Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 27, 2012

This post was co-written by Eric Ries and Sarah Milstein, co-hosts of The Lean Startup Conference. Marc Andreessen hardly needs introduction, but we're pleased to introduce him anyway--as a keynote speaker for The Lean Startup Conference on December 3, 2012 in San Francisco. And the startup is still successful.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2020

I met Eric in 2007 or so and he’s another example, like Tim Ferriss, of a “good friend and colleague” from a distance. This was his sequel to The Lean Startup , which created the phrase “lean startup” and the lean startup movement. This was analogous to what happened with Startup Communities.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. I’m looking for ones that understand that in order to build huge, meaningful companies they’ll need to likely build through these boom years and some lean ones.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Yet in our case the product, the machine as delivered from engineering, was a blank, featureless computer with just an operating system and compilers. The team had to live in Office 2007 for Windows, running virtualized on their Macs. Peter Kazanjy , on November 19, 2009 at 10:36 am Said: Yup.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Six months ago Upfront Ventures announced its first Partner hire since 2007 – Greg Bettinelli. The company recently announced a partnership with General Growth Properties (GGP), one of the largest shopping mall operators in the U.S., I guess he’s one step ahead of the rest of us in being super lean. Startup Advice'

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

"I just directly observed that the technology for doctors was really far from what they needed to operate at a high productivity level," he told me. His first instinct was that "somebody" should rethink how a doctor operates, how they communicate with the patient, and basically how the whole concept of care delivery works. EB : Yeah.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

His most recent company, Filtrbox, participated in the inaugural Techstars class (Techstars Boulder 2007) and was a win for all parties involved; Filtrbox was acquired in 2010 by Jive Software (NASDAQ: JIVE). I’ve worked closely with Ari for a while and love his candor.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

all IPO’d circa 2007/08 for a combined market value of around AUD $13 billion. Although I couldn’t possibly cover them all, some of the larger ones by attendees and membership are Silicon Beach, Lean Startup, Startup Grind, Amazon AWS and the Big Data Analytics meet-up group. and RealEstate.com.au Australia is not short on those.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

To survive in a crowded marketplace, businesses had to pool their resources, so they could operate more efficiently and capture more of the market share. One of our customer service executives recently discovered a space owner who’s been using the platform since 2007. Pick the right business partner. Focus on customer service.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Consumer debt relative to incomes has risen to an all time high reaching 138% of 2007 (obviously that’s not sustainable!) Additionally, those who run lean operations and raised money from supportive investor bases will be best positioned. and has recently come back down to 122% (said David Brooks on The PBS News Hour).

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Seeing Both Sides

JULY 10, 2012

My entry for Twitter, as recorded in early 2007. But what is less obvious to me, and therefore I assume many others, is how to distinguish between a Big Idea that simply starts small -- consistent with Lean Startup methodology -- as compared to a Small Idea that will always remain a Small Idea. To be clear, I am a lean startup acolyte.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 17, 2018

These companies don’t always call their plans “business plans” but instead often refer to things like strategic plans, growth plans, and operational plans. Simpler plans— Lean Plans that can fit on a single page —get updated more frequently and are more helpful to these companies because they can review their strategy at a glance.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 25, 2012

Incorporated in April 2007, over the course of two years - from June 2007 to September 2009 - the founders invested $185,000 of capital in the company, in the form of loans. There are going to be lean years as you build your business and ramp up your operations.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 22, 2011

He made the introduction to Charles Chi at Greylock , who eventually led the Series A for Refocus Imaging in 2007. Well, it was Rajeev, who met with us and then offered (and followed through, like he always did) to help us connect with a couple of venture firms.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Office and Operations. Even with the turmoil in the capital markets in the second half of 2007, it was another record year for merger and acquisition activity. But in 2007, after Jumpstarts success, he decided to get serious. million of consulting work in start-ups in 2007. But Ive definitely had to lean on Dave.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

BMNT , a new Silicon Valley company, is combining the Lean Methods it learned in combat with the technology expertise and speed of startups. The OODA Loop was the Lean Startup philosophy before lean. By the end of 2007, the REF had delivered more than 550 types of equipment and more than 75,000 individual items.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2014

’, regardless of whether you operate an architectural firm, a waste management facility, or a cafe and especially if you’re not seeing results. The term ‘pivot’ – as it relates to business – was coined by Eric Ries in his book “The Lean Startup”. All a pivot is is a change is strategy without a change in vision.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

It took hundreds of years for newspapers to learn to behave as worthy holders of this public trust and cover the news without fear or favour, and create a firewall between news and views and the ad-sales side of the operation. Compared to 2007, the chat client runs whole lot smoother (well, right before 2.0 Expo SF (May.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

“The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.” Chris first came aboard as a consultant back when we were building the site in 2007 and became employee #2 in January 2008, 3 months before we launched. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 23, 2013

More recently we have started to apply similar disciplines to drive productivity improvements in the fuzzier areas of business – e.g. sales and marketing effectiveness, return on investment analysis of new IT projects and most recently innovation accounting from Eric Ries and the lean startup movement.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

I’ll admit that I do know one VC firm who’s strategy is not to call their entrepreneurs and not to be involved in operations. In my mind, the best VCs actually deliver outsized returns by “leaning on the scale” not by “deal sourcing.” The best VCs don’t try to help entrepreneurs. Ergo I suck.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

In 2007, he was named the Anne Armstrong Leadership Fellow, a position given annually to the most promising young foreign policy professional. On Deciens’ Lean Operation. Before Giftly, Dan was a Booth Scholar at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Dan has a B.A. with Honors) in Political Science and an M.A.

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Ben's Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Through efficiencies and a spotlight on accountability, student achievement rose 14 points in reading and 17 points in math since 2007, unprecedented gains in D.C. With more technology companies disrupting traditional businesses, they will benefit from leaning on someone who’s well-versed in how local governments operate.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

And all of the other smart and operational decisions that have enabled Airbnb to weather the storm and go on to have one of the most successful public market debuts. And it was 2007. And I think one of the things that we’ve learned is, when I came to Silicon Valley in 2007, we were starting Airbnb in 2008, it was a marketplace.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

In normal times, every company operates against some hypothetical growth model—a data-driven framework that describes how your product grows and how you acquire new users. In normal times, every company operates against some hypothetical growth model—a data-driven framework that describes how your product grows and how you acquire new users.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 9, 2013

In a 2007 report, the Council on Competitiveness quoted a USA Today survey revealing that, “ of venture-backed software startups created since 1999, nearly 40% have employees outside the United States.”. only operations.”

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

And all of the other smart and operational decisions that have enabled Airbnb to weather the storm and go on to have one of the most successful public market debuts. And it was 2007. And I think one of the things that we’ve learned is, when I came to Silicon Valley in 2007, we were starting Airbnb in 2008, it was a marketplace.

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Ben's Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Through efficiencies and a spotlight on accountability, student achievement rose 14 points in reading and 17 points in math since 2007, unprecedented gains in D.C. With more technology companies disrupting traditional businesses, they will benefit from leaning on someone who’s well-versed in how local governments operate.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

And we charge money for it.” – Eric Ries, The Lean Startup. It’s a strategy used by software providers like SAP and IBM i2 , whose systems are vital to companies’ operations. . In 2007 when they launched their streaming service, it faced no real competition. Then we ship it to customers way before it’s ready. Take Netflix.

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mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

Prior to the iPhone’s introduction in mid-2007, designers could rely on windows at least 700 pixels wide (if they ignored accessibility). A mobile-optimized structure, however, leans towards a “taller” arrangement in addition to hierarchies. But each page stands alone.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 23, 2015

By being both agile and lean in development and management, we can weed out all the frustration that exists in larger companies. After relocating to the United States ин 2007, my husband and I were looking for ways for the family to stay physically healthy. Every single thing we do is meant to have an impact in the company.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

I’m moving out of an operational role. The one side, I think it’s a really interesting point you bring up, which is does it immediately lean toward to creating new products and services? Robert Rose: Yes, Joe. Tell us all about Content Marketing Institute. I think we’re a great case study.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2016

After all, business owners must manage many different things and wear different hats in operating their business. We’ve used ZenDesk since their launch in 2007 and have continued to be impressed with the product and its evolution. It’s not easy to start and run a successful business.

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