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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. Labels: customer development , lean startup 8comments: Amy said.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

At a certain point in IMVU’s development, we faced a difficult choice. As you can imagine, this was a lucrative customer segment. I agree that listening and communicating is a key to success, but customer development can only do so much. my Developer Tokens already answer the question for me.

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Lessons Learned: CPI > CPC

Startup Lessons Learned

Starting with Facebook s developer program, social networks are all jumping on the apps bandwagon. Other than that, you know their IP address, maybe their browser version or what country they are in. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? In other words, not very much.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -