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Create Structure out of the Gate and You’ll Thank Yourself Later

Feld Thoughts

Early customer development talks are going great which keeps the team really excited. A bunch of potential customers are kicking the tires on the product but it seems that every engaged beta customer needs something slightly different or feels as if the product is not ready to be truly used in production.

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NEXT by Startup Weekend in Boulder

Feld Thoughts

During my senior year, I took “Startup Essentials for Software Engineering” (taught by Zach Nies of Rally Software) and I can confidently say it was the best class I ever took at CU. We learned how to do customer development, conduct empathy interviews, and build a real MVP (not just an alpha version).

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