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Lessons Learned: A hierarchy of pitches

Startup Lessons Learned

The whole pitch was about how valuable robots could be in the future. Now, just because you can do a thing, doesnt mean you should - and there are plenty of other great resources out there that can help you think through whether and when to raise money (or do other kinds of deals). how big is the market?

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Seth Godin: How often should you publish?

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Seth Godin: How often should you publish? Is it too self-referential to post a blog entry about someone elses blog entry about how often to write a blog entry ? But Seth Godin is a great writer, so I dont see why I cant crib from him whenever. But then what? I get it.

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Startup = Growth

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That difference is why theres a distinct word, "startup," for companies designed to grow fast. A barbershop doesnt scale. September 2012 A startup is a company designed to grow fast. Being newly founded does not in itself make a company a startup. The only essential thing is growth. Only a tiny fraction are startups.

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How To Bootstrap Your Startup

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I’ll discuss what skills you’ll need, how to write your requirements, how to source developers and designers, how much to budget, how to agree a development contract, how to manage your vendors, how to plan your release, all the documentation youll need, and much more. Why bootstrap?

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The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups

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Its equivalent toasking how to make a startup succeed—if you avoid every cause offailure, you succeed—and thats too big a question to answer onthe fly. Its equivalent toasking how to make a startup succeed—if you avoid every cause offailure, you succeed—and thats too big a question to answer onthe fly.

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Lessons Learned: Don't launch

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, March 13, 2009 Dont launch Heres a common question I get from startups, especially in the early stages: when should we launch? First off, what does it mean to launch? Marketing launch) Make a new product available to customers in the general public. If not, do not launch there.

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Lean Startup webcast post-game

Startup Lessons Learned

2009 05 01 How To Build A Lean Startup Step By Step View more presentations from Eric Ries. 2009 05 01 How To Build A Lean Startup Step By Step View more presentations from Eric Ries. What makes a department (or individual) "more efficient" doesnt necessarily advance the companys goals. unknown problem" was an eye opener for me.

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