Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
The application of agile development methodologies which dramatically reduce waste and unlock creativity in product development. See Customer Development Engineering for my first stab at articulating the theory involved) Ferocious customer-centric rapid iteration, as exemplified by the Customer Development process.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 4, 2015
Social networks have gained genuine power as a marketing tool for businesses looking to increase their reach, traffic and leads. But there’s no guarantee that the places where most social networking happens now will be the same places hosting it in the future. By Vanessa Richardson. Who’s Doing It Right.
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Duct Tape Marketing
APRIL 6, 2022
So we got a space in San Francisco, we launched the founders space accelerator, and it just spread from there. But if you are going to have somebody who's developing a product, developing a new technology, designing, or going out into marketing and figuring out new ways to market, you really need a thinker.
The Next Web
DECEMBER 2, 2013
The San Francisco-based company made do with $50 million to build its product from scratch to current iteration. To build a replica of the e-commerce platform Shopify , Mathews estimates it would cost between $250,000 and $300,000 with highly-skilled designers, developers and product people. 7) Shopify.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. It required hearing customers say it over and over again for us to take a serious look, and eventually to realize that social networking was core to our business. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 1, 2009
Also SJ's obsession with better taste (positively) contributes to the overall product development process. There are some good anecdotes about Chief Engineers in the Toyota Product Development Book. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. I really enjoyed this article, my first time reading any of your stuff.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 22, 2009
Ive spoken in some detail about a specific pivot that we went through at IMVU , when we decided to abandon the instant messaging add-on concept, and switch to a standalone instant messaging network. We went through another pivot when we switched again from instant messaging to social networking. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.
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