Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, September 7, 2008 Customer Development Engineering Yesterday, I had the opportunity to guest lecture again in Steve Blank s entrepreneurship class at the Berkeley-Columbia executive MBA program. Its a nice complement on the product engineering side to his customer development methodology.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

In the last century, while startups continued to innovate in each new wave of technology, the rate of innovation was constrained by limitations we only now can understand. In the 20 th century startups I was part of, the time to build a first product release was measured in years as we turned out the founder’s vision of what customers wanted.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

the failure rate of new ventures (startups had no formal rules and were a hit or miss proposition), the slow adoption rate of new technologies by the government and large companies. Yet time after time, after the product shipped, startups would find that customers didn’t use or want most of the features.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, March 16, 2009 Combining agile development with customer development Today I read an excellent blog post that I just had to share. In most agile development systems, there is a notion of the "product backlog" a prioritized list of what software is most valuable to be developed next.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Profound Cloud was also the recipient of a 2013 Silver Stevie International Business Award for their outstanding customer service practices. He attended New York University and is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative. TSheets – The #1 customer rated time tracking solution! Show Quotes

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Customers would often ask me about business credit but I knew nothing about it and couldn’t find anything about it online. I’ve spent more than two decades in the software industry. When I first started the company, we used to take up pretty much everything in the software development spectrum. I discovered that business.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 4, 2010

Kent is a significant figure in the field of software development. Kent is a significant figure in the field of software development. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Our mystery keynote is now revealed and I couldnt be more excited.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2015

In today’s super-connected, always-on era, businesses of almost any size can reach markets and customers beyond their borders with unprecedented ease. Servicing a global customer base means overcoming problems such as time zones, and language and cultural nuances. By Dr. Karen M. Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific.

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Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

Typically, these remote jobs did not require advanced skills – data entry jobs, image tagging, image labeling, customer support, online call centers, telemarketing, online surveys and the like. Over the last decade, a new trend emerged as tech talent was scarce where it was needed the most.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

In this fictional series, a disillusioned software developer Naveen quits his job via a drunken phone call on a night out. Business systems, working conditions, staff behaviour, interactions between staff and customers all come under scrutiny. TVF Pitchers. Tech Stars. The Empire.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

One state — one Accelerator When Capital Factory opened our space in Austin in 2012, we were able to create a true center of gravity and then use that to connect together entrepreneurs, investors, customers, talent and press in meaningful ways. Startups in Dallas will open a customer service office in San Antonio.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 23, 2012

One Customer Doesn’t Make a Market – [link]. One Customer Doesn’t Make a Market – [link]. Meet a crowdSPRING designer: 12 Questions: Meet Catherine Faletanoai (New Zeland) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

How to identify the customers that matter – [link]. The Importance of Customer Experience to your Startup – [link]. How to identify the customers that matter – [link]. Understanding Customer Experience – [link]. Twitter Is Now Worth About As Much As The New York Times – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Prior to that he started and built a media company serving small businesses in the New York area. Prior to that, he started and built a media company and serving small businesses in the New York. He lives in New York City plays guitar, has seen over a thousand concerts and even promoted Big Rock Xmen in college.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. 10 essential tools to get your new web-app off the ground – [link]. Why software startups decide to patent … or not – [link]. Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. Legal risks and dangers of $99 logo stores – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 1, 2011

Not Everyone Is The Right Customer – [link]. The long term value of customers for small businesses & startups – [link]. The long term value of customers for small businesses & startups – [link]. Not Everyone Is The Right Customer – [link]. How to Hire a Graphic Designer – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

Brand NEW edition of Empower Your Small Business, crowdSPRING’s small business newsletter – crowdspring.co/1gnb0N1. 9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB. 9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB. 1gY8bTY. . ” crowdspring.co/1lPU1Ks.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

New edition of Empower Your Small Business, @crowdSPRING ‘s SmallBiz newsletter – crowdspring.co/1mY7CyW. Creating Customers for Life: 50 Resources on Loyalty, Churn, and Customer Retention | Help Scout – crowdspring.co/1lD094d. 5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Superheroes! – crowdspring.co/1j2mWos.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 16, 2014

Small Business and Startup Tips: Enjoying Your Customers For Profit and Fun – crowdspring.co/1jy0bxm. Small Business and Startup Tips: Enjoying Your Customers For Profit and Fun – crowdspring.co/1jy0bxm. Become a Master Typographer: 19 Expert Secrets Creating Custom Lettering – crowdspring.co/1sES4l3.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. Labels: customer development , lean startup 8comments: Amy said.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2013

More founders reject VC money | Crain’s New York Business – [link]. 5 Customer Experience Metrics Every Successful Company Tracks | The Buffer blog – [link]. 5 Customer Experience Metrics Every Successful Company Tracks | The Buffer blog – [link]. 6 Secret (Until Now!)

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 15, 2013

Want Loyal Customers? Want Loyal Customers? Gilt, 10gen, DoubleClick: Meet The Duo Behind New York’s Most Successful Tech Companies | Forbes – [link]. Want Loyal Customers? Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

9 Tools to Help Fix the Customer Experience Gap – crowdspring.co/1n6IdGv. 7 Tips for Getting Useful Customer Feedback – crowdspring.co/1na6mf3. 7 Tips for Getting Useful Customer Feedback – crowdspring.co/1na6mf3. 9 Tools to Help Fix the Customer Experience Gap – crowdspring.co/1n6IdGv.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Is The Only Purpose of Customer Service To Change Feelings? Startup (and Small Business) Tips: Ask Your Customers For Feedback. Startup (and Small Business) Tips: Ask Your Customers For Feedback. Is The Only Purpose of Customer Service To Change Feelings? Why Everyone Should Do Customer Support | Forbes – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2009

For those whove heard it, it contains a length discourse on the subject of agile software development and extreme programming, including its weaknesses when applied to startups. I had a background in lean manufacturing (book knowledge, anyway) and lean software development (hands on) before encountering Lean Startups.

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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]. More founders reject VC money | Crain’s New York Business – [link]. 14 Revealing Interview Questions | Inc – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 30, 2009

I thought Id share a little bit of that, too: I’ve been interested in different approaches to software development going back to 1987 when – in my first company Feld Technologies – my partner Dave Jilk and I started talking about “semi-custom software development&# (way ahead of its time).

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Kang Health (2016) – HQ’d in New York and started by Allon Bloch, the former CEO of Wix.com, Kang Health wants to crowdsource health data to provide better information about health conditions, symptoms and treatments. Media and e-commerce sites are prime customers of this. All key technologies for autonomous driving.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

Bad Customer Development Questions and How to Avoid My Mistakes – [link]. Bad Customer Development Questions and How to Avoid My Mistakes – [link]. What Most Businesses Forget About Customer Service | Overit Blog – by Lisa Barone – [link]. 1:1 criticism ratio | 37signals blog – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 2, 2018

Mehta elaborated on this in an article from the New York Times , where he said that extreme quiet could sharpen your focus, which prevents you from thinking in the abstract: This is why if you’re too focused on a problem and you’re not able to solve it…you leave it for some time and then come back to it, and you get the solution.

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www.joelonsoftware.com

JULY 10, 2012

At the very end of the assembly line, there are boxes and boxes of bread, waiting for trucks to drive them off to customers. Depending on your process, product ideas may go through several assembly line points before they are delivered as finished features to the customer: A decision-making process (should we implement this feature?).

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

There are many analogies here for software development. Customer Feedback - Chamillionaire regularly seeks public feedback from his fan base. He got people to do bootlegged mixtapes in new york, france and new zealand. He created demand. In the early days that was from releasing mixtapes.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

7 Crucial Lessons from an Embarrassing Customer Service Trainwreck | Help Scout - [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link]. 7 Crucial Lessons from an Embarrassing Customer Service Trainwreck | Help Scout - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 3, 2013

How Customer Service Impacts The Success Of Your Business – [link]. How To Attract Customers And Not Waste Your Marketing Budget – [link]. Attract Customers Who Want to Buy: 7 Ways – [link]. How Customer Service Impacts The Success Of Your Business – [link]. Why is Facebook blue? Almost Every Time.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: Steve Jobs on management/leadership, disaster planning, great customer service – [link]. Why Customers Don’t Buy | Steve W. 4 Ways to Get Customers to Open Your Emails | Entrepreneur – [link]. Customers Don’t Want Ads, They Want A Conversation | Fast Company – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

New York Magazine – [link]. 2500+ Free Custom Photoshop Shapes | [link] – [link]. 40 Illustrations for New Design Ideas and Digital Inspiration | [link] – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

We wanted an agile approach that would allow us to build our software architecture as we needed it, without downtime, but also without large amounts of up-front cost. After all, the worst kind of waste in software development is code to support a use case that never materializes. Seth Godin: How often should you publish?

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