Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere. Don’t forget to tweet a photo of your book to see it on thestartupway.com Thank you, as always, for your support.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Lean” doesn’t come to mind when you think of a business that needs trucks, warehouses, cross-docks, and thousands of employees to run efficiently. Hire versatile players and lean into your team The SVB collapse reminded us that staffing matters. Working creatively Our company sits at the center of the logistics and freight industry.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Guest Post by Misti Yang, Writer for Lean Startup Co. Editor’s Note: We wrapped up the 2017 Lean Startup Week in San Francisco just a few weeks ago, and we’re excited to share with you some of the best lessons learned in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. Because these Lean Startup people, they do crazy stuff,” Alex joked. “So

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 21, 2012

I judged Lean Startup Machine Boulder yesterday afternoon. I’m a huge Eric Ries / Lean Startup fan and believe that the methodology can be quickly taught. It’s not a coding / hacking weekend – it’s an applied process of the Lean Startup Methodology.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.”

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Being an outsider, I also wanted to lean heavily on the actual research available on the subject, as well as the voices of women both in the tech space and who have successfully received venture funding. Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake, via the Los Angeles Times. What about “leaning in”? Lean in all you want.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

We are successfully dominating the core markets within the Dubai Real Estate arena and our recent growth into New York, Los Angeles, and Miami is proving to be extremely successful. Our number 1 goal for 2022 is to grow our market control both domestically and internationally. Which will be critical for our survival in 2022.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2011

They know this model of YouTube production & distribution better than anybody else that I’ve met in my 5 years in Los Angeles. Maker Studios is the ultimate “lean startup.” It was founded by Danny Zappin, Lisa Donovan & Ben Donovan. Sound familiar? More on this soon.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. " and start leaning to prompt them to start walking with you. Visit your friends and ask them to bring you to their dev shop. Ask your friends to visit their dev shop/programmers on their behalf.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Other than that we’ve adopted a “barbell strategy” where we may choose to avoid the high-priced, less-proven A & B rounds but we have raised 3 Growth Funds that then can lean in when there is more quantitative evidence of growth and market leadership and we can underwrite a $10–20 million round from a separate vehicle.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2016

Unfortunately, many real cities don’t work this way (look at the problems Detroit and Los Angeles face), and companies sometimes spend more time fighting than collaborating. Zach Ferres is the CEO of Coplex , a Los Angeles- and Phoenix-based startup studio focused on truly collaborative design and development.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

I was in Los Angeles on book tour a few weeks ago. The Los Angeles Lean Startup Circle arranged a spectacular event. Eric Ries of Lean Startup - TWiST #199 (The "Praise Jesus" starts at about 56 minutes in. That's when I knew things were about to get interesting. The rest you have to watch for yourself.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. " and start leaning to prompt them to start walking with you. Visit your friends and ask them to bring you to their dev shop. Ask your friends to visit their dev shop/programmers on their behalf.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 4, 2014

Lean Startup Conference. He runs the Lean Startup Conference. Techweek is in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Detroit this year. One of my investments went to New York, Los Angeles and Chicago and had nothing but good things to say about the quality of speakers and the fun they had.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Our goal was to scale these classes across the US giving students the opportunity to perform national service by getting solving real defense/diplomacy problems using Lean Methods. Our first Hacking for Diplomacy class ended this month. We trained our first group of educators and sponsors three months ago.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Our goal was to scale these classes across the US giving students the opportunity to perform national service by getting solving real defense/diplomacy problems using Lean Methods. Our first Hacking for Diplomacy class ended this month. We trained our first group of educators and sponsors three months ago.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

No matter how much it bothers you, people do like to entertain themselves with a “lean back” experience. And I’m seeing it emerge all around me in Los Angeles. If you don’t know that you don’t know anything about the TV & film industry. As humans we like story telling.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 29, 2011

I am holding in my hand one of the very first print editions of The Lean Startup. Over the weekend, The Lean Startup hit #1 on Barnes & Noble overall (it's still there as I'm writing this, wow). So I am including one last way you can get a completely free copy: create some Lean Startup-themed lulz.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Business man – (Not only does he have investments in the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dodgers, he owns several franchises such as Starbucks, TGI Fridays, Burger Kings, etc.). He has a rock to lean on, integrity that’s not found everyday. Thanks to Daniel Nyiri, 4U Fitness Franchises. #4 4 – Magic Earvin Johnson.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. The Lean Startup team has been hard at work finalizing the details of this year’s Lean Startup Week. Welcome to Lean Startup Week 2016 TL;DR: Before you dive into the details, here’s a quick look at what you can expect during your week with us: On Oct.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2017

Dave Roberts, manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is a great example. Even if you naturally lean toward a negative outlook, making a few changes can inspire momentous change in your own career success as well as in the success of your team. They lift others up in order to accomplish their goals, rather than tear them down.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 9, 2015

We create a great reading experience for the web, as well as a print edition, which gets delivered with select Sunday editions of the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Sacramento Bee. We have fun shows coming later this month in San Francisco and Los Angeles. HW: Why “California” Sunday ?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Patrick Dees, co-founder and chief gaming officer of the Los Angeles-based company, answered some questions about their plans. There’s nobody else out there engaging fans the way we are, letting them lean in to the sport and really make this experience their own. folks are pumped for this lean forward sports experience.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

The visionary’s lament The Superbowl ad test Lo, my 57692 subscribers, who are you? . The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

More than 500 tech start-ups have sprouted in sprawling Los Angeles and its environs, according to members of the L.A. But most start-ups in Silicon Beach are young and lean and cant afford to provide Silicon Valley-like perks as trumpeted by Google, such as free food, pool tables and massages. "If Want 300 days of sun a year?"

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I got to know many of the people who endorsed me for this role and others through Techstars’ Startup Weekend , 3 Day Startup , and Lean Startup Machine events, as well as at conferences I made the effort to attend annually such as SXSW , LAUNCH and 500 Startups’ unSexy Conference. So you say you want to be a Product Manager …?

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

I often get asked how lean startup ideas can work for the video game industry - which is, of course, where I originally started working on them. Im especially excited about this, because last years Expo was the very first time Id given the lean startup presentation to a large audience. Watch this blog for details.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 28, 2015

The story highlights the value of the NSF I Corps and lean startup methodology as the firm pivoted from its initial focus on bullet resistant backpacks to its current focus on bringing improvement to the helmet industry.

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Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 23, 2011

Indeed, in a world of easy access to online documents, it is often this legal compliance which is overlooked by founders, as they attempt to stay “lean” and “scrappy” (and sometimes even handle the legal work themselves or through a web service). Many thanks, Scott.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

think many of the fundamentals behind the lean startup are things you likely have been practicing for a while. travel a lot and had it with me in San Francisco and Los Angeles this week, but hardly used it. But, seeing it articulated so well and establishing a common vocabularly for us to talk about it is immensely valuable.

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Scalable Startup

MAY 14, 2012

I started a new group 2 months ago in Los Angeles – Startup Workshops – #SUWSLA to teach startup success concepts and try to launch new startups.We NEXT GENERAL MEETINGS – I’m getting ready to announce this, leaning toward Funding The Startup as a topic. Below is my update to the group today.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2009

I had resolved to get myself back by taking a 2 week-long vacation at a Zen center in Los Angeles. .&# Reply Tim Pham , on July 20, 2009 at 11:03 am Said: Love reading your blog, Steve. My burnout was when I was still finishing my C.S. while doing 2 jobs. That has changed my life. Keep it coming. You left us with a cliff hanger.

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2015

If you look in Los Angeles, you look in New York, you’re looking at different items that are local to those florists with their name and pictures,” says David. That transparency that was missing when I was buying, we are solving that.”. “The The planning process and successful execution.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2012

through the Lean Launchpad class. He wanted to fly out to Stanford and sit in the Lean LaunchPad class about to start in the engineering school. Principal Investigator: Jacob Schmidt University of California-Los Angeles. Filed under: Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad , Technology.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Los Angeles, CA. Join us for the second in a series of 2nd Thursday of the month mixers to connect people interested in strengthening Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in Los Angeles! Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6pm - 9pm. Iridescent LA & Global Do Gooders cordially invite you to a STEM in LA Mixer.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2015

Crosscut Ventures has just announced their 3rd fund and clocking in at $75 million , which will be focused heavily on Los Angeles – FTW. They were some of the earliest people I met when I moved to Los Angeles and moved into VC and they have been some of the most supportive co-investors we know.

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Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

Los Angeles, California, USA. Coming in at the number three spot is Los Angeles, California. While not generally thought of as a hotspot in the same way as the Silicon Valley area, Los Angeles ranks second in market reach, and fourth in performance and funding, behind NYC. Los Angeles Startup City Guide.

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