Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Start with a five-dollar-a-day SEM campaign. Know what the success metrics are for the launch. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. First off, what does it mean to launch? Instead, do your product launch first.

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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 Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

There are few courses which teach aspiring entrepreneurs the skills (business models, customer and agile development, design thinking, etc.) We’ll build the class around the business model / customer development / agile development solution stack. use Google Analytics to measure the success of your campaign.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. WebSequenceDiagrams - sketch sequence diagrams.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

After volunteering for the Obama campaign last year, a friend of mine insisted that I write a letter to our new President telling him what I thought he should do. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? Ill explain in a moment. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

A business that strives for something like this should absolutely be charging money from day one, in order to establish baselines for their two key metrics: CPA (the cost to acquire a new customer) and LTV (the lifetime value of each acquired customer). These concepts have important implications for any lean startup. Expo SF (May.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

You don't have an "edge" just because you're passionate, hard-working, or "lean.". On the surface, it's yet another "marketing metrics" company. Even "cool, agile" companies like 37signals are trapped. To summarize: Anything that can be copied will be copied, including features, marketing copy, and pricing. Like what??

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This type of agile thinking is what matters. Eric Ries, CEO at Long-Term Stock Exchange and author of Lean Startup , explains why this isn’t as big of a deal as it seems for agile teams… Eric Ries , Long-Term Stock Exchange: “If you’re worried about disappointing some potential customers – don’t be.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

But even then, many campaigns fail to return the money marketers invest on marketing efforts. I’ve previously written about lean marketing – testing your ideas in small batches, listening to feedback, tweaking campaigns, and re-testing. Velocity is about doing things faster. Be prepared to change gears quickly.

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Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2017

In the Lean Startup methodology, one of the most important elements is getting out of the building. You must conduct client interviews, website usage tests, and maybe even set up a small PPC campaign to figure out whether or not the market is interested in you offering. Idea validation and Lean Planning.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Campaign Monitor. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? web analytics measure marketing campaigns. Codeacademy.

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ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2019

You’re a marketer, and you’ve just launched a marketing campaign that you spent weeks or months building. In this post, I’ll walk you through a rigorous project management process to help you optimize your campaign strategy. Vote and decide on your campaign content, channels, and tactics based on ideas pitched in Phase 2.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2010

We have a list of ways on the StartupVisa website: Go to our campaign page & tweet your support NOW! (<30 We have a list of ways on the StartupVisa website: Go to our campaign page & tweet your support NOW! (<30 The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Want to get involved? Want to get involved?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

There are three parts to a good competitive analysis: (1) defining the metrics and identifying the competitors you’re comparing, (2) gathering the data, and (3) the analysis. You’re going to need some brand health metrics to track. Start by defining what metrics are important. 3) Develop personas for your target customers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 6, 2010

After so many of you stepped forward to show your support in last years 2gov campaign , I got a call out of the blue from a member of Senator Lugars staff. And, on an unrelated note, we also had an entertaining night at the DC Lean Startup Meetup featuring me and Dave McClure, in what was billed as a "Lean Geek SMACKdown."

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I know that sometimes campaigns like this can seem overwhelming. The good news I hope well get to announce in a few days is the direct result of the twitter campaign you helped launch last year. I know that sometimes campaigns like this can seem overwhelming. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Our goal is to understand the metrics, mechanics, and levers of engagement. For example, IMVU runs frequent promotional campaigns that offer discounts, special events, and other goodies to its customers. The true ROI of a synthetic notification has to balance ROI, customer fatigue, and the engagement effects of the campaign itself.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 7, 2014

They are generic mash-ups that tailor to almost no one's needs, and more often than not contain awful things like nine not-really-thought out metrics for one dimension in a report. Or, which campaigns cause the type of repeat visits that deliver 250% higher average order value? Overview & Importance of Qualitative Metrics.).

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Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 9, 2009

B] If it is free range chicken cowboy country then the fight might not be worth it, I lean towards identifying "accelerators" with the goal of finding the best fit division / site / HiPPO and getting them, just them, to embrace web analytics and show the macro organization how value flows from moving from faith based to being data driven.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Just as.NET is both a lock-in and very restricting, and Java violates both “lean cuisine class hierarchy” and “objects if necessary, but not necessarily objects”, the “we’ll just use XML” mantra deserves to die. This is about the mental agility, inquisitiveness and determination of a coder.

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