Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

When we graduate, we don’t really know what a “good customer” is. For Alex at Origin , a scheduling and booking platform for outdoor guiding companies, he soon realized that for the company to grow exponentially, they’d need thousands of customers because of how fragmented the market is. Go lean with your planning.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2018

He also shared that, initially, he was leaning toward building an experience management solution in-house, and that it was only at the insistence of the firm’s CMO that he relented and engaged our firm. Entrepreneurs are understandably gratified to hear customer success stories. There are sound arguments to be made for both approaches.

Iowa 113

Iowa Investment Bankers Cloud Software Review 113

ReadWriteStart

MAY 16, 2018

The successful sales teams of the future will lean on these to win more deals: Personalized mobile apps. Plenty of sales fall through due to issues beyond the salesperson’s control, and those issues are often a result of the company’s product or service. Not all sales tools are created equal, though. Cloud solutions.

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Sales Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review 90

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

Of all the tactics I have advocated as part of the lean startup , none has provoked as many extreme reactions as continuous deployment , a process that allows companies to release software in minutes instead of days, weeks, or months. If we accept the verdict of customers instead of pundits, I think these claims are easy to dismiss.

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Continuous Deployment Software Review San Francisco Lean 167

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail. This is a customer development problem. So What is Customer Development?

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Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

And after talking about this subject at length, I found myself again evangelizing it last week at the Business of Software conference. And these days with how easy it is to build an application, your code isn’t worth much, either. This hurts me as much as anyone since I’m a developer. No one cares about your idea.

Software Review 77

Software Review Marketing Technical Review Software 77

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

Lean Business: Capacity Management, Overhead, and Your Business – [link]. Bad Customer Development Questions and How to Avoid My Mistakes – [link]. How You Can Benefit from All Your Stress | Heidi Grant Halvorson – Harvard Business Review – [link]. Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money?

Social Media 105

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

When I want to know about some concurrency issues between services in his cluster, he doesnt blink an eye when I suggest we get the source code and take a look. Hes just as comfortable writing code as racking servers, debugging windows drivers, or devising new interview questions. He throws off volumes of code, and it works.

Software Review 94

Software Review Technical Review Part-Time VPE San Francisco 94

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Our code pushes take another six minutes. Since these two steps are pipelined that means at peak we’re pushing a new revision of the code to the website every nine minutes. On average we deploy new code fifty times a day. Code reviews and pairing Great practices. That’s 6 deploys an hour.

Continuous Deployment 123

Continuous Deployment San Francisco Software Review Lean 123

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The last couple of years has also seen the huge initial success of Ycombinator, the Lean Startup and many other product driven approaches to going to market. That died with waterfall software development. It should talk about how many customers you think you will acquire and how much you’ll charge for your product.

Business Plan 334

Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

He’s dubbed the approach “ pretotyping ,” and it shares many of the same principles as both its similar-sounding (if later-stage) cousin, prototyping, as well as the more well-known lean startup movement. ” So I left Google to do another startup, Agitar Software. Another success. So I thought, “I am good!”

Product 120

Product Technical Review Marketing Lean 120

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

How To Find Your First Customers And Grow Your Business – [link]. How To Find Your First Customers And Grow Your Business – [link]. Lean Marketing: Don’t Believe Your Own Press Releases – [link]. Why would people “save&# ads to review later? Are you a student & love hacking software?

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Empower Your Small Business – NEW edition: marketing, lean business, paid search, #1 mistake – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends! Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends!

Social Media 107

Social Media Small Business Design Media 107

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The reason the media call the Friday after Thanksgiving Black Friday is that many businesses do not reach their break-even point for the whole year until that day, due to the tremendous volume of sales. Some tips: Niche-type companies can usually raise their prices 3 to 5 percent without causing too much backlash from customers.

Software Review 85

Software Review Salary Advertising Sales 85

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Over time, such teams either explode due to irreconcilable differences or dramatically slow down. As I found out to my dismay, this is a dangerous game: in many cases, you’re asking trained professionals to violate their own code of best practices, for the good of the company. Any excesses are likely to be moderated by others.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment Software Review 167

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 3, 2012

Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. family of brands), I was there to source the absolute best talent for the Product Management summer internship program in order to continue to push HomeAway’s agenda to develop a Tier 1 workforce.

Management 85

Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

These days, many agencies start as a lean operation. Inversely, if you’re using the agency model to fund another startup or product, you should probably keep things lean. Interviewing your customers can reveal the priorities they’re aware of. Why—or why not—pivot your agency service offering? Image source ).

PR 120

PR B2B Lean Audience 120

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 2, 2009 How to conduct a Five Whys root cause analysis In the lean startup workshops , we’ve spent a lot of time discussing the technique of Five Whys. My intention is to describe a full working process, similar to what I’ve seen at IMVU and other lean startups.

San Francisco 164

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Software Review 164

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The Myth of Venture Capital | Re/code by Jon Oringer – crowdspring.co/1tNFeV7. Busting the Lean-Startup Myth – crowdspring.co/1ozOXHA. Voice of the Customer: The Secret of Great Landing Page Copy | WordStream – crowdspring.co/1rgMIOC. 8 Excellent Reasons to Redesign Your Website – [link] crowdspring.co/1xDca5k.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

Breaking Down And Reviewing Important Blog Design Elements – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Book Review: Rework (a fresh perspective on business by @jasonfried & @dhh of @37signals ) – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail.

Customer Development 60

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 60

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. How to get your first 10 customers – [link]. 7 Things You Need To Know About Online Selling To Overseas Customers | by Gene Marks, Forbes – [link]. How to get your first 10 customers – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: trust & loyalty, marketing insight, lean business – [link]. Stop Building Things Your Customers Don’t Really Want or Need | by Andrew Gluck – [link]. Why I Love My Angriest Customers – [link]. Does HubSpot Walk The Talk On Its Culture Code? – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 4, 2011

10 Tips for small business: surveying your customers – [link]. Lean startups: Office space for the 21st Century (what to consider when leasing office space) – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. 10 Tips for small business: surveying your customers – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Look in the OTHER section below for an excellent review of the movie with a superb discussion of why the sequel missed an opportunity to do what the original Tron movie did – introduce innovative ideas about technology. 5 Essential Web Apps for the Lean Small Business – [link]. Ten small business tax planning tips for 2010!

Social Media 97

Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Top 5 myths about the lean startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. 100 Awesome CSS/Javascript Plugins and Coding Techniques – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet (with templates) – [link]. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet (with templates) – [link]. . “When you ask customers to tell you what’s important, give them a blank sheet. ” | by Seth Godin – [link]. ” – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

5 Warning Signs That Your Customer Service SUCKS - [link]. Good reminder on why it’s important to never breach your customers’ trust - [link]. Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. Why Men Fail - [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

These are keepsake cards and many of our customers tell us that the recipients frame their cards. 9- Providing Legitimate B2B Customer Data in the Era of Mistrust. That's when I was struck by the idea: Why not provide a legit B2B customer database that is neither dodgy and nor a bad fit for a business? that add texture.

Entrepreneur 134

Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 134

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 16, 2012

Lean Marketing Tips: Public Relations & Focus – [link]. The #1 Thing That Creates Loyal Customers – [link]. Want to Win The Competition For Customers? Lean Marketing Tips: Public Relations & Focus – [link]. Want to Win The Competition For Customers? – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Small Business and Startups: 3 Essentials for Customer Service – [link]. Great Customer Experience Is the Root of Brands and Businesses | OMI Blog - [link]. Great Customer Experience Is the Root of Brands and Businesses | OMI Blog - [link]. Choosing market segments on customer profitability | Tom Tunguz – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Cofounder 107

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

“TripAdvisor is to travel reviews what Kleenex is to tissues.”. . As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking “lean startups” from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. Henry Harteveldt, Forrester. . Really hard.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 8, 2013

5 Customer Experience Metrics Every Successful Company Tracks | The Buffer blog – [link]. The Ultimate Guide to Customer Acquisition | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. Amazon Rock Solid, Netflix Still Struggling With Customer Satisfaction | Enterprise Irregulars – [link]. Do You Have Entrepreneurial DNA?

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

5 Smart Ways to Resurrect your Customers – [link]. 5 Smart Ways to Resurrect your Customers – [link]. Lean Marketing Tips: Public Speaking – [link]. 5 Smart Ways to Resurrect your Customers – [link]. CMOs Lack Knowledge To Measure Customer Experience | MediaPost – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94