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The Awesomeness of a Hackathon

Feld Thoughts

Most of the companies we invest in release software at least once a month. Demos and awards start at 5:30pm. This way all of the activity is captured and can be reviewed afterwards. Not all of the hackathon projects need to be about code. Some release weekly, or even daily. Whatever is done, is done. Food is included.

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Case Study: Lean UX at work

Startup Lessons Learned

Originally a waterfall shop, we transitioned to Agile development about two years ago. Now entering our third year with Agile we’re continually trying to improve the efficiency, productivity and velocity of the various teams. Levels of Agile adoption span the full spectrum across our 6 Scrum teams.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. The best are agile and know how to pivot – make a substantive change to the business model while or before their market has shifted. Here’s why.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. The best are agile and know how to pivot – make a substantive change to the business model while or before their market has shifted. Here’s why.

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This Ain't No Party, This Ain't No Disco…

Growthink Blog

As in admitting that one is really not that serious about growing and sustaining a business of lasting value - one agile enough to adapt and evolve in the face of technological and marketplace change, and of competitive threat. P.S. Like to demo the Growthink Business Intelligence Dashboard ? But it goes deeper than this.

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How Sales Quote Software Can Help Your Small Business Grow

Up and Running

Typically this means investing in sales technology that makes you more agile and is easily scalable as you drive long-term growth. This may mean you’ll need to invest in a configure, price, quote (CPQ) software solution to stay competitive. Why invest in quoting software? Deliver faster quotes. up to the tool.

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Lessons Learned: The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the time

Startup Lessons Learned

Code To make split-testing pervasive, it has to be incredibly easy. The only change you have to get used to as you start to code in this style, is to wrap your changes in a simple one-line condition. Now, it may be that these code examples have scared off our non-technical friends. October 4, 2008 10:33 AM Amitt Mahajan said.