Cofounder Customer Dividend Product Development 
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 17, 2018
by Felix Winstone, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Talkative. As a startup co-founder with a growing team, here are the recruiting tips I’ve learnt over the last couple of years. Robert Metcalfe, co-founder and CEO of 3Com, says you need to think about it as “recruiting, not hiring”. Be Specific.
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 25, 2010
This is the first post that moves into making specific process recommendations for product development. Defective prototype code was as often thrown out (because customers didnt want it) as it was fixed (when customers did). Hence, cutting corners often paid huge dividends.
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
In my experience, the majority of changes we made to products have no effect at all on customer behavior. Thats when this approach can pay huge dividends. The report is set up to show you what happened to customers who registered in that period (a so-called cohort analysis ). First of all, why split-test?
Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
These changes pay increasing dividends, because each improvement now direclty frees up somebody in QA at the same time as reducing the total time of the certification step. Luckily, I now have the benefit of a forthcoming book, The Principles of Product Development Flow. Interesting post.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 19, 2009
Unfortunately, after months or even years of development, many companies discover that customers arent willing to buy their new wares. Thats why some entrepreneurs are trying another approach to product launches: marketing a product online before spending much on research and development or inventory.
The Startup Toolkit
JANUARY 10, 2017
The most common (and emotional) screwing you’ll get in a startup is via your cofounders. First, some examples: A buddy of mine had done the hard work of finding two excellent tech cofounders. It’s not just cofounders. But because they have equity, cofounder screwings are different. A solution at the end.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 2, 2009
When customers are affected, try to have someone who experienced the customer problem first-hand, like the customer service rep who took the calls from angry customers. Labels: five whys root cause analysis , product development 15comments: Anonymoussaid. Otherwise, key details are likely to be missed.
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