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Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder

Startup Lessons Learned

.&# In 2002 I became exposed to the idea of “agile software development&# and subsequently was a first round investor in Rally Software which is now the market leader in Agile application lifecycle management software. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Read the rest.

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Fall speaking tour starts tomorrow

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Fall speaking tour starts tomorrow Tomorrow morning, I hop on a plane to Boulder, Colorado to kick off the largest speaking tour Ive ever attempted. Ill continue to post updates, slides, and video as I get them. After Colorado, in September Ill be in DC for Gov 2.0

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Learning from Obama: maneuver warfare on the campaign trail

Startup Lessons Learned

But nothing Ive read so far really does justice to what I witnessed in Colorado and Nevada. In the small field office that I volunteered at in Colorado, here was the rhythm of our daily existence. Democrats didnt have a great voter database to start with, because Colorado had only recently become part of their electoral strategy.