Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The application of agile development methodologies which dramatically reduce waste and unlock creativity in product development. See Customer Development Engineering for my first stab at articulating the theory involved) Ferocious customer-centric rapid iteration, as exemplified by the Customer Development process.

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Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 168

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 11, 2009

This model has not translated well to the world of social networking, because customers of social networks engage sites in a different way than customers of search engines. The difference is intent: when youre searching for a specific topic, ads have a chance to fulfill your interest in that topic.

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San Francisco Social Network Lean Continuous Deployment 68

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

I agree that listening and communicating is a key to success, but customer development can only do so much. If people were to truly understand what drives the secondlife community and hear their customers, a large percentage of people are drawn to it because it is a ADULT grid, an interactive dating site where you can play dollies.

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Community Management Lean Software Review 158