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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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Highlights from the 2009 Business of Software Conference

Software By Rob

Geoffrey Moore Author of Crossing the Chasm and four other books, Geoffrey Moore has been thinking about high-tech product development longer than most of have been doing anything on a computer. Geoffrey also talked through the product adoption cycle, but this was less applicable to the products I deal with as a Micropreneur.

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Good enough never is (or is it?)

Startup Lessons Learned

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. Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 27, 2010 Good enough never is (or is it?) So which is it?

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The Steve Jobs method

Startup Lessons Learned

If they were an unknown web 2.0 Overall, here are the lessons I take from (the imaginary) Steve Jobs: Hold your team to high standards, dont settle for products that dont meet the vision, iterate, iterate, iterate. Be disciplined about which vision to pursue; choose products that have large markets. Will start to pay attention.

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When You Should Hire a Dev Shop (other than “never”)

bhargreaves.com

The reasons why I am not a big fan of development shops are too numerous to go into here. In brief, startups succeed because there is strong alignment of interests among all parties, especially with the people who are actually building the product.

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Why Free Plans Don't Work

Software By Rob

Pluggio is a Freemium Twitter web app created by Justin Vincent. If we have thousands of users that don’t increase awareness and will never pay for our product, why do we insist in offering something that’s going to hurt our business? If you offer a product for free you get more users and more feedback on your product.

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Build vs. Buy: Which is Right for Your Business?

ConversionXL

Companies are investing in enterprise software not just as a platform to run their business on, but the engine that moves it forward. Typically, this value falls into one of three categories: Differentiation: The features you’re looking to build or acquire will help you stand out among your competitors.