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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

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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Fear of Failure and Lack of Speed In a Large Corporation

Steve Blank

They’ve found product/market fit (what products customers want to buy). They’ve learned the best distribution channel to get the product from their company to the customer. and how to price the product. for new product development that emphasize immediate returns.

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Startup Resources

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Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. IP Location Tools. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? free, distributed source code control management system. Great for visualizing work of product development.

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How to Avoid Innovation Theater: The Six Decisions To Make Before Establishing an Innovation Outpost

Steve Blank

Startups are developing IP relevant to the disruption. For example, Google’s acquisition of Nest (which had customers, revenue and a distribution channel) allowed it to enter the connected home market immediately. (We’ll cover “ corporate moonshots ” in a subsequent post.).

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

In fact, users asked that IMVU make a determination as to who was deliberately passing Unfit for IMVU products into the catalog and stop them from performing peer review on either their main accounts or their alts. Users also asked that IMVU identify and aggressively act to eliminate the source of such products up to and including IP bans.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. I think 6-8 is a good number.