Steve Blank
JANUARY 18, 2022
This does not bode well for our treaty allies, Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea. war planners thought about a future war with Japan. Unfortunately for us Japan didn’t adhere to our war plan. The Hedge Strategy – Create “the small, the agile, and the many”. War Plan Orange. In the 1930s U.S.
ReadWriteStart
MAY 26, 2022
If you’re not already, adopt an agile methodology not only for software development, but also for communication improvements. In Japan, a large segment of companies has been in business for more than 100 years. Once you start digging, you’ll find ways to improve the way your organization communicates. Prioritize Longevity Above Growth.
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Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
With Agile development, used by all startups, updates can occur in weeks or sometimes days, or even hours. Existing contractors have learned how to master the arcane defense acquisition system and live with the slow decision-making and payment processes. The answer is that, yes, government agencies need to be more agile.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
is an elegant way to model any service-oriented business: Acquisition Activation Retention Referral Revenue We used a very similar scheme at IMVU, although we werent lucky enough to have started with this framework, and so had to derive a lot of it ourselves via trial and error. The AARRR model (hence pirates, get it?) Expo SF (May.
Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 30, 2009
This is why agility is such a prized quality in product development. As with many Silicon Valley failures, a flawless PR launch turned into a flawed customer acquisition strategy. Labels: agile , customer development 5comments: William Pietri said. Even a great architecture becomes inflexible. We can skip the chasm. Great post!
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 2, 2008
Its the same with acquisitions. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? The key to closing deals is never to stop pursuing alternatives. Expo SF (May.
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. Nothing seems to matter. In an eyeballs business, you just cant seem to acquire or activate that next step-up of customers.
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