Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

The Lean Startup Book is done. If you've been waiting for a comprehensive account of the Lean Startup and how it can help you achieve dramatically better business results, this is it. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Whether you’re simply trying to scale your business or seeking equity investment, having a plan is key. . It’s not uncommon for many business owners to rely on informal plans or Lean Planning to map out the future of their business. What’s more, a formal plan doesn’t necessarily mean cumbersome.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2019

For example, one of the first decisions that most of you entrepreneurs face is how much equity to give to early investors, co-founders, and key new hires. As a business owner, you survive by lean operations, and value your independent spirit. When negotiating, always be pleasant and persistent but not demanding.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2023

In recent years, the trend among retirees has leaned toward aging in place. The physical demands and maintenance costs of a larger home can become burdensome. They allow homeowners to access the equity in their homes, providing a source of income while retaining ownership. However, it’s not without its challenges.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

And that’s how I started my private equity business where I acquire both online and offline assets such as lead generation websites and physical real estate. But I also leaned that is actually ok. I got my start when I was young—as an eBay Powerseller—and I eventually moved on to building a thriving marketing agency.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2014

It describes the product/service, who is it for, what channel sells/deliver it, how demand is created, how does the company make money, etc. It needs the tools and processes pioneered in Lean Startups. A business model guides an organization to create and deliver products/service and make money from it. What to Do?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Lean startup. Lean startups operate on minimal money, an open source environment, and assume multiple iterations, with customer feedback, to get it right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Lean startup. Lean startups operate on minimal money, an open source environment, and assume multiple iterations, with customer feedback, to get it right.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups – [link]. The next legal frontier: courts can demand access to your social content, even if marked private – [link]. Lessons Learned From Helping Over 150 Startups With Marketing Part 1 – [link].

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Gust

JULY 8, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Lean startup. Lean startups operate on minimal money, an open source environment, and assume multiple iterations, with customer feedback, to get it right.

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Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

The Startup Toolkit

AUGUST 29, 2012

2%, you treat advisor equity just like founder or employee equity: vested over 4 years. I get regular intros & feedback, and they endure minimal demands on their time. I’m running a 40 quid, full-day workshop on the foundations of lean startup strategy with Sal Virani. Going back to the more normal 0.5-2%,

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you have a mediocre meeting with a high-quality prospect and you don’t think they’re likely to lean in they drop to a B or C. People who believe the former believe that you should see the market demand before too many people know you’re “in market.” To be clear?—?your your list never stays static. I think there’s some truth in this.

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David Teten

MARCH 3, 2015

That is what I’ve seen happen with the “ Lean Startup ” philosophy of viewing your startup as a scientific experiment in search of a business model. For example, “ What CRM tools are used by venture capital and private equity funds? ”. Lean Experiment Techniques. Five Pitfalls Of Running Lean Startup Experiments. -

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.).

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 3, 2013

The CB Insights report specifically which came out just before the holidays put a bright light on the supply-demand imbalance of the seed-stage companies searching for Series A capital. Or that entrepreneurs or their investors sincerely believed that they had a venture-scale opportunity in front of them, but it turns out that they didn’t.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

John Jantsch (01:11): So that's a lot in the CMOs job, particularly diversity, equity, inclusion. There is absolutely a need and a place for new business development, the typical demand gen motions, you know, to kind of Google search and all the other things that you might be doing. So Carrie, welcome to the show.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Shut up about equity and build something. Passing equity around before you’ve done anything is like budgeting your lottery winnings before you’ve even bought the ticket – at this point it’s nothing more than unicorns and rainbows as my developer would say. of an idea is 100% of nothing.

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2018

As you navigate the world of being a business owner and juggling the demands of home and family, here are a few tips to keep in mind. Consider writing a Lean Plan , or an abbreviated business plan to help you think through the most important considerations. Here’s a free Lean Planning template you can use to get started.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

” I believe that by this he means they want cash rather than equity. These traits of a software engineer are always in demand by a great number of companies. My hunch is that most good software engineers only work for cash because they don’t feel that working for equity is worth the risk of failure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

A lean image is appreciated. Businesses can be built on sweat equity. As your services gain demand, your time becomes more valuable and you can charge more. New desks and computers are expensive, but second-hand stores and Craigslist are great sources for used equipment and supplies. The rest can come later.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

The watershed moment in entrepreneurship becoming more science than art as probably Eric Ries’s publication of The Lean Startup in 2011 (although some would argue for Steve Blank’s Four Steps to the Epiphany in 2005). Our companies are 4x more likely to reach Series A, with a 55% higher valuation, 26% faster and with founder equity 2.3x

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The answer, it turned out, was to lean in to that uncertainty, especially in terms of visuals. So it plays upon that supply-and-demand aspect, and that wanting and needing and not having aspect that drives so much of human endeavor. 1) Brand equity is everything. Often wanting is more fulfilling than having.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The answer, it turned out, was to lean in to that uncertainty, especially in terms of visuals. So it plays upon that supply-and-demand aspect, and that wanting and needing and not having aspect that drives so much of human endeavor. 1) Brand equity is everything. Often wanting is more fulfilling than having.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The answer, it turned out, was to lean in to that uncertainty, especially in terms of visuals. So it plays upon that supply-and-demand aspect, and that wanting and needing and not having aspect that drives so much of human endeavor. 1) Brand equity is everything. Often wanting is more fulfilling than having.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 28, 2019

Financial, business strategy and legal/commercial skills are all in demand in the early stages of a business. Whilst it can be tempting to lean upon existing connections, are they really the right people to be on your advisory board? Your board should cover three main areas at a minimum. Independent.

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www.instigatorblog.com

MARCH 2, 2010

.&# I hadn’t really thought of it that way before, but there’s a certain comfort in thinking about having a team of people you can lean on for advice, help, questions, support, etc. Whether the Advisory Board is something your investors (or Board of Directors) demand or not, you should set one up anyway. Expectations.

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Up and Running

APRIL 10, 2019

If your business takes off straight away, then it is likely that you are going to be taking on staff fairly quickly to cope with demand. When you read other articles, they will talk about relying on personal income or savings, and they talk about sweat equity. It’s strategic planning or Lean Business Planning.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 27, 2014

We founded Homebrew to be the type of fund we would have wanted to raise money from – early stage partner of conviction, leading financing rounds with great co-investors, leaning in to actually help when you need it. The nuts and bolts of taking $35m and returning, in 7-10 years, many multiples of that. We love our founders.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

With only 25 salespeople, it also required moving away from “spray-and-pray” demand generation to a more focused ABM. The median figures for each strategy should give you an idea of which program to lean towards. The more brand equity you have, the easier it will be to get customers onside. How is your company perceived?

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 4, 2012

At the onset of 2012, many start-up executives around the world are sticking their copy of Lean Start-Up on the shelf, leaning back, and bemoaning the fact that they have a new set of challenges ahead of them. Once things are working well, there is a magnetic power that demands pouring more fuel onto the fire.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2018

They lean hard on their brand story of a dedicated family-run business and their heart-warming origins helping the real-life Charlotte become healthy enough to live like a normal kid. And bags for cleaning up dog waste are in constant demand for city-dwelling dog owners. These traits usually come from the person in charge.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Startups constrained by tight budgets may lean toward economizing with a single patent for each product. Offering in-house counsel equity is an affordable and practical workaround to secure in-house counsel on a limited budget. Monitor patenting activities of competitors. Thinking long-term.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2018

They lean hard on their brand story of a dedicated family-run business and their heart-warming origins helping the real-life Charlotte become healthy enough to live like a normal kid. And bags for cleaning up dog waste are in constant demand for city-dwelling dog owners. These traits usually come from the person in charge.

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The Startup Toolkit

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Lean Domain Search – suggests all available.coms with a given keyword somewhere in the name. Physical products and print-on-demand. Crowdcube (UK) – equity crowd funding. Seedrs (UK) – equity crowd funding. Stormboard – digital sticky notes for remote brainstorming and workshops. Crowd funding.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. How does that usually work? 5% I believe.

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abovethecrowd.com

JANUARY 30, 2015

When Uber launched its low-cost UberX offering in the summer of 2012, the company quickly realized that the demand for its transportation services is HIGHLY elastic. As the company achieved lower and lower per-ride price points, the demand for rides increased dramatically. How could they make such an aggressive move?

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

One dimension is a pretty firm belief that starting financial services companies should not be as hard as it is, and that there is demand in the market for yet another venture fund focused on functionally day-zero companies in financial services. On Deciens’ Lean Operation. Dan Kimerling: There are a couple of dimensions.

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