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Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 12, 2010
For the many entrepreneurs that send me cold emails asking for me to review a business plan or answer a strategic dilemma: Im much more likely to answer if youve already tried getting an answer on the mailing list. Rich also organized the first Lean Startup Meetup right here in San Francisco. Expo SF (May.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
Lean manufacturing , agile software development , and Theory of Constraints are all examples of this idea in action. No vanity metrics should be looked at. But when it comes to the specific of a product release, business plan, or marketing launch, all that matters is: do we have a strong hypothesis that will enable us to learn?
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Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 8, 2008
This theory has become so influential that I have called it one of the three pillars of the lean startup - every bit as important as the changes in technology or the advent of agile development. Most likely, your business plan is loaded with opinions and guesses, sprinkled with a dash of vision and hope. Expo SF (May.
Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 2, 2009
The core of the article is my first attempt to articulate the key metrics (in graph form) that I believe demonstrate customer value. My startup business (web development) is being shunned by virtually every other potential investor I approached thus far. They just havd faith in me. My 2008 revenues were over $100k on a 35k inventory.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 5, 2009
Certainly venture-backed startups don’t have this luxury – every business plan has a model in it. In a startup context, numbers like gross revenue are actually vanity metrics, not actionable metrics. If you haven't already, you should check out Discovery Driven Planning. Expo SF (May.
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. The most common need is becoming more customer-centric.
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 13, 2009
Figuring this out takes time, and few entrepreneurs have the patience to wait it out, because the business plan does such a good job of explaining what customers are going to think. The problem is that customers dont read your business plan. Know what the success metrics are for the launch. Expo SF (May.
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