Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

This post describes how the traditional product development model distorts startup sales, marketing and business development. Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

But my favorite was when the public relations manager said, “we’re here to write press releases and answer the phone in case the press calls.” But what I wanted was an agile marketing team capable of operating independently without day-to-day direction. And yes, we could have built a top-down, command-and-control hierarchy.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. The Customer Development process (and the Lean Startup) is one way to do that.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

“These results suggest that [developers rely] on stereotype & instinct to understanding user needs&# – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Why Startups are Agile and Opportunistic – Pivoting the Business Model – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

“These results suggest that [developers rely] on stereotype & instinct to understanding user needs&# – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Why Startups are Agile and Opportunistic – Pivoting the Business Model – [link].

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Or, rather, more offensively to Facebook and Google employees, less offensive to.NET developers, though the underlying message is the same.). But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. It’s the most modern platform for application development on the planet.

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