A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
JULY 19, 2010
During a lull in her practice she got a serendipitous opportunity to shift gears completely and ended up leading software product development teams. Some head straight to the booth to get a demo; for many I give a private demo of the product on sofas in the hallway. That's just one example!
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
It should go without saying that this post is not advice, nor is it recommendation of what you should do, it’s simply my observation of how companies using Customer Development positioned themselves to successfully raise money from venture investors. They will realize that you have built a startup that’s agile, resilient and customer-centric.
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
One of the sayings I hear from talented managers in product development is, “good enough never is.&# And, most importantly, it helps team members develop the courage to stand up for these values in stressful situations. Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 27, 2010 Good enough never is (or is it?)
Steve Blank
AUGUST 29, 2016
As part of the Department of Defense, the NGA acquires technology and information systems through the traditional DOD’s acquisition system – which has been described as the antitheses of rapid customer discovery and agile practices. The goal of Lean in government agencies should mean deployment not demos. Lessons Learned.
Steve Blank
AUGUST 29, 2016
As part of the Department of Defense, the NGA acquires technology and information systems through the traditional DOD’s acquisition system – which has been described as the antitheses of rapid customer discovery and agile practices. The goal of Lean in government agencies should mean deployment not demos. Lessons Learned.
Austin Startup
MARCH 17, 2017
Engineer the experience so you can evolve the product. For example, I participated in a VR demo at SXSW that was a retail shopping simulation. A great article by the Design Management Institute (DMI) created an index that quantifies the ROI when design thinking is leveraged through the product development cycle.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 28, 2008
Most important slide: lessons learned Working product Key questions: what does the product do? Most important slide: live demo Prototype product Key questions: what will it take to ship a working product? whats the launch plan? whos on the marketing team? how do you know anyone would want it? Expo SF (May.
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