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Lessons Learned: Work in small batches

Startup Lessons Learned

I owe it originally to lean manufacturing books like Lean Thinking and Toyota Production System. The batch size is the unit at which work-products move between stages in a development process. The sooner you pass your work on to a later stage, the sooner you can find out how they will receive it. Expo SF (May.

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Lean Startup Workshop scholarship program

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, June 12, 2009 Lean Startup Workshop scholarship program I havent had much time to write lately, and so havent been able to share much about the Lean Startup Workshop series I have been producing with OReilly in their Master Class division. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Changes in Software & Venture Capital – Part 2 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

Some have done earlier-stage deals and done well. Others have chased earlier-stage but lack the skills or relationships to do this effectively. Some have moved into later stage investments in an effort to “put logos on their websites.&# They should start “lean.&#

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The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: part three

Startup Lessons Learned

In order to prevent people from bunching up in the later stages of the work pipeline, those leaders need to be focused on automation and continuous improvement. Between cycles, put some pressure on those later teams to do more with fewer people. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

But at a macro level, widespread failure this early is far less painful than if it came at later stages. Putting commerce in the picture: Thinglink and Kiosked bring the visual Web alive from Finland. . “There are so many companies in Silicon Valley that have raised $30 million and done absolutely nothing with it.”