Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

is an elegant way to model any service-oriented business: Acquisition Activation Retention Referral Revenue We used a very similar scheme at IMVU, although we werent lucky enough to have started with this framework, and so had to derive a lot of it ourselves via trial and error. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 21, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. The Lean Startup Conference was founded four years ago to bring together real entrepreneurs who have applied Lean Startup techniques and have useful advice to share with each other. Retention (do they return?), Revenue (how do you make money?),

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

In order to find out, I asked a panel of 12 successful founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: What are the pros/cons of hiring an agency to do development work, vs. having all your technical talent in house? However, in-house talent is hard to come by, and you may have retention and management problems.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 22, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, June 22, 2009 Pivot, dont jump to a new vision In a lean startup , instead of being organized around traditional functional departments, we use a cross-functional problem team and solution team. Thats not the goal of a lean startup. Your writing is certainly not lean. My question to you: 1.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 8, 2017

The daily program encourages a balanced eating plan of fruit, vegetables, lean protein, and complex carbohydrates while monitoring portion sizes. Physical activity recommendations gradually guide our members from simple walking, on to vigorous strength and cardiovascular training that helps replace excess fat with lean muscle.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

Having just retired from a career as an entrepreneur I had started thinking about why startups were different from large companies. And Jennifer is now my co-instructor in the Stanford Lean LaunchPad class.). Over the last two decades Shawn has seen hundreds of startups use the Lean Methodology. The MVP Tree.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. 7 reasons for entrepreneurs to avoid tranched investments | VentureBeat – [link].

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

Dealing with a crisis requires a fresh perspective, and entrepreneurs often excel on this front. Another thing that can keep your new business a step ahead is a lean approach. Apart from building a strong team, make conscious efforts to boost retention. Here are some startup leadership insights to show the way.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 28, 2020

With the theme “Build Back Better” Jerry Engel , Pete Newell , Steve Weinstein and I co-hosted nearly 500 Lean Educators from 63 countries and 235 universities online for a three-hour session to share what we’ve learned about educators on how we can help our communities rebound, adjust, and recover. — Background.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 10, 2013

You can also generate funnels to see customer retention and discover where they exit the website. At Tawkon we’ve developed a culture of precisely articulating our goals for every new product and feature we intend to develop, and apply Lean UX as a working process to get a tangible product and test with the market as quickly as possible.”. -

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

I have written often about strategies small business can use to operate modestly, spend wisely, and reduce cost by taking a lean approach to operations, marketing, and production. Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability). False color skull X-ray: Wikimedia Commons.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Working from home can not only lead to productivity gains and improve employee retention rates , but it can also be a significant way to save energy. Lean Business: Office Space – A Meditation. Lean Business: Do Unto Others*. Promote remote. Photo: Charles Cook.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 31, 2013

Zappos has one of the highest customer retention rates in retail (among competitors both on and offline) and has created aan army of rabid fans. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies. Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool. Lean Marketing Tips: Hyperlocal Marketing Channels.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

What these products all have in common is the question their minimum viable product is attempting to answer: does this product have high natural retention built-in? These concepts have important implications for any lean startup. These concepts have important implications for any lean startup. It’s probably time to pivot.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 13, 2014

For entrepreneurs, there are two kinds of uncertainties that need to be dealt with – uncertainty on making strategic decisions for the company and uncertainty on how to manage the team. Problems appear daily for entrepreneurs: There’s a bug to be fixed. Example: user retention rate. Step 6: Lean on others… but not too much.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

And thanks to Ann Miura-Ko of Floodgate (my first Lean LaunchPad co-instructor) for her suggestions. You’ve built detailed analytics tracking into your product and you should be seeing organic and viral growth; and can provide Daily/Weekly/Monthly Active Users, 30d/90d/120d retention. serial entrepreneur. 2M in 18 months.

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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

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

APRIL 14, 2009

I have counseled innumerable entrepreneurs to change their focus to revenue, and many companies who refuse this advice get themselves into trouble by running out of iterations. Products can find sources of validation with impressive stats along a number of dimensions, such as high engagement, viral coefficient, or long-term retention.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2009

For the rest of us, there is an alternative: to create credibility by building a lean startup. Retention cohort analysis. That fostering and encourage entrepreneurs to bring companies and products to market is a great source of innovation, job creation, etc. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

An Entrepreneur’s Guide To Patents: How To Determine Whether They Are Right For Your Company | TechCrunch – [link]. The problem with a Lean Startup: the Minimum Viable Product | Paul Kortman – [link]. The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link]. The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link].

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Eric Ries of The Lean Startup has called Andrew Chen’s blog “one of the best entrepreneurship blogs of all time.” What do you get when a successful entrepreneur becomes a VC and then starts blogging about his experiences? Inside the Minds of Top Venture Capitalists: Blogs You Need to Read to Understand How VCs Think. andrewchen.co.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Working from home can not only lead to productivity gains and improve employee retention rates , but it can also be a significant way to save energy. Lean vs. Mean – Small Business and Responsibility. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet. Promote remote. Photo: Charles Cook.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their daily, weekly, quarterly or yearly goals around their business. We asked entrepreneurs to share their Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs) and here are the insightful responses. #1- Have a goal that third parties think is impossible? 1- Become a self-running machine.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 24, 2009

At IMVU , we would routinely find retention effects that would stem from registration changes and have impact days or weeks later. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. You want to apply Lean Startup methods at your company, but your boss is used to being the decision-maker and is resistant to the concept of testing ideas. On October 8 at 10a PT, join us for a webcast, Bringing Lean Startup to Established Companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2018

As a VC and former entrepreneur let me offer you some advice. The mistake entrepreneurs make is either writing a lengthy email (everybody has too much email so it will get skimmed / not digested) or not having a deck which means the VC can’t quickly determine his or her fit as a potential investor. The key is WHAT you send.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Revenue is always my preferred measure, but you can use anything that is important to your business: retention, activation, viral invites, or even customer satisfaction in the form of something like net promoter score. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Expo SF (May. .

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 17, 2011

People learn in a variety of ways: repetition, direct instruction, written explanation, peer modeling, and many other methods, but the opportunity to learn through self analysis and guided evaluation is critical to retention, focus, and creative problem-solving. Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

I will say the one thing we tell all our portfolio companies is to get fit and lean in. So the “get fit” part of it is whatever your circumstances are today, lean inwards a little bit, do some introspection, and figure out which part of the house requires some cleaning up. I like the get fit and lean in. Jonathan Siddharth .

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

In most cases, entrepreneurs hope to grow revenue by substantial margins so as to achieve this. As such, most entrepreneurs focus all their energies on customer retention. To understand this in more detail, please refer to this video made by Lean-Case. Putting Theory into Practice.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2011

He told me that since his bank started a tradition of family-style holiday parties, employee retention had increased along with overall job satisfaction. Related posts: 10 random online resources for Entrepreneurs (2010 version). Lean startups: Office space for the 21st Century.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The advantage is that in many of our best deals we now have $50+ million invested so we can really support entrepreneurs as their businesses scale. At Upfront when we know we have a winning hand we prefer to put more capital to work, which both helps the entrepreneurs succeed and drives more aggregate financial returns for our LPs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 20, 2023

He is an event strategist and entrepreneur who founded Kickass Conferences in 2016. He is an event strategist and entrepreneur who founded Kickass conferences in 2016. John Jantsch (15:11): And it's been a terrific retention tool, quite frankly. Isaac is also the co-host of the Make It Kickass podcast. This is John Jantsch.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

But before that, actually, there was this a couple of years break where, when Udemy did not work in Turkey, I met this Silicon Valley entrepreneur who wanted to build online, like speed dating, a video-based speed dating application. That's one of the very, very early companies that I was talking to Lean Startup about. EB : Yeah.

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Up and Running

JULY 1, 2019

If you’ve always wished there was a Reddit-style community for entrepreneurs in the SaaS space, you’ll love Growthhackers. Entrepreneurs Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz have put together some invaluable resources for those in the SaaS community. Growthhackers. Did you know it took fifteen years for Fishkin to build Moz? Tomasz Tunguz.

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