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Beyond the garage

Startup Lessons Learned

It’s been just over a year since the inaugural Startup Lessons Learned conference , and it’s time to do it again. The Lean Startup movement has made tremendous progress in the past year. Kent Beck himself helped us explain that “quality work” means something different when we’re facing the extreme uncertainty of a startup.

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

Austin Startup

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

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Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the Lean Startup)

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 20, 2010 Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the Lean Startup) The Wall Street Journal covers the Lean Startup movement in todays paper. The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston. Even Marc Andreessen weighs in.

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KQED Forum + conference update + a chance to win tickets

Startup Lessons Learned

We'll be discussing the Lean Startup movement, the upcoming conference, and whatever else you decide you want to ask about. Throughout the hour (from 10am-11am) we'll be picking people to win free tickets to the Lean Startup Conference on December 3. FM or 89.3

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Lessons Learned: Inc Magazine on Minimum Viable Product (and a.

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 19, 2009 Inc Magazine on Minimum Viable Product (and a response) Inc Magazine has a great new piece up about the increasing use of the Minimum Viable Product by businesses (and not just startups). The Inc story, and many others, does a good job emphasizing its lean-ness. Read the rest.

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Steve Blank vs. Steve Jobs

Seeing Both Sides

As I reflect on the class discussions, one of the interesting tension points that arose is the challenge an entrepreneur faces in selecting their primary product design approach. But Houston did not strictly follow the Blank/Ries paradigm religously. Again, the insertion of a Jobs-like product vision. What's going on?

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Twitter Link Roundup #189 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. The Three Phases of Startup Sales – [link].