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. One that is powered by three drivers, each of which is a part of a major trend: The use of platforms enabled by open source and free software. What are the characteristics of a lean startup?
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
There are several ways to make progress evident - the Scrum team model is my current favorite. If you have a true cross-functional team, empowered (a la Scrum) to do whatever it takes to succeed its likely they will converge on the result quickly. There are no customers for that feature, UI issues or no. Do you have a spec?
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Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 29, 2009
Unfortunately, customers hated that initial product. Unfortunately, we made two critically flawed assumptions: that customers would primarily consume first-party assets that we shipped to them on CD and that they would tend to congregate in a relatively uniform way. Leverage product development with open source and third parties.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 15, 2011
While open-source tools, readily available APIs, social platforms and cloud hosting providers have made it easier in many ways, being a Web entrepreneur is still not for the faint of heart. It's also challenging to attract and retain a loyal community of customers and users. It's not easy to build a great Web application.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Heres something I can relate to: We used assembla for subversion, scrums, milestones, wikis, and for general organizational purposes. Scrum reports would come in once a month, nobody was actually responsible for anything. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?
steveblank.com
JULY 8, 2011
signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.
sivers.org
JUNE 25, 2010
Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. Or if prototype is good enough to sell, sell it to customers. I can see where this would be useful to small business owners who have never dealt with having custom automation built for them. Dont aim for the lowest bid. Its a very rare talent.
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