Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 2, 2008

Its the same with acquisitions. 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?)

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Steve Blank

MARCH 25, 2009

I need to look at working in Market Types, however, since the cost of market share acquisition differs drastically, even if the cost of customer acquisition were the same. Reply Dave Goulden , on March 26, 2009 at 11:04 pm Said: I love the redefinition of the market.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Do you have any thoughts on scalable customer acquisition in cases where a decent bit of knowledge work has to be invested into each customer? The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, involved before we go into production. Expo SF (May.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Over its lifetime a Lean Startup may spend less money than a traditional startup. What’s the customer acquisition cost?

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ). As the recession wrapped up, they had to remind consumers of lean times. recession in 2009.”.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. Startup exits in the next three years will include IPO’s as well as acquisitions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

In a subscription business, maybe your attrition starts matching your acquisition, balancing like magic. Or your cost of customer acquisition just magically floats up to match your customer lifetime value. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

What are your hypotheses around customer acquisition costs? Actually engage in “search engine marketing” (SEM)spend $20 as a team to test customer acquisition cost. ——————– Mentor List (as of Dec 3 rd 2010). Did you learn anything different? Did anything change about Value Proposition?

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 13, 2015

The class of 2010 is a cohort, because every student in the group graduated in 2010. As the above chart shows, we can compare the average income of the class of 2010 and 2011 over the same relative interval (5 years after graduation) for an apple-to-apples comparison. Acquisition Efficiency. This is their commonality.

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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. The REF had permission to shortcut the detailed 100+ page requirements documents used by the defense acquisition process.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

But while you are small and lean, take advantage of everyone skills; if someone on your team is a great writer, have them take charge of your press releases and marketing content. 1 comment… read it below or add one } John Guidos August 27, 2010 at 7:55 pm I want to be your legal counsel. Where do I sign up?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 21, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, June 21, 2010 What is a startup? To see proof of this, simply observe the results of the large majorities of corporate acquisitions of startups. I emphasize this point because it is necessary to motivate large amounts of the theory of the lean startup.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 15, 2012

First I checked their Alexa graph which seemed to confirm my initial impression that progress has slowed following a meteoric rise in 2010 (or more precisely their Traffic Rank dropped Q2-Q3 2011 and has been rising again since, recently regaining the earlier peak). Then I took a look at Quora itself. But maybe I should.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The App Store is a channel for customer acquisition. I think its helpful to think about two kinds of competition for distribution: acquisition competition and retention competition. If your app has incredibly strong retention, you will probably do very well with the current PR/new app system of acquisition. So what can you do?

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Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2009

A good link to a pitch-shifted sound file is here: Reply Bruce Berry , on July 7, 2010 at 8:20 pm Said: The reason moths dive imediately after chirping is to gain maximum distance from the bat in least time. How come insects,men, create similar systems of behavior millions of years apart and with such diverse backgrounds.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2009

He was constantly looking at the multiple lines on the ALR-20 display and could see the Soviet radar order of battle: ground to air communications, what radars were around (search, acquisition, tracking, etc.), Reply Don Cook , on September 24, 2010 at 1:34 am Said: I also was a ECM troop in the early 80′s.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

If you haven’t figured out the ecosystem, growth is useless – whether it is a acquisition-only viral loop, like Tagged, or an advertising blitz like countless dot-bombs. These concepts have important implications for any lean startup. These concepts have important implications for any lean startup. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 24, 2009

Why, we just unified acquisition and engagement! I do think the concept allows us to unify acquisition and engagement, and is important for that reason. helping you balance engagement vs acquisition. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. March 25, 2009 9:16 AM Jesse Farmer said. Expo SF (May.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

And we charge money for it.” – Eric Ries, The Lean Startup. Here’s the Netflix homepage back in 2010, focusing on the benefits of the product: Image source. Those with the highest customer acquisition costs can be scaled back. . Then we ship it to customers way before it’s ready. It also gives you a product to market.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 29, 2022

Andy Johns was one of the original notable ‘growth’ experts, working at a variety of startups and larger tech companies to help drive product strategies that resulted in organic and sustainable user acquisition. Andy Johns: My mental health journey first started in early 2010. What prompted you to start talking more publicly?

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Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

Quick acquisition by a Sega or EA I suppose. Reply Cognitive Biases, Positive Black Swan Events and Startups | Market By Numbers | San Diego | Marketing Help , on January 3, 2010 at 9:13 am Said: [.] Reply Jeff , on May 12, 2010 at 4:58 pm Said: I was making games at EA at the time Rocket Science launched.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 9, 2013

Guest post by Ben Yoskovitz, the co-author of Lean Analytics , a new book on how to use analytics successfully in your business. Unfortunately, due in part to the popularity of Lean Startup and the concepts it promotes, the pivot has been bastardized to the point where it doesn’t mean much to people anymore. Was it a lazy pivot?

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Steve Blank

JULY 19, 2017

In 2010 Joe was in Afghanistan as the Commander of the Counterinsurgency Advisory and Assistance Team. By the middle of this year Hacking For Defense started to feel like it had the same momentum as when my Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford got adopted by the National Science Foundation and became the Innovation Corps (I-Corps).

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viniciusvacanti.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Home About Contact Me How To Make It as a First-Time Entrepreneur Vinicius Vacanti Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder September 7, 2010 | View Comments Steve Job's Technical Co-Founder “I’ve got this HUGE idea. I just need to find a technical co-founder.&#

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

2010 – Sean Ellis, who currently runs Qualaroo , coins the term “growth hacking” in his article, Find a Growth Hacker for Your Startup. Peep Laja , ConversionXL : “I see growth hacking as traffic acquisition + conversion optimization.” Is growth hacking useless? Absolutely not. Undeniably.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Lean Startup 101 for Developers – [link]. Acquisitions: Pulling Back the Covers – [link]. Showcase of Minimalism in Movie Posters From 1967 to 2010 – [link]. Not Everything That Can Be Counted Counts – [link]. The VC Market: An Adaptive System – [link]. Strategy is Not a To Do List – [link].

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Previously, he was the COO of digital gift card start-up Giftly from its inception in 2010 to its acquisition by Giftcards.com in 2013. On Deciens’ Lean Operation. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. In my mind, you are effectively a one person show.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

We were trying to broaden the conversation beyond just viral customer acquisition. Sometimes you have to state the obvious, I guess :) April 28, 2010 2:45 AM JakeR said. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, It sounds a bit like spam.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 5, 2010

August 5th, 2010 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? I figure, hey, we make (real, physical, heavy) stuff, I should bone up more on Lean Manufacturing. Lean principals be damned, I just can’t get past the fact that he’s being a belligerent and stupid jerk. Check out my book Like this post?

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. Find one person, make them your sherpa, and lean on them. I’ve leaned on Allen Morgan for the last 8 years through 4 companies and all sorts of ups and downs and twist and turns. Fab.com Fab Feed Bradfords Blog.

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Steve Blank

JULY 6, 2010

When we were looking for funding for IMVU (the company where Eric Ries first implemented Customer and Agile Development and where the Lean Startup was born,) I thought of Shawn. If you’re doing Customer Development /Lean Startup, Shawn is a great guy to have as an investor. He’s lived it and gets it.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. Comcast Corp., Most Popular.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

October 14th, 2010 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? If you go the lean way, you’ll have to create a MVP: A minimal viable product should not require coding at all. Your Turn If you have any questions or war stories of pre-launch marketing please share them in the comments. Check out my book Like this post?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 30, 2009

As with many Silicon Valley failures, a flawless PR launch turned into a flawed customer acquisition strategy. As we move into a new economic climate, its my hope that our industry will stop this expensive kind of learning and start building lean startups instead. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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