Developer, Lean, Metrics and Search

Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup. As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. The Rise of the Lean Startup. And it may work. IPOs dried up.

Lean

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO

The Lean LaunchPad Class: It’s the same, but different

Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2019

We just finished the 8 th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford. So in 2011, with support from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (the entrepreneurship center in the Stanford Engineering School), we created a new capstone entrepreneurship class – the Lean LaunchPad. It’s the same, but different. I-Corps @ NIH ).

Lean

Lean Business Model Balance Sheet Video

Lean Innovation Management – Making Corporate Innovation Work

Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2015

—– Lean Innovation Management. In the last five years “ Lean Startup ” methodologies have enabled entrepreneurs to efficiently build a startup by searching for product/market fit rather than blindly trying to execute. The result will be: a new, Lean version of the Three Horizons of Innovation. Here’s how.

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Lean Management Business Model Incubator

Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. What metrics do we use to see if we learned enough in Customer Discovery ?

Customer Development

Customer Development Web Developer Customer

Why vanity metrics are dangerous

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Why vanity metrics are dangerous In a previous post, I defined two kinds of metrics: vanity metrics and actionable metrics. In this post, Id like to talk about the perils of vanity metrics. My personal favorite vanity metrics is "hits."

Metrics

Metrics San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment

Growth Marketing: The Skills and Frameworks You Need

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Growth marketing borrows a concept from the lean startup methodology. They work to improve top-of-funnel metrics like brand awareness and identify opportunities to improve customer activation, retention, and referral efforts. If your campaign works and your brand awareness metrics improve, you win. What are “pirate metrics?”.

Framework

Framework Marketing Acquisition Retention

Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. After some trial and error, Ive settled on the Lean Startup. I like the term because of two connotations: Lean in the sense of low-burn.

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Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment

What is Lean about the Lean Startup?

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, December 16, 2009 What is Lean about the Lean Startup? The first step in a lean transformation is learning to tell the difference between value-added activities and waste. I was giving my first-ever webcast on the lean startup. This value is evident in Lean Startups.

Lean

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Startup

Customer Development is Not a Focus Group

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Customer Development is all about gathering a list of what features customers want by talking to them, surveying them, or running “focus groups.” Customer Development is about Testing the Founder’s Hypothesis Any idiot can get outside the building and ask customers what they want, compile a feature list and hand it to engineering.

Customer Development

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley

Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This post describes how companies using the Customer Development model can increase their credibility, valuation and probability of getting a first round of funding by presenting their results in a “Lesson Learned&# venture pitch. Is there a profitable business model? Can it scale?” Did the VC’s like your team ?

Customer Development

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley

Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

Keeping up with trends is the reality show of the e-commerce world, which is constantly developing, gaining a significant market share, and driving online sales. For instance, the research conducted by The Economist revealed that searches for environmental goods have grown by 70% since 2016. Is Trendwatching a Business’ Superpower?

eCommerce

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics

The Principles of Product Development Flow

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 13, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, July 13, 2009 The Principles of Product Development Flow If youve ever wondered why agile or lean development techniques work, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. Reinertsen is the book for you.

Product Development

Product Development Developer San Francisco Product

Lessons Learned: Combining agile development with customer development

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.

Agile

Agile Customer Development Developer San Francisco

Amazing lean startup resources

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Amazing lean startup resources A year ago, there was no lean startup movement. I continue to believe that the explosion of interest in the lean startup has very little to do with me. If you are attempting to apply lean startup ideas in your own business - you are not alone.

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Lean San Francisco Wiki Startup

Lean Marketing Tips: Hyperlocal Marketing Channels

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 25, 2012

These companies typically have limited budgets, thin resources, and strained capacity which combine to create a challenge for managers and owners: how to develop an effective marketing campaign using tactics that will work for their business. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition. Outdoor and print.

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Lean Channel Marketing Software Review

Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. Start your lean business plan today: Download our Free Lean Plan Template one-page-pitch-download.pdf. I’m going to start with what’s a lean business plan.

Lean

Lean Business Plan Video Software Review

Blowing up the Business Plan at U.C. Berkeley Haas Business School

Steve Blank

MARCH 3, 2015

Berkeley were heavily funded to develop Cold War weapon systems. Starting in the 1950’s, Stanford’s engineering department became “outward facing” and developed a culture of spinouts and active faculty support and participation in the first wave of Silicon Valley startups. That has changed in the last few years. Today the U.C.

Business Plan

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The Three Pillars of World-class Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

My good friend Alexander Osterwalder , the inventor of the business model canvas (one of foundations of the Lean Methodology) has written a playbook (along with his associate partner Tendayi Viki ,) From Innovation Theater to Growth Engine to explain how to build and implement repeatable innovation processes inside a company. .

Portfolio

Portfolio Business Model Metrics Programming

Lessons Learned: Customer Development Engineering

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. Ive attempted to embed the relevant slides below. Talk about waste.

Customer Development

Customer Development Engineer San Francisco Developer

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

I believe it is the best introduction to Customer Development you can buy. As all of you know, Steve Blank is the progenitor of Customer Development and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany. I have personally sold many copies of his book, and continue to recommend it as one of the most important books a startup founder can read.

Customer Development

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer

The Expert Guide to Creating a Marketing Growth Strategy

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This philosophy comes from The Lean Startup methodology , which relies on testing hypotheses to better understand your customers’ pain points and goals. It outlines four major growth strategies: market penetration , market development , product development , and diversification. Market development. Product development.

Marketing

Marketing Framework Metrics Channel

How Your Digital Marketing Strategy Can Help Your Business Get Funding

Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2020

They may be experts in the industries they’re seeking to break into: musicians who develop music recording technology, dentists who design teeth-whitening systems, or investment advisors who want to launch an e-trading platform, for example. That’s where search engine optimization (SEO) comes in. Take advantage of that opportunity.

Marketing

Marketing Technical Review SEO Hosting

The Class That Changed the Way Entrepreneurship is Taught

Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2021

Founders of startups (and new ventures inside existing companies) are searching for product/market fit and a repeatable and scalable business model. Searching, unlike execution, is not a predictable pattern. Let’s Teach Lean Via Experiential Learning. Cases and plans are useful for teaching managers of process, not founders.

Lean

Lean Agile Business Model Business Plan

Lessons Learned: What is customer development?

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 8, 2008 What is customer development? Steve Blank has devoted many years now to trying to answer that question, with a theory he calls Customer Development. You can learn about customer development, and quite a bit more, in Steves book The Four Steps to the Epiphany.

Customer Development

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer

How to Grow Your App Startup Organically with App Store Optimization (ASO)

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

But ASO, like search engine optimization, fails when worshipped like a false god. We can’t rely on install metrics alone to substantiate success. Otherwise, you’ll live in an inflated metrics loop that doesn’t reflect true, long-term value. 70% of Apple App Store visitors use app store search to discover apps.

Metadata

Metadata Technical Review Retention Metrics

What Is a Business Plan?

Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2018

Most of us need just a Lean Business Plan, for internal use, with just bullet point lists and important projections. Good businesses always keep their Lean Plan up to date. The lean business plan is great news because it makes the planning process much less daunting. More on that in the section on the Lean Plan.

Business Plan

Business Plan Technical Review Lean Forecast

Lessons Learned: Lean hiring tips

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 19, 2009 Lean hiring tips In preparing for the strategy series panel this week, I have been doing some thinking about costs. Fundamentally, lean startups do more with less, because they systematically find and eliminate waste that slows down value creation. Another terrific post, Eric.

Lean

Lean Hiring San Francisco Continuous Deployment

The Ultimate Guide for Starting and Running a Business at Home

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Develop a Business Plan. Your plan doesn’t need to be a lengthy document either, especially if you follow a Lean Planning methodology. When developing a business plan, you want to decide on a model that fits your needs. Establish milestones and metrics for your business plan. Box address. Create a website.

Software Review

Software Review Exit Strategy Technical Review Business Plan

Lessons Learned: Principles of Lean Startups, presentation for.

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Principles of Lean Startups, presentation for Maples Investments Image via Wikipedia Steve Blank and I had the opportunity to create a presentation about lean startups for Maples Investments. Agile software development. Customer development. you get the idea.

Lean

Lean San Francisco Agile Continuous Deployment

Lean Startup fbFund slides and video

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, July 6, 2009 Lean Startup fbFund slides and video As a follow-up to my previous post on my talk for fbFund at Facebook , there was enough interest in watching video of the talk that I have finally uploaded it using Apples MobileMe. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May. .

Lean

Lean Video San Francisco Continuous Deployment

The Small Business Guide To SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in 2017

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2016

If you’re moving slowly or have yet to implement search engine optimization (SEO) strategies as part of your overall marketing efforts, you’re falling behind your competitors. You can learn more about setting goals in our post on Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals. Define Conversions Properly. image credit: hetemeel.

SEO

SEO Search Engineer Small Business

Lessons Learned: The metrics and levers of engagement.

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 24, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, March 24, 2009 The metrics and levers of engagement, presentation on Engagement Loops for Facebook Developer Garage SF Ill be presenting a talk at the Facebook Developer Garage SF Wednesday evening. You can learn more about the event here. Its hosted by Kontagent and sponsored by Intel.

Metrics

Metrics San Francisco Lean Viral

Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 30, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 30, 2009 Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder Im very excited to announce a pair of events that will kick off a very busy fall speaking tour. The event will include a talk from Eric on The Lean Startup over dinner, followed by moderated table discussion and then final Q&A with Eric.

Lean

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment DC

Why Startups Need a Well Articulated Strategy (And How to Think About Yours)

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

Since Arrested Development is back I thought I’d resurrect Gob Bluth’s answer when he was told he needed a “business model” – he quickly figured out that he was missing one so he asked Starla, the Bluth company secretary, if she would be his business model. LEAN STARTUP MOVEMENT. Spend it wisely.

Technical Review

Technical Review Startup Business Model Non-Compete

Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business.

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Master of 500 Hats: Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) This presentation should be required reading for anyone creating a startup with an online service component. He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. Choose one.

San Francisco

San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire

YouTube Strategy Lessons from a Channel with 1.6 Million Subscribers

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The first step of developing a successful YouTube strategy is choosing the right content types for your brand. Key metrics: Average View Duration, Click Through Rate, & Views 3. Refine titles, thumbnails, and content to increase those metrics — Eric Bandholz (@bandholz) November 24, 2020. Vanity metrics.

Channel

Channel Metrics Algorithm Video

Join the Lean Startup discussion at Web 2.0 Expo for free

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 17, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Join the Lean Startup discussion at Web 2.0 Expo for free Im honored to announce that my Lean Startup session at the Web 2.0 Everyone else can register to come to both sessions for free, including the Lean Startup talk in the main conference. What does this mean for you?

Lean

Lean San Francisco Web Continuous Deployment

Lean Startup fbFund wrap-up

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, July 3, 2009 Lean Startup fbFund wrap-up Last week I had a real blast meeting with the companies at the fbFund incubator at Palo Alto. The Lean Startup fbFund Edition View more documents from Eric Ries. Use some customer development to find out. Without further ado. Now for the feedback.

Lean

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Cofounder

The Lean Startup at Agile Vancouver April 21st

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, March 25, 2009 The Lean Startup at Agile Vancouver April 21st A surprising number of respondents in the latest Lessons Learned survey hail from one of the flourishing startup hubs in Canada. This workshop brings together leading thinkers from Lean Production and Lean software.

Agile

Agile Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment

Perfection By Subtraction – The Minimum Feature Set

Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2010

One of the principles of Customer Development is to get out of the building and understand the smallest feature-set customers will pay for in the first release.). The minimum feature set is the inverse of what most sales and marketing groups ask of their development teams. Steve, you’re wrong. Your mantra becomes “Less is more.”.

Customer Development

Customer Development Business Model Developer Search

The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help)

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 9, 2009 The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo to explain the lean startup concept to a larger audience. The Lean Startup: a Disciplined Approach to Imagining, Designing, and Building New Products.: It uses principles of agile software development, open source and web 2.0,

Lean

Lean San Francisco Web Advisory Board

Minimum Viable Product: a guide

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 3, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, August 3, 2009 Minimum Viable Product: a guide One of the most important lean startup techniques is called the minimum viable product. I was delighted to be asked to give a brief talk about the MVP at the inaugural meetup of the lean startup circle here in San Francisco. Thanks Eric.

San Francisco

San Francisco Product Lean Continuous Deployment

Austin: the Lean Startup tour continues

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 27, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Austin: the Lean Startup tour continues Next week I head to Austin, TX for my first visit ever. The Lean Startup is a practical approach for creating and managing a new breed of company that excels in low-cost experimentation, rapid iteration, and true customer insight.

Lean

Lean Austin San Francisco Continuous Deployment

Lean Goes Better with Coke – the Future of Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In 2012 I got together with Alexander Osterwalder , Henry Chesbrough and Andre Marquis to think about the Lean and the future of corporate innovation. For most big, established companies like us, our business models were developed years—even decades ago. in developing these new models. And why wouldn’t it be?

Lean

Lean Nepal Cofounder Customer Development

Is the Lean Startup Dead?

The Lean LaunchPad Class: It’s the same, but different

Trending Sources

Lean Innovation Management – Making Corporate Innovation Work

Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Why vanity metrics are dangerous

Growth Marketing: The Skills and Frameworks You Need

Lessons Learned: The lean startup

What is Lean about the Lean Startup?

Customer Development is Not a Focus Group

Raising Money Using Customer Development

Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

The Principles of Product Development Flow

Lessons Learned: Combining agile development with customer development

Amazing lean startup resources

Lean Marketing Tips: Hyperlocal Marketing Channels

Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

Blowing up the Business Plan at U.C. Berkeley Haas Business School

The Three Pillars of World-class Corporate Innovation

Lessons Learned: Customer Development Engineering

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development

The Expert Guide to Creating a Marketing Growth Strategy

How Your Digital Marketing Strategy Can Help Your Business Get Funding

The Class That Changed the Way Entrepreneurship is Taught

Lessons Learned: What is customer development?

How to Grow Your App Startup Organically with App Store Optimization (ASO)

What Is a Business Plan?

Lessons Learned: Lean hiring tips

The Ultimate Guide for Starting and Running a Business at Home

Lessons Learned: Principles of Lean Startups, presentation for.

Lean Startup fbFund slides and video

The Small Business Guide To SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in 2017

Lessons Learned: The metrics and levers of engagement.

Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder

Why Startups Need a Well Articulated Strategy (And How to Think About Yours)

Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business.

YouTube Strategy Lessons from a Channel with 1.6 Million Subscribers

Join the Lean Startup discussion at Web 2.0 Expo for free

Lean Startup fbFund wrap-up

The Lean Startup at Agile Vancouver April 21st

Perfection By Subtraction – The Minimum Feature Set

The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help)

Minimum Viable Product: a guide

Austin: the Lean Startup tour continues

Lean Goes Better with Coke – the Future of Corporate Innovation

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