Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

When the project winds up getting cancelled for failing to meet its ROI justification, it’s natural for the entrepreneur to feel like it was the CFO – and their innovation-sucking spreadsheet – that is the real cause. Just because entrepreneurs tend to forget about these models doesn’t mean their investors do.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment Startup 102

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

To give you a better idea of what entrepreneurs in this industry are thinking about during each phase of the startup process, I interviewed SaaS entrepreneurs from all over the world, including our own COO Noah Parsons. Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

CCS Insights forecasts that 411 million smart wearable devices, worth a staggering $34 billion, will be sold in 2020 (up from 274 million this year). In his words, he focuses on the intersection of “Mobile + Digital + Apps + IoT + Wearables + UX + Cloud + Enterprise + Monetization + Government + Agile.” And much, much more!

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Silicon Valley Forecast Cofounder Agile 48

Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

It starts with “Plan-As-You-Go” instead of detailed, formal business plans. Lean Planning started with Tim Berry ‘s 2008 “ Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan ” which was a new way for entrepreneurs to think about planning. Do startups have a manual?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. The plan calls for selling in volume the day Engineering is finished building the product. What plan says that?

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Customer Development Developer Silicon Valley Customer 228

Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2014

If not, be agile enough to change direction and re-focus,” Nelson advises. This is a process she went through first hand, deciding on the fresh direction for her business as they went into development a new product. Plan ahead. Five useful tools and an entrepreneur’s workspace. Lindsay’s workspace.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

And others are from unusual folks we don't normally think of as entrepreneurs, from corporate managers to government agencies. Anyone who is trying to innovate without knowing what's going to happen is an entrepreneur, their venture is a startup. Some are from famous companies that you've heard of, like Dropbox or Groupon.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Lean Planning is a concept that we introduced back in 2012 as an evolution in business planning. The traditional business plan just wasn’t fitting the needs of modern, fast-moving companies and it was time to bring more of a scientific approach to business planning. It starts with “Plan-As-You-Go”.

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Lean Silicon Valley Business Model Forecast 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

I wondered if business plans and 5-year forecasts were the right way to plan a startup. Experienced entrepreneurs kept finding that no business plan survived first contact with customers. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad.

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