Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Yes, there are Lean Startups even in the United States federal government. For my take on how this is possible, you can see my previous post on Lean Government here. If you'd like to try your hand at being an entrepreneur inside one of the world's largest bureaucracies, you can apply right here starting today.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Heres what I do know: The future strength of our economy depends on its ability to create, support, and sustain entrepreneurs. (If If you are somehow not convinced of this point, Ill let Fareed Zakaria explain ) We know who the next generation of entrepreneurs are going to be. Nerds are not entrepreneurs. They are nerds.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

How a 1-Page Business Model Will – and Won’t–Help Your Lean Startup | by Kevin Dewalt – [link]. Reverse Engineering Your Startup’s Success - [link]. The Start-up Hall of Shame (America’s 10 Worst States for Entrepreneurs) – [link]. Creative Showcase of Green Theme Logo Designs | Dzinepress – [link].

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

If you’re an entrepreneur planning to start a business outside of the United States, you might be looking for assistance and resources that are available in your specific country. There are plenty of local resources and services available to help entrepreneurs in their local areas around the globe. First, what’s your question?

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

They can make smart investments even if the entrepreneurs are not well credentialed or have a product/idea that is outside the mainstream of what investors are expecting As this change has rippled up the venture industry, it has meant a lot more worthy companies are getting funded than just a few years ago. 12comments: Dougvs said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

But in Menlo Park, every commute is highly variable, no matter how short, and so I often found myself sitting in traffic, bored, and eager to get to my desk to work on whatever engineering problem I was obsessed with. We'll be discussing the Lean Startup movement, the upcoming conference, and whatever else you decide you want to ask about.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A four-time tech entrepreneur, his most recent company Immersion Neuroscience is a software platform that allows anyone to measure what the brain loves in real-time to improve outcomes in entertainment, education and training, advertising, and live events. He's a professor at Claremont Graduate University, a four time tech entrepreneur.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Entrepreneurs aren’t superheroes. But particularly when you’re running lean and mean, you may not have native expertise in every aspect of managing a startup. Entrepreneurs who demonstrate to venture capitalists that they have a comprehensive digital marketing plan are more likely to make funders sit up and take notice.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs. The Connected World of Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Magazine Blog. Posted by: Atlanta Search Engine Optimization | April 16, 2008 at 07:38 AM. Wall Street Journal: With New Technology, Start-Ups Go Lean. NPR Marketplace: Businesses save off green incentives. OReilly Radar.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

In a previous post , I asked readers for suggested topics that the US government needs to know about startups and entrepreneurs, and got some really interesting responses. The EB-5 visa is designed for foreign investors to get a green card if they are willing to bring capital to the US and create at least ten full-time jobs.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

a system engineered for simple assembly so that just about anyone, with minimal training, can put it together, unlocking a flexible labor pool to assemble homes, and leveraging a capital efficient approach. We met through a mutual friend working on another sustainable housing startup.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The one side, I think it’s a really interesting point you bring up, which is does it immediately lean toward to creating new products and services? One of the entrepreneurs that I admire most out there is Brian Clark and what he’s been able to do with CopyBlogger.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

One of the most common questions I get about the lean startup methodology is, "but what about Steve Jobs ?" So how do you reconcile his success with the lean startup, which seems to suggest the opposite?" Plus, the premise of the question misunderstands the lean startup, too. And he doesnt shy away from big-bang launch events.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 5, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, May 5, 2009 More video "what to do if customers dont like your (initial) product" plus full webcast First up is an interview with Mixergy, about lean startups and what to do if customers dont like your (initial) product. Lawrence Green Thanks for reading, listening, and watching. Long pause.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2018

Victoria Greene of BrandPackaging.com explains : The way a product is packaged can create a dynamic, engaging story about your brand, drawing upon a multitude of features. You may remember Divine Chocolate and its managing director Sophi Tranchell from 11 Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World. But, that’s not all.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2018

Victoria Greene of BrandPackaging.com explains : The way a product is packaged can create a dynamic, engaging story about your brand, drawing upon a multitude of features. You may remember Divine Chocolate and its managing director Sophi Tranchell from 11 Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World. But, that’s not all.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2009

Luckily while I was teaching classes at headquarters, Zilog’s field application engineers (the technical engineers working alongside our salesmen) would work side-by-side with our large customers as they designed their systems with our chips. The VP of Sales gave me a funny look and just moved on with the agenda. VP of Sales?

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Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2009

Think of a plane the length of a 767 airliner (but with 30 foot longer wings and 8 engines rather than 2) whose only mission was to FedEx 70,000 pounds of nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union. Then I would return back north to the much drabber green palette of bombers and uniforms and continue to defend democracy.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

Lean Business: Capacity Management, Overhead, and Your Business – [link]. Lean Business: Capacity Management, Overhead, and Your Business – [link]. I bet you over-engineered your startup – [link]. How to Be Happy: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective | Forbes – [link]. – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 8, 2008

For those of you with some background in lean manufacturing, you may notice that integration risk sounds a lot like work-in-progress inventory. Generally, if all tests pass, its happy (a green build) and if any tests fail, it will notify you by email. As with many lean startup practices, its getting started thats the hard part.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 12, 2013

Lean Business: Pivot Point – [link]. The Skills Most Entrepreneurs Lack | Bill J. The Skills Most Entrepreneurs Lack | Bill J. Lean Business: Pivot Point – [link]. 7 reasons for entrepreneurs to avoid tranched investments | VentureBeat – [link]. Just try not to laugh! Considering Convertible Debt?

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

It is the first in a series of posts he’s writing about the decisions a young entrepreneur needs to make when she/he is first starting a business. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. Sorry, folks. Harsh, but probably true.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Ramon Ray , a successful entrepreneur, speaker, best selling author, and one of the country’s top small business experts, meets with thousands of small business owners every year. Entrepreneur outlined this in their look at USP : Pinpointing your USP requires some hard soul-searching and creativity. But, that’s not all.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

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? If you’re an Entrepreneur, you can do it from any place in the world. How important is education when I know I want to be an entrepreneur?

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2018

The acronym “RTG” in RTG Solutions Group stands for “Return to Green.” I began my career as an engineer and have always been committed to solving problems and running smooth business operations. In the Lean world, “green” means project details are on track. Red” means a deadline is not being met. Thanks to Khris K.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

We can either try to step forward and be progressive and really try to lean forward, or we can get dragged in the future. When I was at RISD, I went to Rhode Island School of Design, there was this idea that was emerging called The Green Movement, the sustainability movement. A lot of engineers like first principles. together.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

We can either try to step forward and be progressive and really try to lean forward, or we can get dragged in the future. When I was at RISD, I went to Rhode Island School of Design, there was this idea that was emerging called The Green Movement, the sustainability movement. A lot of engineers like first principles. together.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 30, 2009

After years of engineering effort, changing these assumptions was incredibly hard. As we move into a new economic climate, its my hope that our industry will stop this expensive kind of learning and start building lean startups instead. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 22, 2010

Many of these companies are started by entrepreneurs, and are now household names: Google, Yahoo, eBay and Intel. Luckily for the rest of us, he was able to find his path to a green card, and now employs 24 Americans in West Lafayette, Indiana. Startups are the lifeblood of our economy. He started Passageways Inc.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

I am the VP of Engineering at a cutting-edge startup that sells software built on the.NET platform. You whine about how hard it is to find good engineers, then go on and on about how you intentionally avoid at least half of the market for skilled people? It’s also missing the point of engineering anything. Elaine Kenny.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would be well suited here. Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Firebase : Are all your developers front-end engineers? Google Custom Search Engine. SW Courses.

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