Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, July 3, 2009 Lean Startup fbFund wrap-up Last week I had a real blast meeting with the companies at the fbFund incubator at Palo Alto. The Lean Startup fbFund Edition View more documents from Eric Ries. Yet, I think this definition is too important to leave out. Without further ado.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Being an outsider, I also wanted to lean heavily on the actual research available on the subject, as well as the voices of women both in the tech space and who have successfully received venture funding. According to Fortune , in 2006, female founders were involved in only 2.95 percent of venture capital deals, and received.33

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Up and Running

JULY 8, 2016

If you’ve ever tried to start a software company or build a mobile app, you’ve probably come across these options for getting it out there: Find a technical cofounder. My experience with cofounders and freelancers. For the first year of my startup, I searched for a technical cofounder. Hire a freelancer to build your app.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Tal Raviv is the co-founder of Ecquire. Whether that means chasing down a technical co-founder, learning to code, or even building that “Lean MVP” – the conventional wisdom is that without tech abilities you’re nothing more than a dude (or dudette) with a Powerpoint. How are they doing it? Put it all together.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, July 9, 2010 Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# theory of management At any given time, something like four percent of the US population is engaged in some form of new-company-creation. for my more expansive definition). What motivates all these entrepreneurs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One of the big decisions every aspiring entrepreneur has to make is when to quit your current job to devote yourself fulltime to your new startup. I’m definitely a proponent of the multitasked approach, since every new venture is inherently risky, and startups usually take longer to ramp up than you imagine. Which is right?

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Up and Running

MAY 18, 2016

Below, you will find a list of books recommended by serial entrepreneur David S. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses. ” Lean Business Planning: Get What You Want From Your Business. Not so much. B y Eric Ries. B y Tim Berry.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 14, 2009 The Lean Startup Workshop - now an OReilly Master Class My rate of posting has been much lower lately, and this is mostly due to preparations for the upcoming Lean Startup Workshop on May 29. I have a lot of good news to report on this front. You can click here to learn more.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 27, 2019

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners of a word that could represent their business in 2019. I definitely recommend choosing a word to decide how you want to experience the new year. As a female entrepreneur, I jumped a lot of hurdles to make it where I am in the very male-oriented tech industry. Photo Credit: Daphne Subar.

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The Next Web

MARCH 11, 2014

Ryan Hoover is the co-creator of Product Hunt and EIR at Tradecraft. Even its founders couldn’t quite describe it, let alone foresee what it would become. In many cases, these are good advice but sometimes it’s a waste of time or worse, directs entrepreneurs away from something truly great. Twitter is confusing.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Two more entrepreneurial ventures later, Gleb cofounded online backup provider Backblaze to help consumers affordably, automatically, and safely back up their data. What are the pros and cons of starting a business alone versus with cofounders? How many founders are too many? One” – You have to have a cofounder.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2014

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos calls it the “Two-Pizza Rule” — a team should be no larger than can be fed by two pizzas. Lean and hungry. Consider the approach taken by Mike Sinyard, founder of Specialized Bicycles. In other words, go beyond “shallow, legalistic” definitions of diversity. That’s where you start.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

This theory has become so influential that I have called it one of the three pillars of the lean startup - every bit as important as the changes in technology or the advent of agile development. I highly recommend this book for all entrepreneurs, in startups as well as in big companies. Heres the catch.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. We were excited by the response at last year’s Lean Startup Conference to Diane Tavenner’s eye-opening talk on her experience implementing Lean Startup methods at Summit Public Schools, the California charter for which she is CEO and co-founder.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

We lack a consistent and clear definition of the job. So what does CTO mean, besides just "technical founder who really cant manage anyone?" With multiple people trying to work to the same standard, we had to be a lot crisper in our definitions. Ive been looking for a good definition (if that makes any sense) for a CTO.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event that has featured Boston’s BEST founders. OnStartups: One of the largest online startup communities founded by HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah. Babson Entrepreneur Resource Center. University Resources: MIT 100K. MIT Start Lab.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

I have counseled innumerable entrepreneurs to change their focus to revenue, and many companies who refuse this advice get themselves into trouble by running out of iterations. It should be even more important to the founders themselves, because it demonstrates that their business hypothesis is grounded in reality.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Examples of this are well-known, and (in my definition) include any product that causes new customers to sign up as a necessary side-effect of existing customers normal usage: Facebook, Myspace, AIM/ICQ, Hotmail, Paypal. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Expo SF (May. .

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Jason is a Co-founder of Thriveal, a firm that helps entrepreneurial CPA firms connect, learn and grow. He's a co-founder of Thriveal firm that helps entrepreneurial CPA firms connect, learn and grow. Jason Blumer (09:15): So, and that's kind of leaning them into the accrual world versus cash reporting.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

One major theory that has influenced the way I think about processes comes from Lean Manufacturing , where they use these same techniques to build cars. I havent had to work this model under those conditions, so I cant say anything definitive. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

But theres no denying the level of support for entrepreneurs that we enjoy. They take common stock, not preferred, a fact that the entrepreneurs mentioned to me many times. And every year, it looks as if one or two entrepreneurs from the program decide to stay. Some of the mentors are based in Boulder, but many are not.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2017

It doesn’t matter if it has been said before and repeated numerous times, quotes can give you the fire you need to be a better entrepreneur or learn how to handle a difficult situation. Below are some of those quotes sent in by entrepreneurs throughout the country. #1 I’m a big believer of lean startup.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

Of all the tactics I have advocated as part of the lean startup , none has provoked as many extreme reactions as continuous deployment , a process that allows companies to release software in minutes instead of days, weeks, or months. First, continuous deployment separates out two different definitions of the terms “release.&#

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Successful founders believe anything is possible but they build strong founding teams to achieve their startup dreams. Naivete and a shared vision are among the key markers for success, two social entrepreneurs said on the latest episode of Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111. Liz Powers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

I hope to show why lean and agile techniques actually reduce the negative impacts of technical debt and increase our ability to take advantage of its positive effects. Lean vs. debt In the world of physical goods, the leaner a supply chain is, the less debt is required to operate it. A similar relationship applies to technical debt.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Lessons learned from starting up and teaching entrepreneurship were the focus of an interview with the latest guest on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern). The other piece was that my partner had some of the Lean Startup process down cold.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2016

As entrepreneurs and business owners, we make many important decisions: we set our company’s culture and strategy, we create our own professional networks, we decide how we want to spend our time and how to prioritize the things we do. Ryan Freitas , co-founder of About.me Lean Business: Pivot Point.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Some companies and founders refuse to serve existing customers, and are always lurching from one great idea to the next. Your comment about the Innovation/R&D phase that it's hard to predict has definitely proven true in my experience. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Ill exclude those non- lean startups who basically exist for the purpose of raising bigger and bigger sums of money. Most of the times I have seen pitches fail, it is not because they are poorly written, or that the entrepreneur lacks passion. How does a lean start-up find the all-star team worthy of pitching? Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 18, 2010 Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events The following is a case study of one entrepreneurs transition from a traditional development cycle to continuous deployment. Eric Of all the Lean Startup techniques, Continuous Deployment is by far the most controversial.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, You have to decide where to lean in on follow-on rounds. Co-founder discontent. And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences. Web Summit.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2009

These hires were definitely not your standard marketing types. He would go on to be a co-founder of two mechanical engineering software companies.) I chose to hire engineers from within each of our target markets and set up “Steve’s one month MBA course for engineers.” At the time this was a pretty controversial decision.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 4, 2012

When I reread the plan several years ago for amusement, it motivated me to go dig up plans for other successful companies that I was a co-founder of or early investor in, including NetGenesis and Harmonix. As an entrepreneur, I encourage you to reject the notion of a classical business plan from the 1970′s.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Lean startups vs lean companies Venture Hacks has a great article today on lean startups. But I do think it is a misconception of what lean startups are all about. Lean startups operate by a different standard. Labels: lean startup 3comments: Nivi said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

I now believe that the "pick two" concept is fundamentally flawed, and that lean startups can achieve all three simultaneously: quickly bring high-quality software to market at low cost. I think where we get into trouble is we have many definitions of quality. Any advise on how the decision to rewrite may change for lean startups?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2014

If the deal is from out of your geography and/or out of your focus area or a deal is being referred by a well-know investor who normally co-invests with similar syndicates – at least ask yourself, “Why am I so lucky to be getting this call.” I seek out great entrepreneurs. I wrote here about why I avoid party rounds.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

Unfortunately, most decisions that confront startups lack a definitive right answer. When the project winds up getting cancelled for failing to meet its ROI justification, it’s natural for the entrepreneur to feel like it was the CFO – and their innovation-sucking spreadsheet – that is the real cause. Expo SF (May.

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