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Startup Lessons Learned

Eric- I am an industrial design student at Virginia Tech. Although Im not a developer, I am captivated by the lean and agile start-up model that you write about. Im passionate about music (topspin like companies)and movie (jaman like companies)distribution. Combining agile development with customer developm. Expo SF (May.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 6

Steve Blank

Pivots are what allows startups to be agile, and to move with speed and urgency. This week we are seeing the typical class distribution. Hill in Virginia. Finally, it dawns on you that it’s time to consider a pivot. A pivot is the lean methodology’s way to fire the plan without firing people.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 6

Steve Blank

Pivots are what allows startups to be agile, and to move with speed and urgency. This week we are seeing the typical class distribution. Hill in Virginia. Finally, it dawns on you that it’s time to consider a pivot. A pivot is the lean methodology’s way to fire the plan without firing people.

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The fundamental lesson of the forces governing scaling startups

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

“The future is inherently unpredictable,” insists the small company, spurred on by Lean and Agile mindsets. Usually it’s starvation — can’t get enough customers (distribution) to pay enough money for long enough (product/market fit). Indeed, blue-sky invention and execution are hard to predict.