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Beyond the garage

Startup Lessons Learned

It’s been just over a year since the inaugural Startup Lessons Learned conference , and it’s time to do it again. The Lean Startup movement has made tremendous progress in the past year. Kent Beck himself helped us explain that “quality work” means something different when we’re facing the extreme uncertainty of a startup.

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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. Even Marc Andreessen weighs in.

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Lessons Learned: Inc Magazine on Minimum Viable Product (and a.

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 19, 2009 Inc Magazine on Minimum Viable Product (and a response) Inc Magazine has a great new piece up about the increasing use of the Minimum Viable Product by businesses (and not just startups). Like many companies, TPGTEX rolls out new products several times a year.

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Steve Blank vs. Steve Jobs

Seeing Both Sides

As I reflect on the class discussions, one of the interesting tension points that arose is the challenge an entrepreneur faces in selecting their primary product design approach. Should they follow the Steve Blank, Customer Development Process school of product development or the Steve Jobs "vision" school?

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

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O-Port Then Raymond McGlamery pitched the O-Port , a guitar and drum accessory company based in Houston, Texas. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

www.readwriteweb.com

O-Port Then Raymond McGlamery pitched the O-Port , a guitar and drum accessory company based in Houston, Texas. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.