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A real Customer Advisory Board

Startup Lessons Learned

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. One example is having a real Customer Advisory Board.

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How to build a startup advisory board

NZ Entrepreneur

Here’s how to build a startup advisory board. And while it often seems more involved and complex than it is in reality, setting up an advisory board is something you should look to put in place in the early stages of your entrepreneurial venture. Selecting an advisory board is the tricky part.

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Endeavor Miami Takes on Scaleup Challenge

The Startup Magazine

Led by former Apple project manager Brian Brackeen, Kairos set up an Endeavor-facilitated advisory board. The post Endeavor Miami Takes on Scaleup Challenge appeared first on The Startup Magazine. The Endeavor network provided Brian access to several high-quality enterprise connections.

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Organizational Debt is like Technical debt – but worse

Steve Blank

They had reinvented a traditional print media category onto web and mobile devices for a new generation of users who were no longer buying magazines but reading online. Finally, since this is new territory for Tom and board, create an advisory board of other CEOs who’ve been through the “build” stage from a startup to growing company.

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So, You Want to Be a Startup Advisor? Do These 5 Things Now

The Startup Magazine

Sitting on a corporate advisory board is one of the best resume-builders an entrepreneur can ask for. Your First Board Position. If you’re not sure you agree with what an otherwise well-run organization believes, think twice about pursuing an advisory board position. So is every board member. That’s okay.

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Seven Reasons Why Customer Reference Programs Fail

YoungUpstarts

These may include references, referrals, testimonials, serving on advisory boards, and participating in your customer communities, he explains.

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Lessons Learned: Inc Magazine on Minimum Viable Product (and a.

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 19, 2009 Inc Magazine on Minimum Viable Product (and a response) Inc Magazine has a great new piece up about the increasing use of the Minimum Viable Product by businesses (and not just startups). Myth: Entrepreneurship Will Make You Rich Inc Magazine on Minimum Viable Product (and a resp.