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How Kevin O’Connor, and FindTheBest Got Lean

Steve Blank

Lean Start-up Connection: Customer Development. Thousands, then millions of new customers were coming to the site through SEO, just like we’d guessed with our customer acquisition hypothesis. Filed under: Customer Development. Customer Development' In fact, some probably still do. Validation.

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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.

Steve Blank

Then I would return back north to the much drabber green palette of bombers and uniforms and continue to defend democracy. Sure the rest of the stories diverge though… can’t really imagine a Soviet counterpart to the Customer Development method. Reply Ben C. ,

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

maplebutter.com

The only problem is I haven’t found a problem or an industry – web, enterprise software, green tech, etc – where I feel passionate. 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.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Options and future value are great ‘add ons’ but not for a welfare check salary until ‘this great idea makes it.’ analyst (sit on butt and react to red light green light alerts all day). ’ Maybe this article is a little too simplistic, a fairy tale. Maybe I’m wrong or just know all the wrong people.