, with its own ecosystem, norms, partners and best practices. The Lean Startup Cohort program.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC

Lessons Learned: Why PHP won

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 12, 2009 Why PHP won When I first learned to program on the web, Perl + CGI was the dominant platform. The number one reason I keep coming back to PHP is that it has overwhelming community support. But that just begs the question: why does PHP have the most thriving community?

PHP

PHP Software Review Ruby San Francisco

The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. This probably sounds illogical. After all, people rarely say they are mad because they are not being heard.

Community

Community Management Lean Software Review

Learning from Obama: maneuver warfare on the campaign trail

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

We were building a community, open to anyone who shared its values, and that mission inspired volunteers and staff to try and reach out to as many people as possible. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

Campaign

Campaign San Francisco Lean Agile

StartUpRoar

Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator’s first graduates head to Silicon Valley

Trending Sources

Beyond the garage

Building a new startup hub

New conference website, speakers, agenda

A real Customer Advisory Board

Twitter Link Roundup #113 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

The Lean Startup Workshop - now an O'Reilly Master Class

Datablindness

Lessons Learned: Lean hiring tips

Lessons Learned: Product development leverage

Introducing the Lean Startup Cohort subscription program

A Different Kind of Entrepreneurship Conference

Marching through quicksand

Testing the new Disqus comment system

Support the Startup Founders Visa with a tweet

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (and a request for help)

International tour about to begin

Don't be the Ice Cream Glove

Gov 2.0 Summit wrap-up

Lessons Learned: Three freemium strategies

Happy blogiversary (my present: a brand new URL)

The free software hiring advantage

Seeking Speakers

Lo, my 1032 subscribers, who are you?

What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Business ecology and the four customer currencies

Lessons Learned: Employees should be masters of their own time

Three decisions to make on virtual goods

Lessons Learned: Net Promoter Score: an operational tool to.

Towards a new entrepreneurship

Lessons Learned: Why PHP won

The cardinal sin of community management

Learning from Obama: maneuver warfare on the campaign trail

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