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Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot

Startup Lessons Learned

If you havent seen it, Pascals recent presentation on continuous deployment is a must-see; slides are here. First, because the amateurs weren’t SEC-registered, the site had to refer to them with awkward terms like “geniuses.&# It was written by Sarah Milstein in collaboration with kaChing CEO Andy Rachleff.

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Beyond the garage

Startup Lessons Learned

Yes, you really can use continuous deployment – even in an SEC regulated environment. A few other highlights from this year’s lineup: How Groupon is using Lean Startup ideas to scale their product development team, by VP of Product Development Suneel Gupta. Wealthfront CTO Pascal-Louis Perez will show you how.

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Video update on the Startup Visa Act

Startup Lessons Learned

<30 sec) Write your local newspaper & tell them you support the Startup Visa Act Call your senators & let them know you support Startup Visa legislation Add the Startup Visa Widget to your blog or website Follow the #startupvisa hash tag on Twitter and voice your support Contribute to Startup Visa so we can spread the word!

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

Then we eroded toward the opposite: a cozy government-industrial complex that can't tie its own shoes (Katrina response, Iraq administration, SEC/Madoff, general regulatory bloat). Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. The US was once known as a free market democracy that could make the trains run on time.

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