Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

One of the sayings I hear from talented managers in product development is, “good enough never is.&# And, most importantly, it helps team members develop the courage to stand up for these values in stressful situations. I won’t apologize for this aspect of the Lean Startup methodology. So which is it?

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 26, 2018

Let me use the Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) framework for product development to explain why. I will give you a high-level summary here, but if you are building products then I recommend spending some time with Google to find out a bit more. So lots of entrepreneurs skimp on this vital piece of work. That’s a bad decision.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The biggest thing to remember here is that your customers do not exist to buy your products, you exist for them. Not differentiating. 4 This is important and highly encouraged along every step of the way in your product development process. Keep pivoting until you have a product that works, then you can scale.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 18, 2010 Four myths about the Lean Startup Myth: Lean means cheap. Lean startups try to spend as little money as possible. Truth: The Lean Startup method is not about cost, it is about speed. Myth: The Lean Startup methodology is only for Web 2.0/internet/consumer

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

But because paid traffic is fundamentally a bidding war, its important that you have a differentiated ability to monetize customers better than other people who are bidding for the same traffic. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science?

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

One of the most common questions I get about the lean startup methodology is, "but what about Steve Jobs ?" He doesnt put out crappy, buggy products and then ask for feedback. So how do you reconcile his success with the lean startup, which seems to suggest the opposite?" And he doesnt shy away from big-bang launch events.

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Steve Blank

MAY 28, 2009

Market Risk vs. Invention Risk - Click to Enlarge For companies building web-based products, product development may be difficult, but with enough time and iteration engineering will eventually converge on a solution and ship a functional product - i t’s engineering, not invention.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 22, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, June 22, 2009 Pivot, dont jump to a new vision In a lean startup , instead of being organized around traditional functional departments, we use a cross-functional problem team and solution team. Each has its own iterative process: customer development and agile development respectively.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. How to Write a Traditional Business Plan.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 6, 2014

In the last few years Agile and “Continuous Deployment” has replaced Waterfall and transformed how companies big and small build products. Agile is a tremendous advance in reducing time, money and wasted product development effort – and in having products better match customer needs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 1, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, May 1, 2009 Lean Startup webcast post-game Wow, what an incredible turnout for webcast this morning, right on the heels of a phenomenal crowd at startup2startup last night. Its been a great twelve hours for the lean startup! wogsland : Still not understanding the "lean" aspect. What a thrill.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2008

The companies that own those brands work hard to differentiate their offering so that people who wear their clothes will be perceived in a certain way. We wanted to let our developers do the same thing, so we opted not to go the gameplay route. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This test leaned on a psychological principle called the Rule of 100 , which suggests that users perceive dollar amounts over 100 as being greater in value than percentages, despite both equating to the same amount. For one, users experienced the whole product at once, so they weren’t able to differentiate between paid and free features.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

In future posts I’ll describe how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Market Type also affects the market size as well as how you launch the product into the market.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

While we love getting ideas from our team and have seen some stellar product development and user experience decisions generate from brainstorming and having an open office environment, we try not to let everything come to a vote. It also helps validate the demand for your product. Not Listening to Current (or Future) Customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Are you in the “lean&# phase? I’m a very big believer in the “Lean Startup&# principles as espoused by Steve Blank and Eric Ries. I think many entrepreneurs under-estimate the benefit that capital early helps in being able to produce product and differentiate yourself in a nascent marketplace.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 13, 2016

When offering a new product or service it is important for a business to quickly demonstrate value to prospective customers and differentiate itself from the competition. Though most startups know the importance of brand identity, it can often take the back seat to more pressing matters such as product development or finances.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The key differentiator being the product-level focus vs. the channel-level focus of traditional marketing effort. Optimization is a huge part of growth, specifically optimization applied across the entire product experience, not just on websites and landing pages, where CRO has traditionally been highlighted. Conclusion.

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Up and Running

JUNE 20, 2016

Second, it can develop and explain positioning. It is a mainstay in pitch presentations, business plans, product development, strategy, and in-marketing messaging too (think advertising). In this context, the goal is establishing differentiators, and validating a market need, in the eyes of potential investors.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 27, 2009

What differentiates this model from "free serves paid" is that the free users dont need to consciously do anything special to be valuable. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? Expo SF (May. Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

I firmly believe that in this age where the product development life-cycle is so short and user feedback comes so quickly, you will know within a year whether you are focusing on a worthwhile one thing. Very hard to do, but it’s what differentiates great companies from good companies. You’re never as right as you think you are.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Identity value - This is the strongest source of value of all, and its a little tricky to differentiate from the preceding two sources. This is the benefit you get from incorporating a product into your self-conception. When they buy an Apple laptop, they are doing more than enjoying a premium product and showing off.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

And so that would be where I would draw those differentiations. The one side, I think it’s a really interesting point you bring up, which is does it immediately lean toward to creating new products and services?

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. I asked her not to spray and pray, and focus on her core, differentiated products - stretch mark and c-section mark removal creams for new mothers. There are 110,000 monthly search queries looking for "stretch mark(s) removal."

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. I asked her not to spray and pray, and focus on her core, differentiated products - stretch mark and c-section mark removal creams for new mothers. There are 110,000 monthly search queries looking for "stretch mark(s) removal."

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Team Configuration 500 Startups Guerilla Marketing Organizations Entrepreneurship Startup Founders & Entrepreneurs Startups Startup Incubators and Seed Programs Seedcamp Y Combinator TechStars Lean Startups What is the perfect startup team? The original name being Abraraccourcix.

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Transformify

JUNE 6, 2019

Called the Toyota Production System, it is one of the success stories about the lean manufacturing process. Lean manufacturing simply aims to minimize waste as much as possible because in this industry, and other manufacturing-related industries, it is very easy to accumulate it.

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