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Lessons Learned: What is customer development?

Startup Lessons Learned

I am continuously coaching people to get out and see what is really going on. But you still need a framework to be able to observe and process what you are seeing and hearing. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Tom Peters called the Management By Walking Around - MBWA. What is customer development?

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A Different Kind of Entrepreneurship Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

But entrepreneurs who are leading fast-growing companies or who are working in environments beyond Silicon Valley need more. John Goulah will show you how Etsy gets engineers on board with continuous deployment, an important technical environment that many resist.

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, December 7, 2008 The hackers lament One of the thrilling parts of working and writing in Silicon Valley is the incredible variety of people Ive had the chance to meet. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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Lessons Learned: Don't launch

Startup Lessons Learned

In fact, we often felt frustrated when new startups with a fraction of our success got terrific write-ups in Silicon Valley-centric venues. And, more often than not, wed watch those companies flame out and die while we continued to grow steadily every month. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.