Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

I tried your compiler and it generted the XPI file but when I link to it and click the link it actually downloads the binary into my browser window instead of popping up the Firefox plugin window. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? 2comments: Matthew Quinlan said.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Its enourmously helpful when you need to generate new ideas about what to do, or when you face a product problem you dont know how to solve. For example, we used to be baffled at IMVU by the significant minority of people who would download the software but never chat with anyone. So why you? Seth Godin: How often should you publish?

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 16, 2009 Continuous deployment with downloads One of my goals in writing posts about topics like continuous deployment is the hope that people will take those ideas and apply them to new situations - and then share what they learn with the rest of us. Expo (and a call for he.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Then you set up a web app to co-ordinate volunteers who can wipe a hard drive and install Ubuntu. You can find out more at: manning.com/sande Many thanks in advance, Todd -- Todd Green Manning Publications Co. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Good Post.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. And anytime you strike a deal for digital distribution of any content, insist that your creators be given real-time access to the big-picture metrics: not just downloads, but engagement, retention and replay. Is that a lot?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 4, 2009

Thanks to those of you who were willing to fill out the survey, I learned my net promoter score (about 25) as well as some clear other segmentation insights: about 80% of you are founders of or work at a startup, you read many of the same other blogs, and many of you would like to engage with Lessons Learned in formats and venues beyond this blog.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

“If you can fix a problem for someone and do it better, quicker, and/or cheaper than your competitor, you’re off to a good start.” – Gabriel Kuperman, founder and CEO of CuePin. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 23, 2009

"Selling information you research, into well-constructed, content-rich PDF files for $6 is a great way of getting the contacts you need to [get a minimal viable product for SAS]. Or, perhaps charging doesn't make sense, and offering the PDF as a free download would provide richer learning/discovery. Happy holidays to you all!

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

It is a mystery actually whether the tagging of application as hot/popular has to do with the number of downloads or merely from the usage statistic. Im pretty sure the Top 25 lists are based on downloads, from what Ive seen. Any idea how Apple tracks download statistic? However, this is not the case. I am a little curious here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I liked the flattering Venture Hacks commentary so much Ill just quote it: Many founders believe that early stage startups are endeavors of execution. The customer is known, the product is known, and all we have to do is act. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

One of the sayings I hear from talented managers in product development is, “good enough never is.&# And, most importantly, it helps team members develop the courage to stand up for these values in stressful situations. I believe this is one reason why the myth of the dictatorial startup founder has such enduring appeal.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

We started making changes to the product: making it easier to pay, then making it more obvious that you should pay, then making it easier to download, get started, and so on. We certainly didnt want to believe that our product was fundamentally flawed - we preferred to think it was a mechanical, usability, or technical problem.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

A downloaded movie is a virtual good; theres really no pure functional value (other than lights and sounds). The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Work in small batches Continuous deployment with downloads What is a market? (a

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 5, 2009

So she downloads the product, we have her install it on the computer, and we’re like “okay, it’s time to check it out, you know, invite one of your friends to chat.&# The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? I mean, it requires a lot of explanation.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

This was an effective approach to discovering a business by using a sequence of product prototypes to get early customer feedback. The first version of the 3D IMVU client took about six months to build, and as the founders iterated towards a compelling user experience, the user base grew monthly thereafter. But it worked.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

I downloaded and tried all four of them (because I had time to kill) - and Im still not sure which one was the best. As with services like Yelp, reviewers can tend to be the subset of people who were disappointed by the product, not those who liked it or even loved it. Do most people know what kind of app they want?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

It just answered this question: for any given time range, for the 100% of people who registered in that period, what percentage of them downloaded? That simple funnel analysis became our scorecard, and helped us refine our product with constant customer input. chatted once? chatted five times? bought something?

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

So for this first post, here’s the best advice I can give you: join an awesome founding team and get your product out the door ASAP. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. Then, forget everything else, VCs included, and just build.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Expo (and a call for he.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Question 2: If your product has areas where people read and then different areas where people interact, are there ways to do metrics to determine where people spend their time? Could this be done on mouse focus, commenting amounts, answer percentages, download percentages, etc? Seth Godin: How often should you publish?

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 1, 2009

I cant figure out how to download the picture so that I can print it and post it to my wall. I wish I was there or had a better recording. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

To wit: achieving product/market fit , getting customer validation , making something people want , things that matter , and of course the many excellent books on the topic, of which Ill mention just two of the best, Crossing the Chasm and The Innovators Dilemma. Is a market a set of paying customers? Expo (and a call for he.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Team Configuration 500 Startups Guerilla Marketing Organizations Entrepreneurship Startup Founders & Entrepreneurs Startups Startup Incubators and Seed Programs Seedcamp Y Combinator TechStars Lean Startups What is the perfect startup team? Lakshman Prasad • Nov 16, 2010.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. WebSequenceDiagrams - sketch sequence diagrams.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

The IMVU downloadable client, just to name one example, is written primarily in python. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? So, given that PHP is so popular, you might think it wouldnt be a great choice for companies that are trying to hire great programmers.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

.” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Great for visualizing work of product development. Founder Equity Issues.

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