Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. Start your lean business plan today: Download our Free Lean Plan Template one-page-pitch-download.pdf. I’m going to start with what’s a lean business plan.

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Lean Business Plan Video Software Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. The operations superstar.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Create a detailed requirement document. A requirement document defines the system’s purpose, functionality, interface, the scope of the product, and performance criteria. Follow lean product development strategy (MVP strategy). Anything with all the deliverables, timeline, team members, documents available for the team.

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Cost Developer Azure Cloud 158

Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

This week Peter and Jonathan talk to Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, about lean business planning, strategy, tactics, specifics (milestones), and the forecast. Listen to Episode 9: Show notes: What is Lean Planning? Lean Business Planning by Tim Berry – (31:21). What’s the lean mean? – (:25).

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Lean Business Plan Forecast Software Review 60

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2019

Start Lean. As tempting as it can be to do everything at once, be patient and start lean. . Building a lean business with lean products ensures you don’t pigeon-hole yourself into a situation where you’re unable to back your way out. Documentation and meticulous record keeping is a must for startups.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

I was an early adopter in financial operations and software of lean operational and product development techniques that originated at Toyota, and then of agile as it was promulgated in the Manifesto. My team had already successfully adopted lean operational processes in a very large manufacturing-like process, as well as early agile ideas.

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Agile Leadership SCRUM Lean 113

SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

I'm going to be looking at aspects like: Things to consider before building your MVP Features often overlooked when documenting an MVP for developers Understanding important metrics you want to measure Risks and challenges in developing an MVP. What's Going to Go Wrong A lot of founders don't really understand Lean Startup principles.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Developers Software Development 219

Gust

JANUARY 19, 2023

Mention the term “business plan” and the image that likely comes to mind is a thick document generated by a business consultant for you to give to a banker or investor and then forget about. The post Craft a Lean Business Plan to Serve as Your Venture’s Roadmap appeared first on Gust.

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Lean Business Plan Startup 91

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Over the last three years our Lean LaunchPad / NSF Innovation Corps classes have been teaching hundreds of entrepreneurial teams a year how to build their startups by getting out of the building and testing their hypotheses behind their business model. Filed under: Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad , Teaching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. The operations superstar.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Stock Options 308

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Home document management software is a tool that can turn niche employees like consultants, freelancers, and independent contractors into powerful, market-disrupting professionals. The perks of working for a company are well-documented, and among these perks is comfort and stability. by Jesse Wood, CEO of eFileCabinet.

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Software Management Security Demand 147

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, July 6, 2009 Lean Startup fbFund slides and video As a follow-up to my previous post on my talk for fbFund at Facebook , there was enough interest in watching video of the talk that I have finally uploaded it using Apples MobileMe. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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Lean Video San Francisco Continuous Deployment 115

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

I am always surprised when critics complain that the Lean Startup’s Build, Measure, Learn approach is nothing more than “throwing incomplete products out of the building to see if they work.”. It’s time to update Build, Measure, Learn to what we now know is the best way to build Lean startups. Here’s how. Build-Measure-Learn.

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Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 15, 2021

This topic leans primarily into the direction of conversion optimization that becomes increasingly important with the competition in the virtual environment. The more comprehensive these documents are, your startup will attain more robust results. Efficient prospect research. Wrapping up.

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Sales Startup Social Media Technical Review 185

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Find someone with complementary business knowledge, and the time to help, with your trust and respect, Document your objectives and talk often. Implement “lean startup” principles. But a real mentor will tell you what you need to hear, rather than what you want to hear. Leadership with general and domain knowledge.

Technical Review 152

Technical Review Stealth Lean Social Media 152

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

These processes reduce risk to an overall organization, but each layer of process reduces the ability to be agile and lean and – most importantly – responsive to new opportunities and threats. Product people are often messy, hate paperwork and prefer to spend their time creating stuff rather than documenting it.

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Government Technical Review Acquisition Metrics 320

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Your plan doesn’t need to be a lengthy document either, especially if you follow a Lean Planning methodology. Now if you’re looking for an active plan that you can edit and adjust over time, you may want to consider creating a lean plan. In fact, it’s essential to have good management practices right from the start.

Software Review 153

Software Review Exit Strategy Technical Review Business Plan 153

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These surfacing organizations are flexible, lean , and determined and will continue to shape the industry on a global scale moving forward. Denver-based Sopris Health utilizes an AI-powered solution that automates the process of categorizing, collecting, documenting, and analyzing patients’ clinical history, symptoms, and feedback.

Technical Review 135

Technical Review Operations Technology Artificial Inteligence 135

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What you’re holding in your hand is a revolutionary document. The idea of exploitation versus exploration was central in my own work in building the lean methodology for start-ups. Today, lean is the de facto method for building new start-ups. Their book Lead and Disrupt describes how others can learn how to do so.

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Incubator Lean Agile Business Model 416

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, July 3, 2009 Lean Startup fbFund wrap-up Last week I had a real blast meeting with the companies at the fbFund incubator at Palo Alto. The Lean Startup fbFund Edition View more documents from Eric Ries. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Without further ado.

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Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Cofounder 60

Up and Running

JANUARY 27, 2020

The perfect strategy doesn’t exist, so keep it lean. In my view, a good strategy—a lean business plan —should set a direct and achievable marker for the year(s) ahead, with specific milestones to check progress. Your strategic lean plan should be simple, straight-forward, and be grounded in honesty and reality.

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Lean Technical Review Forecast Cofounder 107

Up and Running

JULY 6, 2016

They are used for different things, such as: Some business plans are intended for outsiders, as summary and description of the business, to serve the purpose of raising money with investors, backing up a commercial loan document, and so forth. I don’t, however, wade through scientific documentation.

Technical Review 72

Technical Review Software Review Business Plan Development Team Review 72

Steve Blank

MARCH 14, 2012

Today, the second half of the Stanford Engineering Lean LaunchPad Class gave their final presentations. Next week the Lean LaunchPad class will be taught to 25 teams for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps. On-line journal to document their customer discovery narrative. Lean LaunchPad teaching guide.

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Lean Business Model China Customer Development 252

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2019

These principles will minimize cash flow surprises and obstacles, ensuring your tech startup has the capital it needs to scale rapidly: Document your cash flow projections. Startups both large and small must document cash flow projections in order to operate in a profitable manner. Stay Ahead of the Payments Curve .

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Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Finance 82

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Adequate documentation for Customs clearance. Stay Lean and Low. Institute a process efficiency discipline like Lean or Six Sigma (or Lean Six Sigma ), a standardized management framework like EOS, or both. Full treatment of product components and functions. Brand-faithful design and layout.

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Cost Developer Small Business Administration Marketing 100

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2020

By leveraging a lean planning system, starting a business during a downturn can potentially help you capitalize on a weaker economy and avoid many of the difficulties affecting current businesses. They’re surviving and finding ways to thrive, but for those looking to start a business, now may be one of the best times to do so. .

Software Review 113

Software Review Lean Forecast Business Plan 113

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2014

VCs and Angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. This is a fancy title for a personnel manager in a large corporation who keeps track of all the hiring and firing, and has a staff to build job descriptions and personnel policy documents.

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO Angel Investor Public Relations 252

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 30, 2017

Written by Misti Yang, Contributor for Lean Startup Co. He knew next to nothing about the engine but a good bit about entrepreneurial management, and GE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt and Vice Chair Beth Comstock thought the insights he’d developed in The Lean Startup could ensure that the plan would succeed. 5) this fall.

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Lean Startup Engineer Conversion 123

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Last May, I shared the news that long-time Lean Startup advocates Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits were working on a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur featuring illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. LitMotors approach to using Lean Startup to create a new vehicle category. That new book is about to hit bookstores everywhere.

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Lean Entrepreneur Agile San Francisco 167

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Our fall webcast series concluded on a high note with three extraordinary conversations about the origins and implications of Lean Startup. Eric’s chat with Kent Beck was among our most entertaining webcasts ( video ; iTunes ; SoundCloud ). I find that very motivating."

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Lean San Francisco Cofounder Programming 165

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

AgileFall is an ironic term for program management where you try to be agile and lean, but you keep using waterfall development techniques. We’re helping them convert one of the critical product lines inside an existing division from a traditional waterfall project management process into Lean. All good Lean basics.

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Agile Lean Leadership Conversion 64

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 15, 2021

This topic leans primarily into the direction of conversion optimization that becomes increasingly important with the competition in the virtual environment. The more comprehensive these documents are, your startup will attain more robust results. Efficient prospect research. Wrapping up.

Sales 78

Sales Startup Social Media Technical Review 78

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

VCs and Angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. This is a fancy title for a personnel manager in a large corporation who keeps track of all the hiring and firing, and has a staff to build job descriptions and personnel policy documents.

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO Startup Angel Investor 244

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

It might remind you of Lean. It should, it borrows concepts from Lean, but it’s Not Lean. Lean is strategic and long term. Lean requires learning Lean. During the program there’s active process coaching, a KILN provided flexible cycle guide document, and a recap/planning workshop to complete.

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Lean Leadership Programming Management 112

Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

Create a Lean Business Plan. This is where you get your idea out of your head and onto paper to put it to the test, but it doesn’t have to be a 50-page long document that you’ll work through once and file away, never to be seen again. The first step to running your own business is creating a solid plan.

Web 86

Web Design Software Review Elevator Pitch 86

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

When it feels like you’re trapped facing an unsolvable dilemma, and wrestling with a seemingly intractable problem, remember that “getting out of your head” is the personal equivalent of the Lean Startup mantra “get out of the building.”. Learning this was a big step in making me a more effective entrepreneur. Lessons Learned.

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Customer Lean Entrepreneur Internet 404

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

Of all the tactics I have advocated as part of the lean startup , none has provoked as many extreme reactions as continuous deployment , a process that allows companies to release software in minutes instead of days, weeks, or months. Besides training, how does documentation/Help keep up? June 18, 2009 1:05 AM Anonymoussaid.

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Continuous Deployment Software Review San Francisco Lean 167