Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere. Don’t forget to tweet a photo of your book to see it on thestartupway.com Thank you, as always, for your support.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

The Lean Startup movement has made tremendous progress in the past year. If you recall, around this time last year we were still fighting various myths , such as “ lean means cheap ” or that we don’t support having a big, world-changing vision. This year, the word pivot has become over-hyped ( even on TechCrunch ).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 14, 2009 The Lean Startup Workshop - now an OReilly Master Class My rate of posting has been much lower lately, and this is mostly due to preparations for the upcoming Lean Startup Workshop on May 29. I have a lot of good news to report on this front. You can click here to learn more.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

"We knew that if we wanted immediate action, the only way to do that was with private money," Lenore Estrada explained to me as we talked about why she founded SF New Deal in the days after being forced to lay off most of the staff at her San Francisco bakery, Three Babes Bakeshop. I'm the founder and executive director of SF New Deal.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

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. The companies I spoke to all agreed that the community there was extremely supportive, especially in the critical ulta-early-stage.

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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.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

We allow nonprofits to engage with donors through our community features and allow them to recognize all their donors for their contributions. We help nonprofits create a community for their donors to recreate the social belonging element and in-person support in the digital world. ” – The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

Traveling the past year, I have heard loud and clear that its time for the Lean Startup movement to enter its next phase. My aspiration with the Lean Startup methodology has always been to provide such a framework, so that we have more intelligent conversations about what works and what doesnt for startups.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Our fall webcast series concluded on a high note with three extraordinary conversations about the origins and implications of Lean Startup. And so I can see many more cycles through the loop of how software evolves, how innovation disperses in a community, and so on."

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

After eight years in San Francisco, the Lean Startup Company's annual flagship conference is moving to downtown Las Vegas. From November 14 - 16, at the Zappos Campus, Lean Startup Conference 2018 will feature all-new workshops, speakers, and networking events covering all the latest Lean Startup insights and innovations.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 21, 2017

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, Program Chair of Lean Startup Co. Some exciting news about this year’s Lean Startup Week (Oct. The flagship conference is directly tied to Eric Ries’s upcoming book, The Startup Way , and we’re hosting the event at two locations in downtown San Francisco (The Warfield and The Village).

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

We also learned that law is code , and that leadership was needed to build thriving communities in a digital age. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? You can find the origins of many successful companies in these early lessons. Expo SF (May.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Competitors: Knewton.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2012

This post was co-written by Eric Ries and Sarah Milstein , co-hosts of The Lean Startup Conference. We’re pleased to announce that registration is officially open for The Lean Startup Conference 2012. If one day of lean starup isn’t enough, how about five? Register today for the absolute best deal!

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 21, 2012

I judged Lean Startup Machine Boulder yesterday afternoon. I’m a huge Eric Ries / Lean Startup fan and believe that the methodology can be quickly taught. It’s not a coding / hacking weekend – it’s an applied process of the Lean Startup Methodology.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 11, 2014

Guest post by Sarah Milstein , CEO of Lean Startup Productions The 2013 Lean Startup Conference was a hit on several levels, with many people telling us it was the most valuable business conference they’d ever attended. Quick Consulting , an evening event on March 27 in San Francisco. Is Henry Ford keynoting?!

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. We’re dedicated to making The Lean Startup Conference unlike other entrepreneurship conferences. As Lean Startup takes root around the world, we’d like to learn from and help people working in geographically diverse areas connect with each other.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Lean Startup techniques have been taking off in the social-mission sector, helping people solve problems more effectively, and earning the name Lean Impact. We asked Christie to give a sense of how she sees the relationship between Lean Impact and Lean Startup.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

Its a key lean startup concept. Most importantly, there is almost no niche or trend that is unserved by this community. When you participate in an open community like these you take advantage of tremendous amounts of effort. Even as "just a user" you make the community better by adding momentum. Yeah, weve got that.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 8, 2009

I got a powerful taste of datablindness recently, as I’ve started to work with various large companies as partners in setting up events, speeches, and other products to sell around the Lean Startup concept. For a lean startup , this lack of discipline is anathema. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Just like in the world of startups, we can start to use micro-scale pilot programs, executed in lean fashion, to gather real facts for making ROI decisions about new project investment. Make it easy to “pilot&# new work with a test community of actively engaged readers, and provide a mechanism for measuring the impact of these pilots.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’ve spent a lot of time this past year running Lean Startup tests on our annual flagship conference to really nail down what you’re most interested in. The results have helped guide our planning and I’m really excited about all the new options and sessions we’ve come up with for the October 23-25 event in San Francisco.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Companies from San Francisco to London are recruiting growth hackers. Why has growth hacking so strongly resonated with the startup community? Growth hacking has resonated in the startup community due to today’s growth challenges: new channel creation, channel saturation, the “best product” fallacy and “product-growth” fit.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 27, 2012

I’m pleased to announce that I am once again hosting a Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco this fall. They’ll share real-world stories of lean startup principles in action and answer your questions. I think it's time to rename it since that's the phrase people actually use.)

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 28, 2014

Post written by Sarah Milstein & Eric Ries, co-hosts for The Lean Startup Conference We’re seeking speakers we don’t already know for this year’s Lean Startup Conference , December 10 -11 in San Francisco. But we now go much deeper into startup communities, finding speakers you won’t necessarily have heard elsewhere.)

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Last May, I shared the news that long-time Lean Startup advocates Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits were working on a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur featuring illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. LitMotors approach to using Lean Startup to create a new vehicle category. That new book is about to hit bookstores everywhere.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Guest Post by Jennifer Maerz, Contributing Editor of Lean Startup Co., Here’s the thing about The Lean Startup methodology. At The Lean Startup Conference on Nov. The Lean Startup method helped Rocio and her co-founder get their idea off the ground, and to continue to grow this important business.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. We were excited by the response at last year’s Lean Startup Conference to Diane Tavenner’s eye-opening talk on her experience implementing Lean Startup methods at Summit Public Schools, the California charter for which she is CEO and co-founder.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 22, 2011

We'll have slides and video from our Lean Startup track posted soon. Don't forget to vote to help choose a Lean Startup SXSW Challenge winner. I am declaring next week to be officially Lean Startup Week in New York City. These events all have limited availability: NYC Lean Startup Circle , Thurs. Here's why: NYU, Tues.

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View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

We have companies in Chicago, San Francisco (and elsewhere in Silicon Valley), Omaha, and New York. Over the past few years, the tech community has absolutely exploded locally (and if you’re new here or just want to take it all in, here’s our Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech microsite).

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 20, 2016

Guest post by Kirsten Cluthe, editorial director of Lean Startup Co. Speaking at Lean Startup Week offers renowned and emerging industry leaders the opportunity to share their stories with our global community. If you’re interested in presenting at our flagship conference during Lean Startup Week Oct.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 22, 2015

A massive rain storm blew through San Francisco in the middle of last year’s Lean Startup Conference. These community-led experiences were so much fun -- and became a source of such serendipitous, fruitful connections -- that we’ve decided to iterate on the idea for the 2015 conference and make it a core part of our program.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 23, 2016

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, Contributing Editor of Lean Startup Co. Lean Startup Week has it all: keynote talks, hands-on workshops, networking opportunities and lively flashes of inspiration from our extended community in the form of Ignite Talks. 6, 2016 in San Francisco for Lean Startup Week.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

When Customer Development and the Lean Startup were just a sketch on the napkin, Dino Vendetti, a VC at Bay Partners, was one of the first venture capitalists I shared my ideas with. Over the years we brainstormed about how Lean entrepreneurship would affect regional development. Entrepreneurs in Bend.

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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. So if youre a lean startup earlyvangelist, read on.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups – [link]. Mike Samson, Co-Founder of @crowdSPRING on Community Building & NO!SPEC Way to go San Francisco! Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. There is no “big break” Not in comedy, and not in startups – [link]. SPEC Campaign [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 31, 2012

This post was co-written by Eric Ries and Sarah Milstein , co-hosts of The Lean Startup Conference this fall. We’ve got a date and venue for The Lean Startup Conference : December 3 - 4, 2012 at the InterContinental San Francisco. Subscribe to The Lean Startup Conference mailing list

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