Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? When Ive asked mentors of mine who have worked in big companies about the role of the CTO, they usually talk about the importance of being the external face of the companys technology platform; an evangelist to developers, customers, and employees.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2009

Customers The irony is that Zilog had no idea who would eventually become its largest customers. Reply The Chad , on July 23, 2009 at 2:45 pm Said: As a young professional looking towards the future and trying to cut my own path, I love hearing about how others built up a stable work-life. You created it and own it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

It’s also not a new technique here, we’ve been practicing continuous deployment for years; far longer than I’ve been a member of this startup. But, unfortunately, startups cant afford to adopt that standard. Luckily, Chad Austin has recently weighed in with an excellent piece called 10 Pitfalls of Dirty Code.

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Steve Blank

JULY 23, 2009

In contrast, my customers at Zilog had nothing more than a set of visions, guesses and hallucinations about their customers; who they were, what they wanted to achieve and what was the right path to get there. At these startups both the problem and solution were unknown. Try searching for some of his letters on the subject.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Lessons learned : To sell to customers you need to understand them: how they work, what they do and what problem you will solve for them. You can’t understand customers from inside your building. via Ardent War Story 4: You Know You’re Getting Close to Your Customers When They Offer You a Job « S… [.]

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JANUARY 16, 2011

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