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. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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San Francisco Customer Lean Continuous Deployment 131

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

Id been on the internet since I was playing MUDs as a kid, but by 1999 I felt Id already missed the boat. Could we have built the first college-based social network five years before Facebook ? Of course, those were the days when 12 year old, 80% market share, $200mm, 30% net profit companies were the ones going public.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 94

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Facebook , LinkedIn , and other successful social networks have elevated this technique to a high art. But if your new positioning message improves your engagement loop by more than the cost to your viral loop , you have a net win on your hands. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Viral San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 140