Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. One that is powered by three drivers, each of which is a part of a major trend: The use of platforms enabled by open source and free software. What are the characteristics of a lean startup?
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
Lets start with the original list: Do you use source control ? This is still an essential practice, especially on the web. There was a time when "web content" was considered "not code" and therefore not routinely source controlled. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. When its receding, we rescope.
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Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 29, 2009
Leverage product development with open source and third parties. For example, early on at IMVU, we incorporated in tons of open source projects. First, I really find it hard to imagine a circa 2009 web start-up that doesn't start with a huge technical date. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 15, 2011
It's not easy to build a great Web application. While open-source tools, readily available APIs, social platforms and cloud hosting providers have made it easier in many ways, being a Web entrepreneur is still not for the faint of heart. I'm a huge fan of scrum and would encourage any startup to explore it.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Heres something I can relate to: We used assembla for subversion, scrums, milestones, wikis, and for general organizational purposes. Scrum reports would come in once a month, nobody was actually responsible for anything. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May. Seth Godin: How often should you publish?
sivers.org
JUNE 25, 2010
For example: in my translation site story, above, the first milestone might be just a plain ugly web page where a company can create an account, create a new project, then upload named documents into that project. I am starting a big web project, and have been thinking about how to break it down into manageable chunks. a foundation.
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