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Five Questions for Lean Content Creator Stephanie Hay

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference, who has created content for a number of startups. In our ongoing exploration of how people actually implement Lean Startup methods in their workplaces, we’re asking practitioners to share their techniques. But this is where the notion of "lean content" comes into play.

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Marching through quicksand

Startup Lessons Learned

But, as any startup can tell you, this opens up a tremendous set of opportunities for the rest of us. When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. And as everyone’s attention starts to focus on those same indicators, their value is being diluted. Is that a lot?

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90 Things I've Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies

betashop.com

million registered users, 7500 supplier partners, 600 team members, and a run-rate of more than $150M in sales in just 15 months. All the rest is noise. If you are down on someone, the rest of your team will already know. ?. Don’t skimp on fundraising because of dilution fears.?. So, here goes. It’s all about the product.

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9 Conversion Rate Optimization Principles to Get You Started (If You Can’t Test)

ConversionXL

Amazon carried out their own research in this area and discovered that, for every 100ms of page load time, there was a 1% decrease in sales. Additional elements like that dilute the central CTA. After all, the reason why sales and marketing exist in the first place is to address one group of people, not all people.

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57 Things I've Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies

betashop.com

All the rest is noise. Find one person, make them your sherpa, and lean on them. . A couple of dilution points here or there wont matter in the long run but working with the right people will. Don’t skimp on fundraising because of dilution fears. Ship small stuff weekly, if not several times per week. Never give up.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

We can either try to step forward and be progressive and really try to lean forward, or we can get dragged in the future. At the time, they said, it’s not enough to design a product that’s good for sales, it must also be good for the environment. And so you got to be honest, you got to be willing to lean in and be open, authentic.

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Scaling is Hard

Seeing Both Sides

At the onset of 2012, many start-up executives around the world are sticking their copy of Lean Start-Up on the shelf, leaning back, and bemoaning the fact that they have a new set of challenges ahead of them. Obviously, it's not that easy a decision. This decision is truly make or break.

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