Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 18, 2010 Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events The following is a case study of one entrepreneurs transition from a traditional development cycle to continuous deployment. Many people still find this idea challenging, even for companies that operate solely on the web.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Work in small batches Continuous deployment with downloads What is a market? (a April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Check out what I am doing at. and more ► January (6) Lo, my 18891 subscribers, who are you?

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

January 14, 2010 12:43 AM wesley chun said. speaking of Python, over a decade ago, the creator of Python wrote an essay called Computer Programming for Everybody (CP4E) which turned into a DARPA grant describing how programming should be taught like reading, writing, and arithmetic: [link] January 14, 2010 1:25 AM drhowarddrfine said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Its enourmously helpful when you need to generate new ideas about what to do, or when you face a product problem you dont know how to solve. For example, we used to be baffled at IMVU by the significant minority of people who would download the software but never chat with anyone. The excellent content 4.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

I tried your compiler and it generted the XPI file but when I link to it and click the link it actually downloads the binary into my browser window instead of popping up the Firefox plugin window. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. BTW, its FF 3.07

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 16, 2009 Continuous deployment with downloads One of my goals in writing posts about topics like continuous deployment is the hope that people will take those ideas and apply them to new situations - and then share what they learn with the rest of us. Expo (and a call for he.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. And anytime you strike a deal for digital distribution of any content, insist that your creators be given real-time access to the big-picture metrics: not just downloads, but engagement, retention and replay. Is that a lot?

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

SneakerLabs’ first product was a Java-based chat server and client. I tell these stories to lay the groundwork for what I am going to call Revenue Development. We’re all familiar with Product Development, and thanks to the amazing Steve Blank and Eric Ries , Customer Development has become the mantra for so many startups.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 4, 2009

It connects to the internet to automatically download the necessary codes. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Facebook Fans Recent & Upcoming Events 2010 I am experimenting with using Plancast to track my 2010 event schedule.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 23, 2009

"Selling information you research, into well-constructed, content-rich PDF files for $6 is a great way of getting the contacts you need to [get a minimal viable product for SAS]. Or, perhaps charging doesn't make sense, and offering the PDF as a free download would provide richer learning/discovery. Happy holidays to you all!

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

It is a mystery actually whether the tagging of application as hot/popular has to do with the number of downloads or merely from the usage statistic. Im pretty sure the Top 25 lists are based on downloads, from what Ive seen. Any idea how Apple tracks download statistic? However, this is not the case. I am a little curious here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 27, 2010 Good enough never is (or is it?) One of the sayings I hear from talented managers in product development is, “good enough never is.&# And, most importantly, it helps team members develop the courage to stand up for these values in stressful situations.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

A downloaded movie is a virtual good; theres really no pure functional value (other than lights and sounds). Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Work in small batches Continuous deployment with downloads What is a market? (a Expo (and a call for he.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

March 1, 2009 10:28 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older 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?) April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 5, 2009

So she downloads the product, we have her install it on the computer, and we’re like “okay, it’s time to check it out, you know, invite one of your friends to chat.&# Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. She says, “no way.&#

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

We started making changes to the product: making it easier to pay, then making it more obvious that you should pay, then making it easier to download, get started, and so on. We certainly didnt want to believe that our product was fundamentally flawed - we preferred to think it was a mechanical, usability, or technical problem.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

This development philosophy created a culture around rapid prototyping of features, followed by testing them against large numbers of actual customers. It would be hard to argue against this product development strategy, in general. I am not a developer. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

I downloaded and tried all four of them (because I had time to kill) - and Im still not sure which one was the best. As with services like Yelp, reviewers can tend to be the subset of people who were disappointed by the product, not those who liked it or even loved it. Do most people know what kind of app they want?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

It just answered this question: for any given time range, for the 100% of people who registered in that period, what percentage of them downloaded? That simple funnel analysis became our scorecard, and helped us refine our product with constant customer input. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Regards, Florian February 16, 2009 3:26 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older 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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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Question 2: If your product has areas where people read and then different areas where people interact, are there ways to do metrics to determine where people spend their time? Could this be done on mouse focus, commenting amounts, answer percentages, download percentages, etc? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Another great way to test your idea is to create a minimum viable product, or MVP. This is the simplest version of your product minus the frills and frosting. It’s a particularly popular strategy in the world of product development and is used to quickly and quantitatively test a product or a product feature.

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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.”. I firmly believe that in this age where the product development life-cycle is so short and user feedback comes so quickly, you will know within a year whether you are focusing on a worthwhile one thing. Jason is a product guy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 1, 2009

I cant figure out how to download the picture so that I can print it and post it to my wall. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Product development leverage Validated learning about customers Built to learn Web 2.0 April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Thanks so much! I mean this talk.

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

It’s at its core another ad network, albeit w/ larger ad sizes tied to some interesting server side functionality (no downloads required). I’m not sure I’d characterize this as a success, especially given the lofty funding they have received. Looking forward to the rest of the series and thank you for the advice.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

14 Comments • Nov 15, 2010 +1 for use of Platonic. D Craig Montuori • Nov 15, 2010 My original comment (asked as an answer): Well written, good points. Anon User • Nov 15, 2010 Ryan another thing you can do if you like is to vote up this answer, which will also show your endorsement of it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

February 19, 2009 9:17 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older 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?) Expo (and a call for he.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

The IMVU downloadable client, just to name one example, is written primarily in python. February 17, 2010 3:59 AM Jared said. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Given that startups depend on superstars to survive, why stick with PHP? Bring your questions.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. Thanks Phil Gainley Reply Margit Niemelä , on August 16, 2010 at 6:29 am said: Steve, wonderful job! Thanks a million.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Github -Â Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs. Great for visualizing work of product development. Project Management. Basecamp - web-based project management and collaboration tool. Pivotal Tracker â?? Mercurial â?? Kanbanery â?? LeanKit Kanban â?? Acunote â??

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