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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Massive liquidity awaited the first movers to the IPO’s, and that’s how they managed their portfolios. This same risk averse, conserve the cash, VC mindset would return after the 2008 meltdown of the housing market.). Both companies and government agencies struggle with how to deliver innovation at speed.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. The application of agile development methodologies which dramatically reduce waste and unlock creativity in product development. Less is more.

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A real Customer Advisory Board

Startup Lessons Learned

And, as you can see in my previous post on “ The cardinal sin of community management &# the feedback could be all over the map. But we had some super-active customers who would act as editors, collecting feedback from all over the community and synthesizing it into a report of the top issues. It was absolutely worth it.

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The Lean Entrepreneur is here

Startup Lessons Learned

As we head into 2013, it's a good time to reflect on how far the Lean Startup movement has come: When I first started blogging in August of 2008, I had no idea what to expect. Therefore, we needed a new management toolkit designed explicitly for iteration, scientific learning, and rapid experimentation. It's a big tent.

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Lean Startup fbFund wrap-up

Startup Lessons Learned

If your practice is not designed to cope with uncertainty, it has no place in a startup - even if your startup is located in government or enterprise. Use some customer development to find out. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? They dont really create value.

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Datablindness

Startup Lessons Learned

As people get more and more used to piloting, they will start to ask themselves “why wait until the last minute?&# (See Management Challenges for the 21st Century by Peter Drucker for more on this thesis.) "Spy satellites produced far more raw information than the government's battalion of overworked analysts could handle.

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Dealing With Distressed Clients: Nine Ways To Stop Dreading Them… And Start Helping Them

YoungUpstarts

When the economy tanked in 2008, the way we saw the world shifted. As foreclosures mounted during the financial crisis, the government began a series of steps to stem the tide. The government came up with the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). The government came up with the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).