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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost

Steve Blank

It’s been a year since I’ve been blogging. One of the downsides to a large number of blog posts is that older stories tend to get buried and hidden. These blogs began as an attempt to explain why a “book” I wrote wasn’t a book. Raising Money Using Customer Development……… 47. Recursive History.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

The application of agile development methodologies which dramatically reduce waste and unlock creativity in product development. See Customer Development Engineering for my first stab at articulating the theory involved) Ferocious customer-centric rapid iteration, as exemplified by the Customer Development process.

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Startup Resources

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Based on the list posted on StartupWeekend Resources pag e and the TokBox blog. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Website/Blogging. IP Location Tools. website/blog spelling checker. Test- and Behavior-Driven Development. Analytics blog â?? great web customer acquisition tutorials.

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The Sharp End of the Stick « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

In an early stage startup, instead of sales being up front, the point departments are likely to be product development and customer development. Later on in this same company’s life, sales will become the pointy end and product development moves to a supporting role.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

This post would be more coherent if we were able to understand in more detail what the platform features were that were changed, especially as in the SL context, "adult verification" produced a whopping 4,400 votes against it on the P-JIRA features proposal device, and numerous protest groups, actions, blogs, boycotts, etc.

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Lessons Learned: CPI > CPC

Startup Lessons Learned

Other than that, you know their IP address, maybe their browser version or what country they are in. Wouldnt you rather relate to customers in that frame of mind than on TV or in a banner ad? And, as a customer, wouldnt you rather be treated that way? In other words, not very much.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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It’s also a great way to get inspiration for blogging. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? I would go back to the blog – it’s the #1 ROI if done right.