ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Among its many implications, the digital office means that jobs don’t necessarily need to be done in-person, and today’s startup leaders are realizing that many projects can be done at a lower cost remotely, without any drop in quality. Still, COVID-19 helped tip the balance towards a globally distributed model.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Or if you’re building consumer electronics the key activities might be: low cost hardware design, high volume manufacturing, user interface design, consumer branding and retail distribution. Therefore the ideal medical device team might be a physician; engineer; operator; business development/financial analyst.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

Agile Engineering” to have teams prototype, test, and iterate their idea while discovering if they have a profitable business model. Finally we move to the left side of the canvas to teach the supporting elements of Resources, Partners, Activities and Costs. I-Corps @ NIH Lecture Order Details.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2021

Many of these businesses have had plans to retain this operational model permanently – but a great deal of these changes were intended to be temporary measures to accommodate the pandemic. . Instead, its better to design your workflows and operational model from the ground up with remote work in mind. . Ongoing office costs.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 23, 2018

More start-ups are beginning to opt for cloud based solutions as a cost effective yet efficient way to satisfy their business needs. Some startups are sceptical using cloud based solutions for their operations in the financial sector because they are concerned about security. Financial sector. Hospitality industry. Real Estate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

For the business leaders I know, these priorities almost always include the following: Business agility. Implicit in agility is increased productivity on change initiatives. In today’s world of distributed data, global reach, and powerful incursion technologies, how do I protect my data and my customers’ data? Data security.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2011

For the business leaders I know, these priorities almost always include the following: Business agility. Implicit in agility is increased productivity on change initiatives. In today’s world of distributed data, global reach, and powerful incursion technologies, how do I protect my data and my customers’ data? Data security.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Startups which insist on operating in stealth mode in fear of competitor response miss the more important customer response. Maximum agility for required pivots. Startups need the agility to test various business models and positioning messages. Startups need the agility to test various business models and positioning messages.

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It sharpens operational efficiency with precise control, offering insights from hard data without the high costs tied to traditional methods. Paving the Way to Streamlined Operations For small businesses, the pressure to perform with fewer resources is relentless.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2019

The class was unique in that it was 1) team-based, 2) experiential, 3) lean-driven (hypothesis testing/business model/customer development/agile engineering). When we started this class, the concept of Lean (business models, customer development, agile, pivots, mvp’s) was new to everyone. Class Velocity/Depth.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 9, 2020

Doing so could cost as much as one-third of their annual compensation , according to an Employee Benefits News report. By incorporating solutions for video conferencing and online meetings, HR teams can still conduct a rigorous hiring and training operation during the summer months.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

For the business leaders I know, these priorities almost always include the following: Business agility. Implicit in agility is increased productivity on change initiatives. In today’s world of distributed data, global reach, and powerful incursion technologies, how do I protect my data and my customers’ data? Data security.

Technology 162

Technology Agile Architecture Distribution 162

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Agile businesses have moved to the cloud because of its scalability, efficiency and reliability, amongst other benefits. As the cloud becomes increasingly common and the data deluge shows no signs of slowing down, the good old firewall is simply no longer sufficient for protecting the highly distributed assets of the enterprise.

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Security Software Review Technical Review API 140

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

From distribution chain standstills to labor scarcity, the need to package and deliver at customers’ doorstep has tremendously increased. If you want to enhance your agility and flexibility and own a custom packaging solution, this article will guide you through the process. Durability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Retool how your company works and operates today. Practice your agility. For example, Daymond John , owner of FUBU and known for his appearances on Shark Tank, found that good manufacturing and distribution partnerships were required to scale his clothing lines, despite the fact that many of these early-on were his competitors.

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Where to Play

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

It can fly or roll on any surface, and will actually be able to operate in a wide range of temperatures and pressures. Plants that convert heat energy into electric power, include huge boilers and super-heaters operating under extreme temperatures. Step 3: Designing the Agile Focus Strategy.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Cell phone companies continue to entice users with low-priced, higher-quality plans, but these plans have a hidden cost. When you add up the costs of these bundles, you'll find that you're paying for services you'll never use. A cell phone company that offers low-cost services while giving more value can break this.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 5, 2022

They operate on the premise that if you don't get results, you won't get results. Going green will benefit us greatly in the long run, given its initial high costs. . It's important to keep business agile. 14- Adapt operations. Photo Credit: Adam Wood. We will create an appealing referral campaign in 2022.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Small companies operate this way by necessity, and it works! If we under-estimate, our support folks get overwhelmed with too much work, their quality of life suffers, and service to each customer suffers; if we over-estimate, we have too many people which is a cost penalty. It’s a big reason why they move quickly.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2015

To move innovation faster, we now have 21 st century tools — Business Model Canvas , Customer Development , Agile Engineering – all adding up to a Lean Startup. Here the company executes a known business model (known customers, product features, competitors, pricing, distribution channel, supply chain, etc.)

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ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2019

Don’t use cost per acquisition— use the cost to acquire a customer and the retention cost to keep that customer coming back to buy again. Brand voice must represent who you are as an organization, your mission, how you operate, etc. André Morys: Why “Agile Teams” Fail (And You Might Be the Only Savior).

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 13, 2021

Throughout the different phases of the pandemic, we have spent even more time with our existing customers and actively sought out their advice on how we can make our platform and services better as this distributed work environment continues. 8-Stay agile. Thanks to Ablorde Ashigbi, 4Degrees ! Photo Credit: Tony Tullio.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. For example they can reduce component cost, introduce a line extension or create new versions of the existing product. Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Apple owned 0%.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

To prevent hackers from gaining access to your business's checking account, use low-cost software and dual controls to strengthen your payment processes. Video marketing will also allow small businesses to distribute the same video content across many platforms, allowing them to serve a wide spectrum of clients at the same time.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. So far, I have found "lean startup" works better with the entrepreneurs Ive talked to than "agile startup" or even "extreme startup.") The lean startup is an application of Lean Thinking.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. And so this very agile, iterative process of bringing new technologies and prototyping systems.

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Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2022

The government buys and distributes commercial images from startups to supplement their own and shares them with Ukraine as part of a broader intelligence-sharing arrangement that the head of Defense Intelligence Agency described as “ revolutionary.” Today, commercial companies have their own satellites providing unclassified imagery.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Boyd emphasized the importance of agility in combat: "the key to victory is to be able to create situations wherein one can make appropriate decisions more quickly than ones opponent." Lean startups have the ability to use this commodity stack to lower costs and, more importantly, reduce time to market. Agile software development.

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ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2017

All manual operations. After that, the adoption of the cloud as a more scalable and cost-effective approach allowed small/medium business to build CRMs around very specific market needs and establish dominance in new vertical segments. Back in 1986 when digital marketing was just taking off, a company called ACT!

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2019

Why our CRO jobs will die: Teams operate at different paces. Always consider the impact of your winning tests on your growth and cost. The cost of experimentation—you hope the upside outweighs the cost. Learn to reframe loss: “ A/B tests are our cost of tuition. It costs money to learn. Not anymore.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 16, 2019

Generally, enterprise mobility relies on cloud computing to allow distributed employees to accomplish job tasks regardless of their physical location. Enterprise mobility fosters increased agility for businesses by allowing them to move away from the traditional idea of a central business office where all work must occur.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

2010 Operating Income: $16 million. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. Kayak generates both distribution (i.e.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

There was no repeatable methodology, startups and their VC’s still operated like startups were simply a smaller version of a large company. Customer Development , Agile Engineering and the Lean methodology enforced a process of incremental and iterative development. The world of building profitable startups ended in 1995. Visibility.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2018

For manufacturers, this means having the capability to establish fully connected and digitized supply chains where product development, marketing, production, and distribution are all fully connected, thus increasing efficiency and output. Many companies are using Cloud Computing now for faster information processing and remote collaboration.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2010

For the business leaders I know, these priorities almost always include the following: Business agility. Implicit in agility is increased productivity on change initiatives. In today’s world of distributed data, global reach, and powerful incursion technologies, how do I protect my data and my customers’ data? Data security.

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Entrepreneur Agile Architecture Distribution 220

SVPG

MAY 2, 2016

Just as I described the ten biggest problems in the context of the Waterfall model, I described the ten attributes of successful teams in the context of the Continuous Discovery and Delivery model (also known as Dual Track Agile, or Discovery Sprints and Delivery Sprints). You can watch that talk here , or read the narrative article here.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

I think you can blame Customer and Agile Development for a small part of it. While individual VC’s inside venture firms specialized in particular domains (PC’s, peripherals, semiconductors, test equipment, operating systems, applications, etc.,) Lean VC’s are expert in on-line distribution, Agile and Customer Development.

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