bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Active software engineers probably get two offers a month or more. If you’re a non-technical entrepreneur in Silicon Valley that’s out of college now, it can be tough to find a technical cofounder. I was able to hire phenomenal software engineers and grow a strong team culture. But it’s not hopeless.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

It is becoming easier and cheaper for companies to bring products to market, leveraging free and open source software , cloud computing, open social data (Facebook, OpenSocial ), and open distribution (AdWords, SEO). Agile software development. Agile allows companies to build higher quality software faster. Bring your questions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Im not offering extensive studies or research to support this conclusion; the evidence from my peers right here in the innovation capital of America, Silicon Valley, is absolutely overwhelming. Asked to help, I am confident that Silicon Valley and every other innovation center will step up. They are nerds.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 17, 2009

I plan to apply these models to my own ventures, especially within new contexts separate from software and web development. The problem is that the most authentic innovators and entrepreneurs are in the Valley. I want more than anything to come to Silicon Valley after I graduate and join the vibrant ecosystem.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

For software, we have many - you can enjoy a nice long list on Wikipedia. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Lean Startup Wiki - including a complete list of local meetups and meetup organizers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2010

His posts are born of tremendous research into the secret history of Silicon Valley , and if you haven’t read those essays, you should. And the fact that the effects of this IPO vanishing act are being felt first and foremost in the software business also makes sense to me. We are living in a transitional moment.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Using examples drawn from his own experiences in the startup hub of Silicon Valley, Eric Ries unravels the myths and misconceptions that guide most startups, and paints a picture of a new way forward for the industry. This shift allowed us to crank out working software quickly as a service. It was a disaster.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Most publishers are still caught up in an outdated “vision vs. metrics&# argument, which is already obsolete here in Silicon Valley. The world is generally not as tech-savvy as Silicon Valley and will continue to rely on traditional mechanisms for content distribution for the foreseeable future.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, February 11, 2009 The free software hiring advantage This is one of those startup tips Im a little reluctant to share, because its been such a powerful source of competitive advantage in the companies Ive worked with. Especially for a startup, not taking maximum advantage of free software is crazy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 10, 2011

This week, the startup tribe from Harvard Business School is making their annual trek to Silicon Valley. It’s a common refrain around Silicon Valley to disparage the role of MBA’s in entrepreneurship. I'm hoping we'll get this hosted on a wiki soon.) While they’re here, I’m sure they’ll be received warmly.

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www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Related to this post I also suggest 1) the StartupTools wiki (started by the awesome guys at Songkick) [link] 2) an post I read last night about how to hire a programmer to make your idea happen ( [link] ). If you have a web based idea you believe in there’s really no excuse not to give it a shot.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

What all these teachers had in common were two things: they were technology early adopters that were willing to take a chance on a new software product, and they all had similar problems organizing their classes and students. Lean Startup Wiki - including a complete list of local meetups and meetup organizers. Bring your questions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, December 7, 2008 The hackers lament One of the thrilling parts of working and writing in Silicon Valley is the incredible variety of people Ive had the chance to meet. Our CTO is the CEO himself, but he lacks the understanding of the new software development processes and the new technologies.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Much of what makes the USA, and Silicon Valley in particular, such a great place to start a company is the result of good government policy. This line in your article stood out to me: "Much of what makes the USA, and Silicon Valley in particular, such a great place to start a company is the result of good government policy."

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www.igda.org

JULY 24, 2012

Ive spent 20 years developing and managing software projects. But, over time, I noticed that the productivity losses that result from working too many extra hours start taking a bigger toll faster than most software managers realize. But, somehow, Silicon Valley didnt get the memo. Its ironic. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

In some businesses, especially in certain industries like traditional enterprise software, you simply cannot bring a new product to market on your own. In fact, we often felt frustrated when new startups with a fraction of our success got terrific write-ups in Silicon Valley-centric venues. Launching with a plan. Great article.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

For software engineers, I think this absolutely has to be a programming problem solved on a whiteboard. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Best of luck, Your Software." (OK, I picked up on the 5 whys from Joel on Software earlier this year. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Unfortunately, that is a terrible idea, and your change has been reverted.

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thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

Aaron Swartz made it into the Summer Founders Program with his flexible blogging/wiki software Infogami, which he had already been working on for some time. Infogami and activism, or ‘Reddit’s next employee’ Things can change quickly in the Y Combinator program. YC makes the man, not the business.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would be well suited here. free/cheap web customer relationship mgmt software. marketing automation software. email blast and mgmt software. email blast and mgmt software. email blast software. Highrise â??

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Our campaigns software tools were pretty poor (dont let the fancy website fool you, the volunteers are working from an antiquated system). The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? What is customer development?

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Campaign San Francisco Lean Agile 84

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

My biggest complain The amount of people that openly and in groups that admit to pirating software, yet you can flag the messages, flag the groups and nothing ever becomes of it, You might be shocked as to some of the big name user that are software pirates, and those are the ones that are usually in CCG complaining that the something is broken.

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