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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

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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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 8: Key Resources, Activities and Expense Model

Steve Blank

The concept of Partners , took some explanation as some teams confused partners with the Distribution Channel.). After a week of hectic customer discovery , the team further refined their new business model. Any IP you need to license? The Nine Teams Present. PersonalLibraries was now an on-line “social shopping system.”

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

I agree that listening and communicating is a key to success, but customer development can only do so much. Users also asked that IMVU identify and aggressively act to eliminate the source of such products up to and including IP bans. In a history of totalitarian governments, there's one common thing.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Government grants – Credit cards / debt. 2) Co-Founders are the largest form of dilution (if you’re raising) 3) Everything around LeanStartup / Customer Development 4) Understand the micro economics of your business early. However, if you can find examples of companies that have been, then your best best is to ask them.