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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

I would add -- think of your development and running your business like a PM/Developer uses Agile or Scrum in software development. For example, one angel investor reportedly invested in several hundred social networking ventures employing this philosophy. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Embrace technical debt

Startup Lessons Learned

For example, I’ve talked often about our belief that an instant messaging add-on product would allow IMVU to take advantage of a network effects strategy. To do that, we add specific speed regulators, like integrating source control with our continuous integration server or the more elaborate dance required for continuous deployment.

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This I Believe

SVPG

Honesty also means that I never take money for recommending a tool, or introducing people in my network, or helping a company to fill a position. I work hard to make sure people know that my criticisms are coming from a place of genuine concern and interest in them personally and their career. I believe in people. Or Six Sigma.

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