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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. Labels: customer development , lean startup 8comments: Amy said.

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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost

Steve Blank

Agile Opportunism – Entrepreneurial DNA……………… 5. The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy………… 65. Customer Development Manifesto. The Leading Cause of Startup Death: The Product Development Diagram. Market Type……… 90. Am I a Founder?

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Fear of Failure and Lack of Speed In a Large Corporation

Steve Blank

More agile competitors are starting to eat into our business. Startups have finite time and resources to find product/market fit before they run out of money. They’ve found product/market fit (what products customers want to buy). and how to price the product. What Drives Innovation?

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Startup Resources

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Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Inbound Marketing vs Interruption marketing. Email marketing. Market Research. Promotions/Marketing. IP Location Tools.

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The Sharp End of the Stick « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

At some point in my career as I began to formulate thoughts about mission and intent , I started to think about the broader role of marketing in a growing technology company. It became clear to me that the mission of marketing in most companies has to be to support sales.

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Lessons Learned: CPI > CPC

Startup Lessons Learned

Those who have tried to build apps that exist just as glorified landing pages or marketing channels have generally failed. The unexplored value of CPI ads is this: social networking apps give you the opportunity to practice advanced marketing techniques like true one-to-one marketing or permission marketing. Expo SF (May.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

For months, we made constant product and policy changes, trying to end the controversy without simply undoing our original decision and abandoning the mainstream market. Users also asked that IMVU identify and aggressively act to eliminate the source of such products up to and including IP bans. Expo SF (May.

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