Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 26, 2009 A real Customer Advisory Board A reader recently asked on a previous post about the technique of having customers periodically produce a “state of the company&# progress report. Many companies seek to involve customers directly in the creation of their products.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

If youre interested in being part of my "customer advisory board" for this presentation, please get in touch. Eric, if youre looking for any help as a "customer advisory board", Id love to do anything I can to help. Hey Someone else who is extending the agile/lean approach beyond just developing software.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Create a members-only forum where only qualified customers (perhaps, paying customers) can post. Establish a customer advisory board. Hand pick a dozen customers who "get" your vision. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

He serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups, and has worked as a consultant to a number of startups, companies, and venture capital firms. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 6, 2009

pbWorks (formerly pbWiki) was one of the first companies that ever invited me to join their advisory board. pbWorks (formerly pbWiki) was one of the first companies that ever invited me to join their advisory board. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

Are the engineers in the customer development team allowed to push quick and dirty "prototypes" to production? should the test subjects be part of the customer advisory board? The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Eric, great post.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The key ideas are customer development , the pivot , MVP, and root cause analysis. Being systematic about these hypotheses is what customer development is all about. The key ideas are customer development , the pivot , MVP, and root cause analysis. For that, release early, release often will suffice.

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