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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

TLDR: Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits , authors of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development are back with a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur. It took the idea of Customer Development and made it accessible to a whole new audience. Illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. You can pre-order it starting today.

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Lessons Learned: Where did Silicon Valley come from?

Startup Lessons Learned

Silicon Valley’s development is intimately entwined with the long history of industrialization and innovation in the larger San Francisco Bay Area. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

I started my last company with 100% off-shore resources because I could never have completed Customer Development at a reasonable cost of money or regulatory burden had I employed US Citizens. Truth be told, we've got defense contractors here just like California does too. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Assessing fit with the Wisdom of Crowds

Startup Lessons Learned

It ended with a large layoff and a transfer of jobs from NY to California and Bangalore. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. The moral of the story? A bad manager can destroy anything, I guess.

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6 Questions To Ask Before Launching a New Feature

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► February (1) 6 Ways You May Be Failing at Customer Development ► 2009 (9) ► December (1) Which Metrics Equal Happy Users? ► November (2) 6 Reasons Users Hate Your New Feature Is Continuous Deployment Good for Users? How to Make Your Product as Awful as a Corporate I.