Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 6, 2008 When NOT to listen to your users; when NOT to rely on split-tests There are three legs to the lean startup concept: agile product development , low-cost (fast to market) platforms , and rapid-iteration customer development. October 6, 2008 10:10 PM Jesse Farmer said. Its hard to get buy in.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 28, 2009

On the one hand, I think they have an urgent problem, and need to invest 100% of their energy into finding a business model (or another form of traction). Labels: agile , product development , Test-driven development 11comments: William Pietri said. Given their precarious situation, I really struggled with what advice to give.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

What matters is proving the viability of the company’s business model, what investors call “traction.&# Of course this is not at all true of many profitable small businesses, but they are not what I mean by startups.) Go on an agile diet quickly. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, December 14, 2009 Business ecology and the four customer currencies Lately, I’ve been rethinking the concept of “business model&# for startups, in favor of something I call “business ecology.&# Constructing a working business model is a form of ecosystem design.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

You have to know your business model. Most startups launch before theyve figured out what business theyre in. We didnt manage todo that yet. Would have been nice to have this last year when I started my own business. I think it comes down to managing risk. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Struggling to explain the successes and failures of those companies, I discussed principles like continuous deployment, customer development, and a hyper-accelerated form of agile. Therefore, we needed a new management toolkit designed explicitly for iteration, scientific learning, and rapid experimentation.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

Those general managers are entrepreneurs , too. And they can benefit from the speed and discipline of starting with a minimum viable product and then learning and iterating continuously. Those general managers are entrepreneurs , too. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 21, 2010

Many startups don’t innovate at all in the product dimension, but use other kinds of innovation: repurposing an existing technology for a new use, devising a new business model that unlocks value that was previously hidden, or even simply bringing a product or service to a new location or set of customers previously underserved.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2010

We have to continually invent new categories of products, new platforms, and new business models – all extremely risky bets. Today’s management reality is just plain harder than that of the past. In other words, the old “manager vs. entrepreneur&# dichotomy is breaking down.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

In particular, we would cover customer development, continuous deployment, minimum viable product, and actionable metrics. I love the business model. "Lean Startups" just jumped the shark and became consultingware, like "agile" did. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 17, 2009

The Lean Startup is a practical approach for creating and managing a new breed of company that excels in low-cost experimentation, rapid iteration, and true customer insight. Identify a profitable business model faster and cheaper than your competitors. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 16, 2010

With careful and continuous learning processes, SlideShare is inverting that idea and going to market with a validated product. That is the essence of proving the business in micro-scale. Well see if the marketing launch results follow the predictions of SlideShares validated business model. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

No business model, either. I managed to be envious of dozens of other companies, founders, and colleagues who seemed to be having tremendous success but later turned out to be a mirage. All my products and ideas focus on early cash and a business model that works from the first day. What was different this time?

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