Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Thats the conclusion Ive come to after watching tons of online products fail for a complete lack of customers. Our goal is to find out whether customers are interested in your product by offering to give (or even sell) it to them, and then failing to deliver on that promise. Nothing made any difference.

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MAY 28, 2010

Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. There’s a spectrum from descriptive names which speak directly to a product benefit or attribute, to empty vessel names, where it doesn’t mean anything about the product that we’re talking about.&# He invented the name Kodak.

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JULY 4, 2012

People love information. It’s our direct connection to the search engine giant itself, and it can give us a wealth of information about how Google is reading our website. In some cases, they’ll even tell you when they’ve run into spam on your website. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

When we started IMVU in 2004, we could rely on a staggering amount of open source software that jumpstarted our initial product offering. Add onto that the incredible amounts of infrastructure code that we reused, and we were able to bring our product to market months earlier. If you are a Web developer, PHP is powerful.

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

It’s based largely on my personal experience naming several tech products as well as the themes I’ve noticed in great startup names. For my Adult web store I used my dogs name + Pleasure box and I came up with corbinspleasurebox.org. My brother later informed me that it was to log of a name but now I cant see anything else.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. If your startup is in that boat, it’s really not a matter of figuring out how to pitch your company — instead, you may want to consider improving your product before hitting the pavement.

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MARCH 24, 2011

If the odds alone aren’t bad enough, consider the imperfect information used to make that selection: A generic online application form, a few emails, and 15-60 minutes of in-person interview. One-Sided Competitive “Analysis&# Most competitive analysis charts look like the one at left, with your product winning every category.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

One of the topics that raised heated debate was whether I had conflated technical design with product design , because I made the admittedly counter-intuitive claim that sometimes good technical design actually leads to increased technical debt. The argument itself got me thinking a lot about design and its role in building products.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Remember to inform all your current stakeholders of your change, including your current and "potential" customers. :-) Thank You for sharing such valuable information. View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. this.hearts.on.fire. has anyone covered the pros and cons of corp vs llc?? De Bose Good post.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Remember to inform all your current stakeholders of your change, including your current and "potential" customers. :-) Thank You for sharing such valuable information. View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. this.hearts.on.fire. has anyone covered the pros and cons of corp vs llc?? De Bose Good post.

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MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. Organization and Execution Your new CTO should be able to handle your development team so that projects run along smoothly. Danny Wong , Blank Label Group, Inc. startupcto

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

For the majority of the naming process, you’ll be iterating on two steps: creating a list of words that are related to your product or service, as well as creating permutations of these words to determine the final name. Develop literal concepts. Example : Pinterest, Etsy product search, Google image search. Productivity Lists.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Include screenshots of your product , a video walk-through and one or two charts that display traction or revenue. Then, even if someone leaks your link, most information won’t display to others. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Mashable France. Focus on traction. Be Responsive.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 17, 2009

website works ok - you have to select the hall pass option for $100 and put in the code - then you get it for free. It wont even get passed the registrant information screen to even get to selecting what you want to register for. Although Im not a developer, I am captivated by the lean and agile start-up model that you write about.

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OCTOBER 16, 2010

Visit [link] / for more information. View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages. Club Intimate Are there any super angels in Australia? Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own B.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

As an added bonus if the archive is published the results can be visualised in a separate tool I’ve developed. For more information see [link]. This tool also includes basic social network analysis (building friend/follower information, twitter profiles etc]. Thank you Ann and all – really useful information!

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JULY 18, 2012

The product is the star of the show.” As was mentioned, luck and the ability for your product to be “sticky” enough to generate the traction necessary to get eyes pointed your way. One thing that I would add, is for entrepreneurs to keep their heads down and stay focused on building the best product possible.

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OCTOBER 16, 2010

Visit [link] / for more information. View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. It's a unique approach, and one we'd love to discuss with entrepreneurs and their investment sources. Club Intimate Are there any super angels in Australia? Angels here charge you to hear your pitch, still stuck in the old days!

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MAY 5, 2011

Create a Shareable “Launching Soon&# Page In order to collect user information, you need a place for users to sign up. Buzz Is Great, But Substance Matters Most In the end, if a startup’s product sucks, it doesn’t matter if it has four users or 4 million when it launches. Build it, and they will come.

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MAY 24, 2011

Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce? May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates. startupcto

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The Small Business Tips Series is supported by Bantam Live , a web-based collaboration workspace with “Social CRM&# for small business teams. For more information visit BantamLive.com. Roberts talks of social networks as mediums that may very well help your product or name attract VC attention.

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

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