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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

I would add -- think of your development and running your business like a PM/Developer uses Agile or Scrum in software development. SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c.

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Lessons Learned: A new version of the Joel Test (draft)

Startup Lessons Learned

There are several ways to make progress evident - the Scrum team model is my current favorite. If you have a true cross-functional team, empowered (a la Scrum) to do whatever it takes to succeed its likely they will converge on the result quickly. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. When its receding, we rescope.

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You don't need as many tools as you think

Startup Lessons Learned

Heres something I can relate to: We used assembla for subversion, scrums, milestones, wikis, and for general organizational purposes. Scrum reports would come in once a month, nobody was actually responsible for anything. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. How to listen to customers, and not just the loud.