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Yes, but who said they'd actually BUY the damn thing?

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

This is Part 3 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.? Of hundreds of startup pitches at Capital Factory , almost none had unearthed 10 people willing to say, "If you build this product, I'll give you $X.". Aren't you sick of every startup blogger on Earth badgering you about this? But you're still not listening.

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

Austin Startup

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

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Beyond the garage

Startup Lessons Learned

It’s been just over a year since the inaugural Startup Lessons Learned conference , and it’s time to do it again. The Lean Startup movement has made tremendous progress in the past year. Kent Beck himself helped us explain that “quality work” means something different when we’re facing the extreme uncertainty of a startup.

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Building Bridges for the Texas Innovation Ecosystem: Two programs, One State, One Summer

Austin Startup

During that time, we successfully ran three accelerators in two cities and convened more than five hundred resources, experts, partners, business leaders, and investors to support 181 startups from all corners of the world. This year, we’re looking to turn the startup support industry on its ear. This year is going to be huge.

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KQED Forum + conference update + a chance to win tickets

Startup Lessons Learned

We'll be discussing the Lean Startup movement, the upcoming conference, and whatever else you decide you want to ask about. Throughout the hour (from 10am-11am) we'll be picking people to win free tickets to the Lean Startup Conference on December 3. FM or 89.3

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Steve Blank vs. Steve Jobs

Seeing Both Sides

Along with the complimentary book by Eric Ries, The Lean StartUp , it provides an incredibly useful guide for starting companies, testing hypotheses and creating products that users love. But Houston did not strictly follow the Blank/Ries paradigm religously. Steve Jobs and Drew Houston have proven that genius pays off.

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Twitter Link Roundup #189 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. Everything there is to know about startup competition – [link].