Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 8, 2009

Sometime later, a guide would rattle off useful information, like the density of cars in the immediate vicinity, how that density compares to historical averages, the average mass and velocity of recent cars. So the product development team was busy creating lots of split-tests for lots of hypotheses. It required two things.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Own the development methodology - in a traditional product development setup, the VP Engineering or some other full-time manager would be responsible for making sure the engineers wrote adequate specs, interfaced well with QA, and also run the scheduling "trains" for releases. Labels: product development 15comments: mukund said.

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JULY 6, 2009

Before I close, let me quote just one additional bit of twitter feedback from one of the video beta-testers: bmeschke : @ ericries This is such GREAT information. Slides are below: The Lean Startup fbFund Edition View more documents from Eric Ries. A lot of it i have heard before, but your presentation is so clear.

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JULY 28, 2010

It is written using the information that the company voluntarily shared, and therefore reflects their current thinking and recollections. Special thanks to Pascal-Louis Perez for sharing information and making this post possible. Special thanks to Pascal-Louis Perez for sharing information and making this post possible.

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APRIL 14, 2009

Their product definition fluctuates wildly – one month, it’s a dessert topping, the next it’s a floor wax. Their product development team is hard at work on a next-generation product platform, which is designed to offer a new suite of products – but this effort is months behind schedule.

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 20, 2008 The engineering managers lament I was inspired to write The product managers lament while meeting with a startup struggling to figure out what had gone wrong with their product development process. Good luck, engineering manager. It was painful for a lot of people.

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OCTOBER 4, 2008

Your blogs are full of rational thoughts and has nuggets of information. It is encouraging to know someone with your reputation and connections is evangelizing truly valuable information for start-ups. Looking forward to more of these. Abbas February 22, 2009 3:33 PM cwillu said. Is ShareThis really necessary? Excellent insight Eric.

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JULY 29, 2009

Startups especially can benefit by using technical debt to experiment, invest in process, and increase their product development leverage. The biggest source of waste in new product development is building something that nobody wants. Leverage product development with open source and third parties.

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OCTOBER 28, 2008

I have come to believe that there is a hierarchy of pitches, and that understanding where your pitch falls on this spectrum can assist in making decisions about what information to highlight. If you cant close the deal, maybe your company is at the wrong stage of its development, and its time to try a different tack.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Because of the incredible array of information available, we have a desperate need for filtering mechanisms. Mass blasts of information are ineffective, because the broadcast channels are suffering from information overload (even in social media). There are too many products clamoring for attention. Is that a lot?

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Up and Running

JULY 3, 2014

If you would like to find out more about the author, the book, or about exporting in general, Laurel’s blog is an excellent source of information. We will export purple widgets to France.”. “We We will consider making other type widgets, say in red, if a customer in France is large enough to justify the change.”.

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JUNE 5, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, June 5, 2009 It’s a startup, not a spreadsheet Some people, when they start to realize the power of using data to inform their decisions, become obsessed with optimization. I think this idea is particularly appealing to those of us from an engineering background.

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JANUARY 6, 2012

His method advocates the creation of rapid prototypes designed to test market assumptions, and uses customer feedback to evolve them much faster than via more traditional product development practices. Wednesday, January 11- Dublin, Ireland I’ll be facilitating in the Internet Growth Acceleration Programme (iGAP) program.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Depending on the type of product, postings on forums, classifieds and emails could give enough information to help gauge potential response. False negatives would be an issue, but combining ad words with other forms of advertising, such as guerrilla marketing, might yield a more robust answer. November 8, 2008 8:44 AM OneDish said.

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MARCH 17, 2009

It wont even get passed the registrant information screen to even get to selecting what you want to register for. March 19, 2009 6:11 PM Anonymoussaid. website works ok - you have to select the hall pass option for $100 and put in the code - then you get it for free. Ill be there! March 19, 2009 9:03 PM Anonymoussaid. Nope, no love.

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MAY 27, 2009

The presentation was informative, insightful, and humorous - as you pointed out the many ridiculous assumptions we make as entrepreneurs! Thanks for an enjoyable evening. June 3, 2009 8:16 PM Tom Gimbel said. Eric - thanks for making it to Austin to share your insights on the lean startup. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

I originally thought I might get some development process tips (I manage developers), but I find that Im really enjoying your business tips (SEM, listening to customers, etc.). I agree with the other comments, more information on yourself and what topics youll focus on would be helpful. More of the same.

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JUNE 17, 2010

But scope negotiations between departments are an example of an “iterated prisoner’s dilemma&# situation, where the same parties repeatedly negotiate, and rely on their previous experience to inform their choices in the current round. Here’s why. The art team feels burned that they didn’t get what they asked for.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Lean mindsets and methods for innovation in any company a free webinar featuring: Eric Ries April 28, 2010 at 2:00 PM EDT The "Lean Startup" is the application of lean thinking to the process of innovation in startup companies — defined as a type of business where both the problem (customer need) and the solution (product) are unknown.

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MARCH 4, 2009

Today, Id like to spend some time on two techniques: the problem presentation and learning what channels of information reach customers. If this was a startup, Id be asking it of a sample of customers even more often, because getting a regular tracking result is helpful for informing your decision loop.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 4, 2010 Stop lying on stage Entrepreneurs crave information about successful startups, and they should. This is the same issue we see with vanity metrics : companies are giving the appearance of sharing information while actually engaging in spin or outright deception.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

They can notify both the user and us of unexpected errors, and allow us to pull configuration information and logs remotely. They can notify both the user and us of unexpected errors, and allow us to pull configuration information and logs remotely. To compensate, weve had to build basic diagnostics right into the application itself.

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JANUARY 24, 2010

And, in the survey that was attached, I learned a lot of useful information about how to make this blog better. And, in the survey that was attached, I learned a lot of useful information about how to make this blog better. Since then, Ive tried to make it a regular habit to collect real data about what you think.

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JULY 15, 2010

I freely admit that I have no inside information, no unique insight into what they are thinking. Comprehensive means it has to address all aspects of a startups life: marketing and product development, especially. I freely admit that I have no inside information, no unique insight into what they are thinking.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

When those teams face difficult choices, its incredibly hard for them to come together and make an informed, fact-based decision. When those teams face difficult choices, its incredibly hard for them to come together and make an informed, fact-based decision. All metrics should be actionable , accessible , and auditable.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 23, 2009

This just isn’t a viable product.&# Labels: minimum viable product 5comments: Hazem Awad said. Nice post Eric thanks for sharing such useful information with us. users are clicking through) what happens if they find out there is NO product yet? Read the rest of the interview at Venture Hacks.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

TPGTEXs approach is an example of a trend in business that has been dubbed minimum viable product or microtesting. The idea is to develop something with the minimum amount of features or information needed to gauge the marketability of a product online. Read the rest. Read the rest.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

SlideShare used the two streams of information to segment their market and come up with three plans that recombined the custom channel features in meaningful ways. “We don’t give you all this Pro plan information right away when you join SlideShare. I hadn’t thought that would be a feature.

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JANUARY 1, 2009

My challenge for the new year is getting the word out about our product (AwayFind), while of course improving on conversions, etc. I see that as a great way for my product to grow, but while Ive partnered with companies in my consulting business, its not something Im as familiar with now that Im on the product side.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

This blog is very informative for me. Education Guideline Book (1st Edition) Sep 2006 View SlideShare document or Upload your own. 1 comments: Desoja said. Nice blog dear i have really learn a lot from this blog thanks. I became very pleasre to read it. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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JANUARY 27, 2009

Use that data to make an informed choice about whether you want to change strategies. Better to set up complete experiments that are themselves internally coherent. Take a cohort of new customers and expose them to a completely different approach, and measure their behavior over time. 8comments: Anonymoussaid.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Specially because of Twitter and this information overload, I think many people have been struggling to reduce the number of RSS feeds they actually follow (it is my case), so it´ll become easier for us to keep track of your writing even if we´re not reading those blogs that often. Eric, I do think you should cross-post them here.

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JULY 31, 2009

lets you post a description of a job without having to reveal the name of the company who is offering it, or the contact information of the hiring manager. The actual exchange of information occurs in private, in email. Using it to recruit takes less than a minute. Who wants that stuff posted on the internet?

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

This post provides words and precise reasoning to everyone working in the "virtual goods industry". February 19, 2009 5:23 PM Maryam Asif said. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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APRIL 7, 2010

In fact, the curse of product development is that sometimes small things make a huge difference and sometimes huge things make no difference. When we’re optimizing, product development teams encounter similar situations. I mean, here we are, paying them to be there, and they won’t use the product!

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

Need some isight into this if you have any information. Now the question is does Apple count this as two downloads or only as one? If the download is tracked based on the download on devices, there are chances of manipulation, I guess. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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AUGUST 1, 2009

Figuring out whether and how to incorporate that new information into your vision is your job. Also SJ's obsession with better taste (positively) contributes to the overall product development process. There are some good anecdotes about Chief Engineers in the Toyota Product Development Book. Great post Eric.

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