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Beyond the garage

Startup Lessons Learned

The Lean Startup movement has made tremendous progress in the past year. If you recall, around this time last year we were still fighting various myths , such as “ lean means cheap ” or that we don’t support having a big, world-changing vision. This year, the word pivot has become over-hyped ( even on TechCrunch ).

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Yes, but who said they'd actually BUY the damn thing?

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Steve Blank says "get outside the building," Eric Ries says "seek validated learning," Sean Ellis says "seek product/market fit," Drew Houston says "the only way to learn on a $0 budget is to talk to people.". You repeat these mantras at Lean Startup Meetings but you're not doing it.? "Our I say "find ten people who say they'll buy."

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20 Impressive & Inspiring Productivity Experts on Twitter

YoungUpstarts

This University of Houston English professor specializes in time management and other hallmarks of productivity for creative types. Not to be confused with the previously listed Lifehacker, of course, particularly when it comes to leaning. Lifehack.org. Unclutterer.

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

Austin Startup

Early adopters, especially those who are willing to pay for novel services, are the lifeblood of lean startups. More broadly, Austin-based companies can theoretically serve an area of more than 5 million people if you throw Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio into the mix. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

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Lean Startup’s Eric Ries joins HubSpot’s Advisory Board to help companies evolve their marketing

The Next Web

Companies are about to get a big dose of the Lean Startup philosophy. On the contrary, HupSpot believes in the movement — in fact, it was built using the lean startup method. ” What exactly are businesses looking for in the Lean Startup movement?

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Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the Lean Startup)

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 20, 2010 Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the Lean Startup) The Wall Street Journal covers the Lean Startup movement in todays paper. The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston. The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston.

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Building Bridges for the Texas Innovation Ecosystem: Two programs, One State, One Summer

Austin Startup

As we enter year three, we are excited to announce that both accelerator programs in Austin and Houston will run simultaneously which gives us the ability to support up to 200 early-stage startups, and help connect them to Texas’ innovation communities. The Houston program is offering tracks for Sports Tech and Space Commercialization.

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