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How To Build a Web Startup – Lean LaunchPad Edition

Steve Blank

As part of our Lean LaunchPad classes at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and for the National Science Foundation, students build a startup in 8 weeks using Business Model Design + Customer Development. Set up the Lean LaunchLab or a WordPress blog to document your Customer Development progress. Size the market opportunity.

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Accelerating Technology Change and Continuous Learning

Feld Thoughts

Though the notion of a “lean startup” that uses both Agile and Customer Development approaches is ostensibly strongly customer focused, the purpose of these methodologies is for the company to find an maximize its market, not specifically to optimize the user experience. What do you think?

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

Lean Startup Circle Boston – Meetup dedicated to the lean startup and customer development methodology. Entrepreneurial Development Firms. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Ruby specialists. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Raizlabs – Mobile Development.

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Lessons Learned: Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you?

Startup Lessons Learned

Chances also increase if there seems to be a Ruby bent to the content. This is a good sign for you! :) I subscribed because I was inspired by the O'Reilly video, and feel I want to go deeper into the customer development field. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder | Vinicius Vacanti

viniciusvacanti.com

Jeff Sepp Can you recommend some helpful skills (ruby on rails, django, etc.) If you're building a website, Ruby on Rails or Django are really good options. More important that you learn Django or whatever advanced web framework your team will be using. that are a good place for non-tech people to start off with ?

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Customer Discovery Tools for Lean Startups | Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

ABingo If you are writing your application in Ruby on Rails, you can integrate more complex split tests straight from your code. Analytics You need to understand your customers/users better. I found VWO very easy to use with their user friendly designer. What are they looking for in your website? Amazingly quick and easy tool.

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Founders: Learning should be your top 2013 New Year’s resolution

The Next Web

How to Build a Startup (EP245) by Steve Blank: You’ll learn the key steps of the Customer Development process. How to identify and engage the first customers for your product, and how to gather, evaluate and use their feedback to make your product, marketing and business model far stronger. Codecademy.