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The fundamental lesson of the forces governing scaling startups

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

On the other hand, while the small company loses 9 months to the loss of a key employee, or even implodes, the big company is the steady turtle that adds thousands of customer per month like clockwork and wins the race. “The future is inherently unpredictable,” insists the small company, spurred on by Lean and Agile mindsets.

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Out of the Crisis #4: Carl Liebert, crisis veteran and radical optimist

Startup Lessons Learned

The stories he told me during our conversation, somber as they are, show the truth of that belief. As events have unfolded, many have asked the question he asked in the days after Hurricane Katrina, when customers had an array of urgent needs and Home Depot wanted to meet them: "Well, why can't we?" Then they've gotten to work.

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Join the Lean Startup discussion at Web 2.0 Expo for free

Startup Lessons Learned

Im excited that well get more than the usual few minutes of Q&A, so come with a healthy appetite for conversation. If you or your company is interested in sponsoring someone with a scholarship to travel to the expo and contribute to the conversation, please leave a comment or let me know. You heard me right. Expo SF (May.

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Digital Analytics + Marketing Career Advice: Your Now, Next, Long Plan

Occam's Razor

They'll have the mental agility to think smart and move fast. Virginia is close to my heart, it is the reason I can legally marry my wife. Yet, towards the end you'll hear two loud silences in a conversation with Judge Richard Posner. And, if they don't know tool x… You can teach them which buttons to press.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 6

Steve Blank

the teams are getting deep into problem understanding and their minimal viable products are getting sophisticated enough to generate detailed customer feedback; we gave them advice on how to “stand and deliver” in class; and our advanced lecture explained how to find and measure mission achievement. This post is a continuation of the series.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 6

Steve Blank

the teams are getting deep into problem understanding and their minimal viable products are getting sophisticated enough to generate detailed customer feedback; we gave them advice on how to “stand and deliver” in class; and our advanced lecture explained how to find and measure mission achievement. This post is a continuation of the series.

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An Extensive Guide To Web Form Usability

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

These guidelines have been crafted from usability testing, field testing, website tracking, eye tracking, Web analytics and actual complaints made to customer support personnel by disgruntled users. Conversation They establish a dialogue between the user and the organization. Aspect 2: The Conversation. A form is a conversation.

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