Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2009

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.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 4, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 4, 2010 Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Kent Beck will give the opening keynote at the Startup Lessons Learned conference on April 23. To his credit are Extreme Programming , jUnit, patterns, TDD , the list goes on. Our mystery keynote is now revealed and I couldnt be more excited.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

In order to find out, I asked a panel of 12 successful founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: What are the pros/cons of hiring an agency to do development work, vs. having all your technical talent in house? Hiring an agency is usually less expensive, and you can utilize them only when there’s a problem.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, November 6, 2008 Steveys Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile I thought Id share an interesting post from someone with a decidedly anti-agile point of view. Steveys Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile : "Google is an exceptionally disciplined company, from a software-engineering perspective.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 8, 2021

You don’t have much revenue being generated (if any at all), and you may have a strict or finite source of capital to fund the hiring of new employees. This makes it difficult to find experienced, talented people, restricts the number of people you can hire, and makes the loss of an employee all the more devastating. Uncertainty.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

6- Hire an attorney and SEO expert Photo Credit: Priscilla Christine When establishing your business, there are several essential tips to keep in mind for long-term success. First and foremost, consider hiring an attorney to assist you in setting up your business structure, drafting contracts, and establishing store policies.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Some of the readings for this week included How the DOD Acquires Weapons Systems , The Planning, Programming and Budgeting Process , Acquisition Reform in the NDAA , Defense Primer on DOD Contractors , and on the Defense Industrial Base. Designing in exploitability early in programs. Facilitating technical release ability.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Being able to hire talented professionals remains a difficult proposition in the current job market, especially when sourcing experienced developers, designers, and project managers. Consider Agile or one of its variants for a flexible approach to building top-shelf mobile apps or interactive websites.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

These processes reduce risk to an overall organization, but each layer of process reduces the ability to be agile and lean and – most importantly – responsive to new opportunities and threats. Process helps ensure that you can deliver solutions that scale without breaking other parts of the organization. Process Versus Product.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

He just hired Meg Whitman. Their idea is that consumers will want a subscription service for short form entertainment (10-minute programs) for mobile rather than full length movies. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. Think YouTube meets Netflix).

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, February 22, 2009 Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Of course, what I really mean is: let them teach themselves. See Paul Grahams Why Nerds are Unpopular to learn more) Take a look at this article on a programming Q&A site: How old are you, and how old were you when you started coding?

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

You could put together a client referral program. You can hire more salespeople and practice social selling. . Adaptability/Agility . If you want to grow efficiently, you need to remain agile and adaptable, adjusting as you learn and experience more. . But what if you want to grow more or grow faster?

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The result is a combination of design thinking, Lean Startup, and Agile Scrum, and Ignacio’s innovation team includes 25 coaches who train employees in PACE best practices. LESSON #3: Avoid these three hiring mistakes. When it comes time to grow your team, Jeff Jordan and Eric pointed out three hiring mistakes to avoid.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This executive-level maestro is no ordinary hire; they’re an ace up your sleeve when navigating the cutthroat world of competitive markets. Sit tight as we pull back the curtain on these unsung heroes, showing how hiring one could be game-changing for your business… ready? It’s like wanting champagne on a beer budget.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, March 25, 2009 The Lean Startup at Agile Vancouver April 21st A surprising number of respondents in the latest Lessons Learned survey hail from one of the flourishing startup hubs in Canada. Combining agile development with customer developm. And when did there get to be 3000 of you?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

You still have some leeway to hire above them if need be. They know how to estimate work units, how to manage the agile development process and how to get the most out of their teams. Program Manager – This title almost sounds like a consultant’s job. The best CTO’s / Chief Architects are purists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

Jeff Bezos believes that if you double the number of innovation experiments you do per year, you’re going to double your agility, and thus outpace your competitors. This starts with instituting a hiring and training program that emphasizes collaboration, and rewards individual expression and empowerment.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Moreover, a flexible workforce will enable your staff to be more agile and responsive when change needs to occur quickly. For example, with a staffing plan, it’s possible to hire in connection with growth projections, change your business model and develop employees who can become future leaders. Make Future Plans. Flow Model.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 19, 2009 Lean hiring tips In preparing for the strategy series panel this week, I have been doing some thinking about costs. And all of that cost was caused by one activity: hiring. Hiring is no different from any other company process. Sounds a little abstract, though, doesnt it?

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It could be more revenue, hiring clients, or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. Initially, I would like to hire people from my neighborhood, with the goal of expanding to other communities in the future. It's important to keep business agile.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Establishing essential roles, mastering hiring processes, spotting red flags early and cultivating an attractive company culture are all vital ingredients of success for any company’s continued growth and profitability, particularly for your startup team. Therefore, maintaining order and consistency during the hiring process is crucial.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2020

The main challenge here is that most of the professionals that are proficient in mainframe applications and programming are getting on in years and probably about to exit the workforce soon. This may mean reskilling an organization’s IT professionals in application delivery and applications or hiring ones that can fill the skill gap.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2011

Over the last decade we assumed that once we found repeatable methodologies (Agile and Customer Development , Business Model Design) to build early stage ventures, entrepreneurship would become a “science,” and anyone could do it. it is an art) and again hired professionals. Some men see things as they are and ask why.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, February 11, 2009 The free software hiring advantage This is one of those startup tips Im a little reluctant to share, because its been such a powerful source of competitive advantage in the companies Ive worked with. This approach gives you an edge in hiring. Instead, engage with the project.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Hiring the wrong person for key company positions can cost a business thousands — or tens of thousands — of dollars and man hours. This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. Hire someone well-versed in communication between developers, customers and team members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

When your changed culture becomes a part of you, your hiring processes, company-wide messaging, and leadership development programs, you start to remove the “all slogans” and “no action” perception, and it becomes ingrained into the DNA of your business. It’s about turning personal values into repeatable behaviors.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

They need to be able to know the key Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder , figure out where/when/how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , I was very worried for several startup in the room.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 16, 2020

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. 4- Remain agile as a brand. For 2021, I want to remain agile and understand our industry’s changes to apply them to our business decisions and ensure growth this coming year.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 13, 2021

We have taken time as a community and leadership team to reflect and set short and long-term goals and build programs to support and grow member success over time. At Buttercloth for example, we pivoted early during the pandemic, hiring out-of-work salon workers to help make fashionable Face Masks which we gave to customers.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Say, “We are hiring a developer to create only the beginning of an application. Hire one from each.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

It is not surprising that the countries with low unemployment rates have adopted programs encouraging continuous education, industry diversification, and skills development. Java EE, Java SE, PHP, and Javascript are the most common programming languages. Scrum, Agile, Product Management. Project/ Product Management.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 14, 2020

When you are hiring new people, the onboarding process can be time-consuming and costly. With a standardized program and security, you can be sure that your new staff is getting exactly what they need in order to hit the ground running. Social Media is the first point of contact for many. Real-time messaging is becoming more prevalent.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 29, 2008 The ABCDEFs of conducting a technical interview I am incredibly proud of the people I have hired over the course of my career. If done right, a programming interview serves two purposes simultaneously. This second objective plays no small part in allowing you to hire the best.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 1, 2018

However – agile small businesses who figure this out early could have a major advantage. Do you not have (or want to hire) a team of creatives to make your content and your marketing stand out? So maybe 2018 would be a good year to hire some help. Because while voice search is not yet a tidal wave, it’s growing. Back to you.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Hire a designer on day one. While developers are programming Feature One, our designer can work on Feature Two with our customers. Only when Feature Two is completely validated by users, developers will start programming. Us startup people are no corporate bozos, and our biggest strength is agility.

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Transformify

MAY 28, 2018

Though we’re a big team overall, each project is made up of small teams to remain agile and maintain good communication. Preferred experience with: • Voxel modeling • Digital Signal Processing • Visual Studio • Network programming (e.g. sockets, TCP connection) • Shader programming • Unreal Engine.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 15, 2020

Digital governance helps to keep organizations agile, nimble and adaptable, which is necessary in today’s age of evolution and disruption. Many companies are now also hiring a CISO or CTO to fulfill their need for IT expertise. BoardEffect considered all these issues when they designed their board management software program.

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