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20 Impressive & Inspiring Productivity Experts on Twitter

YoungUpstarts

At some point, everyone – not just overscheduled students , parents, and professionals – struggles with time management, organizing, and other components of a productive lifestyle. Meg Favreau and Ashley Jacobs tweet daily about fiscal productivity and how to live frugally, with generous deals and advice available. Productivity Hacks.

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

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Of hundreds of startup pitches at Capital Factory , almost none had unearthed 10 people willing to say, "If you build this product, I'll give you $X.". You repeat these mantras at Lean Startup Meetings but you're not doing it.? Smart people agree: "Be a user of your own product. I say "find ten people who say they'll buy."

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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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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. Building a product around the needs of actual users is the best way to develop something that will actually create value, but also to validate demand ahead of pouring more resources into your venture.

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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? Image credit: Jared Goralnick/Flickr.

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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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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.