Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A CTO will guide your product strategy, market validation, architectural decisions, process optimization, recruiting, and hiring. They translate business speak into technical terms and also explain technology solutions in layman’s terms. As a CTO, I can definitely say without a doubt that few people understand what a CTO does.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 27, 2023

He is the founder of Nudge, an analytics company, that was a commercialized product from his agency. Prior to Nudge, he co-founded an agency in New Zealand that was the 8th fastest-growing business at the time. Nudge helps you measure the performance of your digital properties through the lens of what people are paying attention to.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Carolyn serves as the co-founder and CEO of Hello Alice. Hello Alice is a free, data-driven, and multichannel platform helping small business owners on their entrepreneurial journey by providing access to relevant funding networks and technical assistance tools while increasing owner success rates.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

(Almost) everything you need to know (but are afraid to ask) before you wistfully ask a product manager to coffee so they will help you find a job. TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 23, 2015

Small businesses today, more than ever, rely on agencies to help with organic search and local results to drive business in their local markets. Small businesses today, more than ever, rely on agencies to help with organic search and local results to drive business in their local markets. 2) Don’t write content for the search engines.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Often times, it seems like people are thinking its synonymous with "that guy who gets paid to sit in the corner and think technical deep thoughts" or "that guy who gets to swoop in a rearrange my project at the last minute on a whim." So what does CTO mean, besides just "technical founder who really cant manage anyone?"

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The Internet can be a tremendous resource in finding the right people to build your team. Pros: The search bar makes finding info a snap.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

When we build products, we use a methodology. For software, we have many - you can enjoy a nice long list on Wikipedia. But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." Many of us are not accustomed to thinking about markets or customers in a disciplined way.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

The first thing I did was to find an advisor who I could trust. I was lucky to sign on as advisor and investor the founder of a very high-profile consumer Internet site who happens to also be a former engineer, who I will call Richard. Minted.com is both a global design community and stationery retailer.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 15, 2008 The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the time Split-testing is a core lean startup discipline, and its one of those rare topics that comes up just as often in a technical context as in a business-oriented one when Im talking to startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2023

Whether you are a new young Gen-Z entrepreneur, or a Baby Boomer who is struggling to stay relevant, here is a quick guide to some of the changes that Schawbel sees in the workplace requiring self-promotion, that I have updated for entrepreneurs: Your startup “idea” is just the beginning. Your reputation is the single greatest asset you have.

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ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

Finding a Technical Co-Founder. Does not violate an existing trademark (a trademark search using the TESS system on USPTO.gov is a first step. Also try the company search on Hoovers. What is an Ultra Light Startup? Who We Are. Our Technology Platform. How To Get In For Free. Media Partners. Sponsorship.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Embrace technical debt Financial debt plays an important and positive role in our economy under normal conditions. Technical debt works the same way, and has the same perils. I won’t pretend that there aren’t teams that take on technical debt for bad reasons.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

Having had a few weeks to recover from the adrenaline crash, I find myself full of gratitude. I am grateful to everyone who helped make this event a success, especially my co-organizers Charles Hudson and David Sachs. These posts are the result. Erin Turner helped organize the dozens of simulcast venues.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

So I thought I would walk you through exactly how to run a "fake landing page" test using cheap tools that require no technical skills whatsoever. So I thought I would walk you through exactly how to run a "fake landing page" test using cheap tools that require no technical skills whatsoever. You probably have a business.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 27, 2009

He started the Stanford Honors Co-op in 1954 which allowed companies in the valley to send their engineers to Stanford graduate engineering programs. He started the Stanford Honors Co-op in 1954 which allowed companies in the valley to send their engineers to Stanford graduate engineering programs. Just a quick history refresher.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! How do you find that perfect Twitter handle or that ideal epithet for your blog, website or startup — one that’s snappy and memorable, and that you won’t hate by next year?

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blog.launchbit.com

MARCH 8, 2012

cofounders. technical cofounder. Why you can(t) recruit a technical cofounder. There are a lot of aspects to this ranging from finding your first paying customer and validating your idea to putting together a minimum viable product that lets you learn about your business as quickly as possible. Viewed times.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

The same has been true of an unfortunate number of startups, they manage to generate a lot of hype, raise a lot of money, and sometimes make some of their investors, employees, or founders rich. As usual, Id like to post the slides and then offer some additional commentary. Note: there is video from this event, but its not online yet.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 17, 2010

They are leaders, visionaries, founders and managers having tremendous success. Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, June 17, 2010 No departments Big companies have departments. Startups are companies. Startups aspire to become big companies. Therefore, startups should have departments. Why do companies have departments?

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 8, 2009 Revisiting the Software Design Manifesto (and whats changed since then) My recent article on technical debt and its positive uses generated a fair bit of controversy. You can follow some of that debate here and here ; I continue to believe that this idea is correct.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, July 6, 2009 Lean Startup fbFund slides and video As a follow-up to my previous post on my talk for fbFund at Facebook , there was enough interest in watching video of the talk that I have finally uploaded it using Apples MobileMe. Because the Flip was set at a bad angle, you cant see the slides too well.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Now its time to start to think seriously about how to find a repeatable and scalable sales process, how to position and market the product, and how to build a product development team that can turn an early product into a Whole Product. Usually, that will be about finding new segments of customers that the company can profitably serve.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS How to pick a co-founder by Naval Ravikant on November 12th, 2009 Update : Also see our 40-minute interview on this topic. Picking a co-founder is your most important decision. One founder companies can work, against the odds (hello, Mark Zuckerberg).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2020

Whether you are a new young Gen-Y entrepreneur, or a Baby Boomer who is struggling to stay relevant, here is a quick guide to some of the changes that Schawbel sees in the workplace requiring self-promotion, that I have updated for entrepreneurs: Your startup “idea” is just the beginning. Your reputation is the single greatest asset you have.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

Share Each business has a story. No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 30, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 30, 2009 Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder Im very excited to announce a pair of events that will kick off a very busy fall speaking tour. Ill be in Boulder for two days. Tickets are available now and include dinner. A discounted price is available for early stage entrepreneurs and students.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Building a new startup hub Last week, I had a unique opportunity to spend some time in Boulder at the behest of TechStars. It was a great experience to see a relatively new startup hub in action - and thriving. Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Steve and I worked to find a metaphor that would help explain the power of lean startups, and why they have a serious competitive advantage, especially in these challenging economic times. Hopefully others will find it useful as well. Theyve invested in many great companies , including IMVU , Digg , Kongregate , Twitter.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Did you know that Netflix has only 90 seconds to find a show that suits a user before she gets frustrated and quits? ” How does Netflix manage to find the right show for the right user so quickly? .” ” How does Netflix manage to find the right show for the right user so quickly? Image Source. The solution?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

In my book SEO has risen beyond the tactic level to the strategic level – in fact, that’s precisely why I teamed up with SEO pro Phil Singleton to write a new book on the topic called SEO for Growth – The Ultimate Guide for Marketers, Web Designers, and Entrepreneurs. SEO for Growth is Your One-Stop Digital Marketing Guide.

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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. My previous startup, IMVU , has used this process to deploy new code as often as an average of fifty times a day.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

The rewrite seldom works , and even when it does, a few months later they are back in the same dilemna, finding their now-old code falling apart. The rewrite seldom works , and even when it does, a few months later they are back in the same dilemna, finding their now-old code falling apart. then all the problems will be solved.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, August 24, 2009 Marching through quicksand I have been spending a lot of time lately talking to people in various media companies: editors and agents, executives, journalists, producers and directors. In other words, they are facing conditions of extreme uncertainty, just like startups.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Or, phrased more hopefully, "I see how you can use continuous deployment to run an online consumer service, but how can it be used for B2B software?" Or variations thereof. I understand why people would think that a consumer internet service like IMVU isnt really mission critical. Implicit in these concerns are two beliefs: 1. Another release?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2018

Whether you are a new young Gen-Y entrepreneur, or a Baby Boomer who is struggling to stay relevant, here is a quick guide to some of the changes that Schawbel sees in the workplace requiring self-promotion, that I have updated for entrepreneurs: Your startup “idea” is just the beginning. Your reputation is the single greatest asset you have.

Technical Review 148

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