Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

Startups especially can benefit by using technical debt to experiment, invest in process, and increase their product development leverage. The biggest source of waste in new product development is building something that nobody wants. Leverage product development with open source and third parties.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Eric, Excellent article about an essential technique for startups. To help find the right keywords, Ive written an article on my blog Web Startup Help that details How to Do Keyword Research for startups. Ive linked to your article from mine. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

All of the incentives described in the article focus on making it easy and highly desirable to launch your product: [He] claimed that launching projects is the natural state that Googles internal ecosystem tends towards, and its because they pump so much energy into pointing people in that direction. Focus on launching.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

This gets me into trouble, because it conjures up for some the idea that product development is simply a rote mechanical exercise of linear optimization. You just constantly test little micro-changes and follow a hill-climbing algorithm to build your product. Labels: customer development , split-test 7comments: Editor said.

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JANUARY 2, 2009

The core of the article is my first attempt to articulate the key metrics (in graph form) that I believe demonstrate customer value. You can read the article to find out why. You can read the article to find out why. Thank you for this excellent article. Thanks for the article. Retention cohort analysis.

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APRIL 14, 2009

Their product definition fluctuates wildly – one month, it’s a dessert topping, the next it’s a floor wax. Their product development team is hard at work on a next-generation product platform, which is designed to offer a new suite of products – but this effort is months behind schedule.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2008

Customer development is a parallel process to product development, which means that you dont have to give up on your dream. Our goal in product development is to find the minimum feature set required to get early customers. Very well written article. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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JUNE 8, 2009

So the product development team was busy creating lots of split-tests for lots of hypotheses. That’s causing the Product Owner and team to spend more time with each other reviewing the results of experiments, which is allowing them to learn and iterate much faster. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2009

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? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Expo (and a call for he.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

What led you to become a subscriber, versus just reading an article and leaving like everybody else? (or, In order to convince me, Id to see another link to an article here somewhere that I enjoyed. Read some articles, liked what I saw. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. How did you hear about it?

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JUNE 5, 2009

An excellent article and responses. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Pivot, don't jump to a new vision Why Continuous Deployment?

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MAY 20, 2010

Although the article is a bit me-centric, I think they did a good job capturing the fact that this is more than just the bloggers and writers, but represents a shift in thinking among entrepreneurs all over the world. The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Is that a lot? Is that good?

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MARCH 11, 2010

for Harvard Business Review) In the latest article for my series in HBR, I discuss the problem of how to figure out how much process startups should have. for Harvard Business Review) In the latest article for my series in HBR, I discuss the problem of how to figure out how much process startups should have.

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Lean startups vs lean companies Venture Hacks has a great article today on lean startups. They quote extensively from two of our most important thinkers: Taiichi Ohno , creator of the Toyota Production System, and Kent Beck , creator of extreme programming. Go read it.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 8, 2010 Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Review) The next article in my series on entrepreneurship for Harvard Business Review is live today. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Dont forget to leave a comment.

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MAY 7, 2009

I spent some time with his company before the conference and discussed ways to get started with continuous deployment , including my experience introducing it at IMVU. They were deploying to production with every commit before they had an automated build server or extensive automated test coverage in place.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Ive embedded the audio and slides below, but I recommend you c lick through to the Venture Hacks article if youre interested. Eric Check my articles for Start-Up Nation [link] Peace joseph.again February 24, 2009 11:04 PM Clement said. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Nice talk, thanks for sharing.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Labels: customer development 3comments: Anonymoussaid. Thanks for the interesting article. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Cross posting is good.

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

The Entire Video of John Doerr Giving 10 Tips for Start-ups to Avoid the Econalypse Related articles by Zemanta Ten ways to save your company by John Doerr John Doerrs 10 Ways to Stay on Top Ten ways to save your company by John Doerr John Doerr: 10 ways for companies to stay afloat in rough times (MG Siegler/VentureBeat) 1 comments: fnthawar said.

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JANUARY 27, 2009

Andrew Chen recently did a great article on the economic model underlying freemium (it includes a detailed spreadsheet, too!). Your article disticly illustrates the models in which one can make free work. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Pretty good deal, right? I like that concept.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Or it might mean selling a few products on a site like eBay to see how well they perform before ordering in bulk from a wholesaler. What sets this approach apart from practices like using focus groups is that companies base product development decisions not just on what customers say they want but on how they vote with their wallets.

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JULY 2, 2009

Labels: five whys root cause analysis , product development 15comments: Anonymoussaid. Great article as always, Eric. Great article, Eric. I have one comment on style: could you break up your articles with subheadings? Wyatt - if you are willing to suggest specific subheads for this article, I will add them.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

This article also appeared on BusinessWeek.com. Read the rest of the article here. Related articles by Zemanta The Promise of the Lean Startup (gigaom.com) Labels: lean startup 11comments: Ravi said. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. It is a truly fun place to work. Am I getting the mix right?

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MARCH 13, 2009

Since we hadnt shown him much in the way of progress recently, we actually brought in the article to show off. Great article. We did the same for our company, although your article does an excellent job of identifying a lot of the psychology and "false strategy" that drives many launches. Alan March 13, 2009 2:18 PM alon said.

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JUNE 22, 2009

I think i must have read this article a few times since you first posted it - mainly as a theoretical excercise. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica.

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MAY 1, 2009

Related articles by Zemanta Continuous deployment in 5 easy steps (4cloudcomputing.blogspot.com) The Lean Startup workshop coming soon (startuplessonslearned.blogspot.com) The Lean Startup Talk From Web 2.0 Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. If youre interested, you can find out more here.

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APRIL 9, 2009

Well be discussing in greater detail the three techniques I highlighted at the Expo: continuous deployment, split-testing, and five whys. How to Build a Lean Startup, step-by-step Get started with a detailed guide to three key lean startup techniques: continuous deployment, rapid split-testing, and root cause analysis (five whys).

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JULY 9, 2009

You can even see the humiliating evidence of my smug incompetence in this absurd article from 1999.) Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica.

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AUGUST 1, 2009

I really enjoyed this article, my first time reading any of your stuff. Also SJ's obsession with better taste (positively) contributes to the overall product development process. There are some good anecdotes about Chief Engineers in the Toyota Product Development Book. Thanks for another great article!

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DECEMBER 8, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, December 8, 2008 Continuous integration step-by-step Lets start with the basics: Martin Fowlers original article lays out the mechanics of how to set up a CI server and the essential rules to follow while doing it. Great article. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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DECEMBER 7, 2008

Sometimes, a great hacker has the potential to grow into the CTO of a company, and in those cases all you need is an outside mentor who can work with them to develop those skills. At the end of the day, the product development team of a startup (large or small) is a service organization. As usual, a fantastic article.

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MARCH 24, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, March 24, 2009 The metrics and levers of engagement, presentation on Engagement Loops for Facebook Developer Garage SF Ill be presenting a talk at the Facebook Developer Garage SF Wednesday evening. Jesse - I dont think youre responding to what I am saying, or to the original article or slides.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Vivek Wadhwa and his team continue their excellent work investigating the true nature of entrepreneurship. Their recent article suggests that startups led by women are actually more successful, on average, than those led by men. Vivek Wadhwa and his team continue their excellent work investigating the true nature of entrepreneurship.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I'll add two ideas: The modern structure of university patent licensing and technology transfer works really well in the life sciences and other fields with expensive product development processes. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Or take a recent TechCrunch article about a startup I wont name: “X billion messages sent since June 2009.&# These articles treat this as a huge number, and it is. It’s possible, but the article doesn’t say. Most of the article is about the features – new and old – of the product.

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JANUARY 4, 2009

It seems to be taken as a given in this article that youre going to be using relational databases. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Check out the BigTable paper.

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