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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 8, 2009 What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups? Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs?
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. Most normal customers – even among early adopters - do not pay attention to the trolls.
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Steve Blank
DECEMBER 28, 2020
With the theme “Build Back Better” Jerry Engel , Pete Newell , Steve Weinstein and I co-hosted nearly 500 Lean Educators from 63 countries and 235 universities online for a three-hour session to share what we’ve learned about educators on how we can help our communities rebound, adjust, and recover. Minimal Viable Products.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 26, 2009
Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. The companies I spoke to all agreed that the community there was extremely supportive, especially in the critical ulta-early-stage.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 26, 2009
One example is having a real Customer Advisory Board. They had their own private forum, and a company founder (aka me) personally ran the group in its early days. And, as you can see in my previous post on “ The cardinal sin of community management &# the feedback could be all over the map. Here’s what it looks like.
Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
Heres the short version: hire people from the online communities that develop free software. Beyond the quality of the candidates themselves, Ive noticed three big effects of hiring out of free software communities: You can hire an expert in your own code base. Ive had the good fortune to see this first-hand. Submit patches.
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 29, 2010
Weve gone from total obscurity to something people are beginning to misunderstand and even co-opt. My hope for this conference is that it will benefit the global community of entrepreneurs. By creating a space for your startup community to congregate and share new ideas, youre enabling a new kind of economic growth.
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