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Lessons Learned: Combining agile development with customer development

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, March 16, 2009 Combining agile development with customer development Today I read an excellent blog post that I just had to share. Jim Murphy is a long-time agile practitioner in startups. But startups sometimes have trouble applying agile successfully. Enter Jims post.

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Why Companies and Government Do “Innovation Theater” Instead of Actual Innovation

Steve Blank

What had previously been a strength – their great management processes – now holds back their ability to respond to new challenges. Once upon a time every great organization was a scrappy startup willing to take risks – new ideas, new methods, new customers, targets, and mission. Process Versus Product.

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Why Your Startup Needs to Track and Manage User Feedback

The Startup Magazine

Startup companies often face numerous obstacles that stand in the way of their desired level of success—from lack of planning to inability to scale up or poor management to neglecting marketing. Among these obstacles exists the idea of product viability and adaptability. Agility, Adaptiveness, and Responsiveness.

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Bringing Marketing and Product Development Together

Duct Tape Marketing

Bringing Marketing and Product Development Together written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I visit with author and product and marketing executive Jill Soley. Why it’s important to start customer segmentation early on in your process.

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The Customer Development Manifesto: Reasons for the Revolution.

Steve Blank

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. So what’s wrong the product development model?

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Managing a remote team? We've got the right project management techniques for you

Transformify

It rids them of the commuting hassles and gives them more freedom in managing their time and workflow. It demands a level of employee management and project management skills beyond regular. Communication plan: effective communication is so important in project management that you need to have a plan for it.

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5 Types Of Business Strategies To Consider Before Opening Up Shop

YoungUpstarts

OKRs can be beneficial for managers as well since they enable you to conduct each team member’s performance review based on their overall quarterly objectives and key results. Also known as a system on module, SOM offers companies a unique strategy when it comes to developing products while keeping customizability fully possible.

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