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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

I would add -- think of your development and running your business like a PM/Developer uses Agile or Scrum in software development. The wise entrepreneur will take this advice seriously in order to distill his ideas down to their essence. No more, no less. September 15, 2008 9:19 PM James said. April 27, 2009 8:59 AM Anonymoussaid.

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The Surprising Ways a Distributed Team Can Help Your Company Succeed

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In his New York Times bestseller Rework , author Jason Fried says, “Geography just doesn’t matter anymore. Luckily, we have found a way to make sure no team member has to work unnatural hours for our daily scrums. Distributed teams aren’t right for every company, but they can be important differentiators.

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Behind Every Great Product

SVPG

If you think the product manager job is what’s described in a Certified Scrum Product Owner class, you almost certainly fall into this category. Kate is now a product leader at Shutterstock in New York City. In this model, the product manager is really a backlog administrator. GOOGLE ADWORDS – Jane Manning.

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