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Lessons Learned: Product development leverage

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 26, 2009 Product development leverage Leverage has once again become a dirty word in the world of finance, and rightly so. But I want to talk about a different kind of leverage, the kind that you can get in product development. Its a key lean startup concept.

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Lessons Learned: Lean hiring tips

Startup Lessons Learned

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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Austin-based SpyCloud Raises $5 Million

SiliconHills

Austin-based Silverton Partners and March Capital Partners led the Series A round. SpyCloud plans to use the funding on product development, security research and to expand its database of assets. It also plans to hire more employees. The post Austin-based SpyCloud Raises $5 Million appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin: the Lean Startup tour continues

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Austin: the Lean Startup tour continues Next week I head to Austin, TX for my first visit ever. On the day before the TeXchange event (June 2nd), Ill be at a much smaller invite-only gathering sponsored by Austin Ventures. Labels: events 3comments: Alexandre Gomes said.

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Smooth-Stone Changes Name to Calxeda; Adds Hires

Austin Startup

Exactly three months after its $48 Million funding announcement, Smooth-Stone today detailed its company momentum, including significant new executive hires, new office space and renaming the company. The new name, Calxeda , pronounced “Cal-zeh-dah,” is a derivative of the Latin for “Smooth-Stone.” Naval Nuclear Power Program.

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Writing A Startup Investor Update

Austin Startup

Dear Shareholder, Happy Monday from Austin! Team morale is high, we are exceeding the [REDACTED] KPI by several months, burn went up faster than expected, and product development is ticking along well except for one hiccup. Team: We are considering hiring [REDACTED] full time. Hopefully, it is helpful. NEED HELP / ASK? —?At

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Why I left Wall Street to figure it out.

Austin Startup

This was my time at a Wall Street firm that had hired me after I applied for their Junior Stockbroker position, a little while after I graduated from college. Austin, TX Fast forward 4 years later, here I am working for a startup at the South By South West Tech & Music festival in Austin, TX. I heard them but said nothing.