Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

The basic idea is to extend agile, which excels in situations where the problem is known but the solution is unknown, into areas of even greater uncertainty, such as your typical startup. Can this methodology be used for startups that are not exclusively about software? No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. The new startup arms race (for Huffington Post) For Startups, How Much Process Is Too Much?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This philosophy comes from The Lean Startup methodology , which relies on testing hypotheses to better understand your customers’ pain points and goals. It can also be helpful for startups looking to expand without the resources to branch out beyond their existing target markets. Failing fast is different from failing often.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I have been thinking a lot about what a new version of this test would look like, given what Ive seen work and not work in startups. but I have not seen that dysfunction in any of the startups I advise, so hopefully its behind us. Just like in lean manufacturing, its generally more efficient to drive down the batch size.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. Facilities and staff.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Of the techniques he mentioned, I think four are fundamental and critical for any lean startup: TDD (or the even more politely named TATFT ) Continuous integration Automate your deployments Collect statistics The tools to help you do these things are getting better and better every day, but dont confuse tools with process.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

I originally thought I might get some development process tips (I manage developers), but I find that Im really enjoying your business tips (SEM, listening to customers, etc.). I want to get an idea of how startup guys think. Lean Start-up SlideShare prez at Web 2.0 The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Today, when I talk to startup founders, the most common answer I get to the question "do you talk to your customers?" The people who are the lifeblood of an early-stage startup are earlyvangelists. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Dont confuse passion with volume.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Don’t be afraid of growth, just start lean. The Lean start-up model is not only very useful when starting your business; it is something you want to embrace in every step of growth. This is where our way of starting lean really paid off. His core focus is communications, PR, performance marketing and SEM.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I see startups struggle with this all the time. Update : bonus thought from Dharmesh Shahs 8 Startup Insights Inspired By The Mega Mind of Seth Godin: 6. Too often, startup founders talk about how they are pushing to get to “critical mass&# and how “economies of scale&# are going to kick in. But then what?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

I’ve introduced a new class at Stanford to teach engineers, scientists and other professionals how startups really get built. In contrast, startups search for a business model. (Or Or more accurately, startups are a temporary organization designed to search for a scalable and repeatable business model.)

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

I was building a new startup in 1999, and wanted to do it right. That startup didnt turn out so well, but not for lack of technology. I cant really imagine how much it cost our "grownup" counterparts at other dot-com startups to get their first app up and running. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

Many thanks, you’ve changed my startup a hundred times already. Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.) Maybe the core of what you talk about in getting companies to success lies in the answer to these 2 questions. Keep ‘em coming.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

thanks for the mention:) September 17, 2008 11:56 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?)

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

A growing startup with a well-run product team will have a history of steady progress. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May. .

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. The new startup arms race (for Huffington Post) For Startups, How Much Process Is Too Much?

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Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. Facilities and staff.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. Facilities and staff.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, September 13, 2008 SEM on five dollars a day How do you build a new product with constant customer feedback while simultaneously staying under the radar? SEM is a simple idea. Its now a technique I recommend for any web-based startup. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Getting the first tracks of revenue is one of the toughest processes of building a startup. One of the most commons problems I see with startups that I’ve come across is the lack of a “growth team.”. Lean marketing. One important thing to consider is that these are very targeted audiences: startups, VC’s, and so on.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Well executed SEO/SEM campaigns can yield meaningful results, though be careful as it is not difficult for a business to spend more acquiring customers through these channels than those new customers might contribute to your bottom line. Related posts: Lean Marketing Tips: Increasing Lifetime Value With Email Campaigns. Pay-per-click.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2011

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Many of the students had heard phrases that fall under Customer Relationships before; “customer acquisition, SEO/SEM, public relations, Social Network, Advertising, Loyalty programs, cross-sell and up-sell” etc., Stay tuned.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Growth marketing borrows a concept from the lean startup methodology. Growth hacking is a term that emerged from the Silicon Valley tech community and the lean startup methodology. Running search engine marketing (SEM) experiments requires testing more than just the ads themselves.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, September 28, 2008 The lean startup comes to Stanford Im going to be talking about lean startups (and the IMVU case in particular) three times in the next two weeks at Stanford. Labels: events , lean startup 5comments: Hitchens said. How did we combat this tendency?

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral. If and when a good SEM solution shows up for iPhone, you may be able to use it to artificially drive your app into the Top 25, as a one-time event. Or if your lifetime value is high enough, you can just keep spending on SEM. Expo SF (May. .

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2011

A website is the hub of a small business’s marketing efforts through other channels (print, SEO, SEM, email, direct, mobile, etc.). For more ideas about the types of designs you can crowdsource, I recommend you read Five Designs Small Businesses and Startups Should Crowdsource. You’ll also need to find a host.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

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? In fact, in most situations its a bad idea for startups to synchronize these events. Most startups arent so fortunate. My answer is almost always the same: dont.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2011

A website is the hub of a small business’s marketing efforts through other channels (print, SEO, SEM, email, direct, mobile, etc.). For more ideas about the types of designs you can crowdsource, I recommend you read Five Designs Small Businesses and Startups Should Crowdsource. You’ll also need to find a host.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, February 28, 2009 Throwing away working code Lean startups work by systematically eradicating waste. But lean startups cant afford to be satisfied with just that definition, because there are situations where working code is itself a form of waste. Pretty soon we ran out of friends.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

If you sell an online service that solves a defined problem, you can compete in SEO or SEM. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2016

You can learn more about setting goals in our post on Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals. If your revenue model is the sale of a service or product, your goal could be to get your cost per conversion below a certain amount after 90 days. SEO strategies, if done properly, can definitely help you do this. Define Conversions Properly.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Not because they didn’t want to do Pay-per-click (they are huge buyers of SEM) but because they didn’t want other people to know what they paid for clicks! When he tells his stories from the 1990′s your realize that he was probably the original “lean startup.&# Think YouTube vs. the rest.

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