Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. The companies I spoke to all agreed that the community there was extremely supportive, especially in the critical ulta-early-stage.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 26, 2009

And, as you can see in my previous post on “ The cardinal sin of community management &# the feedback could be all over the map. But we had some super-active customers who would act as editors, collecting feedback from all over the community and synthesizing it into a report of the top issues. It was absolutely worth it.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Viljakainen, founder of No Fear Community and author of “ No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age “. I believe this would work with any of the hundred biggest companies in Finland. He is also the founder of No Fear Community. by Pekka A. Many European companies have failed to generate organic growth.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2011

That’s why they came up with their online community of entrepreneurial-minded people. Bremer then quit his job at the end of 2010 and worked full-time on his startup (while based in Finland). But he had tremendous difficulty finding the right co-founder and finally gave up on his idea. You Can’t Work Alone.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

Most importantly, there is almost no niche or trend that is unserved by this community. When you participate in an open community like these you take advantage of tremendous amounts of effort. Even as "just a user" you make the community better by adding momentum. Yeah, weve got that. Leverage is work, though.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

My hope for this conference is that it will benefit the global community of entrepreneurs. By creating a space for your startup community to congregate and share new ideas, youre enabling a new kind of economic growth. My hope for this conference is that it will benefit the global community of entrepreneurs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Im open to being the coffee and snack technician :-) On another note, I live in Atlanta and believe that we have a strong enough start-up community that would greatly benefit from your lessons learned. I have contacts within the university and entrepreneurial communities and would be happy to help you set up something if interested.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

You are doing the startup community a great service by sharing your insights via your blog. Labels: hiring , lean startup 4comments: Tamar said. This post has been removed by the author. January 21, 2009 6:39 AM Kevin Merritt said. Another terrific post, Eric. Keep them coming. January 21, 2009 1:19 PM Jon Bischke said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 8, 2009

A similar kind of datablindness happened in the US intelligence community in the decades following the launch of photoreconnaissance satellites. Eric, what you've termed 'datablindness' seems to be a common affliction in fields which experience a sudden rise in the volume of data they have access to.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

We also learned that law is code , and that leadership was needed to build thriving communities in a digital age. MUDs made the essential truth about software into a powerful metaphor: that code is magic, giving those who wield it the ability to create new forms of value literally out of thin air. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 14, 2009 International tour about to begin For my international readers: are you in Washington DC, Paris, Barcelona, London, Amsterdam, Malmo, or even Oulu, Finland? Then youll have a chance to come discuss the lean startup live and in-person. Whats that you say? Fascinating.)

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

If you’re an active part of your city or town’s community, you may have noticed a sudden spike in the number of activities and events relating to business and entrepreneurship. Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark are close runners up, leaving the rest of the world trailing sadly behind. Start a Braintrust.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Testing the new Disqus comment system The recent and overwhelming influx of comments on The cardinal sin of community management. Testing the new Disqus comment system The recent and overwhelming influx of comments on The cardinal sin of community management.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Make it easy to “pilot&# new work with a test community of actively engaged readers, and provide a mechanism for measuring the impact of these pilots. For bonus points, make this a paid subscription. Your creators should always have a simple way to talk to current and potential customers in any segment.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Summit wrap-up International tour about to begin The cardinal sin of community management Happy blogiversary (my present: a brand new URL) What would you want to tell Washington DC about st. Why vanity metrics are dangerous ► November (1) ► October (7) ▼ September (9) Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (and a request for.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Summit wrap-up International tour about to begin The cardinal sin of community management Happy blogiversary (my present: a brand new URL) What would you want to tell Washington DC about st. Why vanity metrics are dangerous ► November (1) ► October (7) ▼ September (9) Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (and a request for.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Tell us about the No Fear community site that you’ve put together. The objective of the site is not to compete with TED or the LinkedIn community, but to collect material, views and content related to this topic of leadership in the digital generation in one place. He’s my neighbor.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

In between sessions, this cohort of companies would have the opportunity to act as a learning community, sharing what theyve learned and supporting one another as they try to put the techniques into practice. Thanks for all that you have done to help the startup community! August 9, 2009 10:28 AM Chris said. I love the business model.

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Pascal's View

APRIL 5, 2016

To succeed in this ambitious initiative, the academic, business, and entrepreneur communities will need to collaborate closely. How can the Salzburg community come together to nurture ideas into startups and see these startups grow into globally relevant companies? In my view this commitment to collaborate is in place.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Summit wrap-up International tour about to begin The cardinal sin of community management Happy blogiversary (my present: a brand new URL) What would you want to tell Washington DC about st. Why vanity metrics are dangerous ► November (1) ► October (7) ▼ September (9) Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (and a request for.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 27, 2009

We're keeping ourselves free for the community that has helped us build our product; premium vs basic seems wrong to us. I also work for a startup and we have been grappling with the same problem ever since we went public. You have pretty much captured our thought process; we do think we have found a way out of this.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Summit wrap-up International tour about to begin The cardinal sin of community management Happy blogiversary (my present: a brand new URL) What would you want to tell Washington DC about st. Why vanity metrics are dangerous ► November (1) ► October (7) ▼ September (9) Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (and a request for.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Summit wrap-up International tour about to begin The cardinal sin of community management Happy blogiversary (my present: a brand new URL) What would you want to tell Washington DC about st. Why vanity metrics are dangerous ► November (1) ► October (7) ▼ September (9) Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (and a request for.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

I would recommend periodic surveys, along with some kind of forum or other community tool where the most passionate customers can congregate. Im Community Manager at VenCorps, co-host of commandN. As you start to see them, collect your hypotheses and start using broader-reach tools to find out how they break down.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Heres the short version: hire people from the online communities that develop free software. Beyond the quality of the candidates themselves, Ive noticed three big effects of hiring out of free software communities: You can hire an expert in your own code base. Once youre part of the community, a big question is who to try and hire.

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VC Cafe

MAY 28, 2020

By the time the rap group JVG finished its set, about 700,000 people — nearly 12% of the whole population of Finland — had tuned in. And for its major holiday May Day celebration, the city of Helsinki formed a partnership with VR company Zoan to launch a concert within a 3D version of the Finnish capital. Virtual Helsinki.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 24, 2020

I grew up in Finland. I grew up in a small town in Finland as an outsider geek, one way to make friends was to essentially dungeon master or game master role playing games. And also more broadly that the scientific community will continue to embrace this spirit of open data sharing. Here is my conversation with Hannu Rajaniemi.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2011

They’ve been thinking hard and smart about the lessons to be learned not only from Silicon Valley, but with only 16 million people, they are also looking for lessons from other small innovation clusters such as Israel, Singapore and Finland. If you fail, you’ve failed your family, your community and your country.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2017

Boston, Finland and Paris). We’ve made investments in our community in LA to renting out movie theaters and screening films on gender bias and chairing discussions about how to improve the work environment in startups. We’ve spent most of this time just doing it vs. saying it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? The new administration has helped some of their ranks to cross over into the Federal community too. Thanks to on-board wifi, you can join me in that thought process, if youd like. There are and we do.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

And passionate players are often the backbone of game communities – especially online. We cultivated a passionate community that nurtured a skilled set of developers. And passionate players are often the backbone of game communities – especially online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

The Importance and Different Types of Community Driven Websites – [link]. Today Finland officially becomes first nation to make broadband a legal right – [link]. Over 100 Strategies for Providing Outstanding Customer Service – [link]. 5 Social Media Trends to Watch Right Now – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

The Importance and Different Types of Community Driven Websites – [link]. Today Finland officially becomes first nation to make broadband a legal right – [link]. Over 100 Strategies for Providing Outstanding Customer Service – [link]. 5 Social Media Trends to Watch Right Now – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

The LP Community Hasn’t Yet Caught Up. It is not uncommon to see a team out of Utah, Texas or for that matter Finland with 8-10 developers build iPhone apps that get 10′s of millions of downloads and doing hundreds of millions of monthly page views. Hedge funds out to be, well, hedge funds.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 3, 2009

You can still see these early manifestos thanks to the wayback machine: [link] [link] We did that not just out of principle but because it served a very specific purpose: giving early adopters in our community a reason to invest in our success and give us strong feedback. It worked incredibly well for us. Your mileage may vary.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 30, 2020

Female leaders make a strong mark wherever they are whether it’s as female leaders in New Zealand and Finland or like current US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Read on to learn more about their revolutionary achievements in business, communities, tech, fashion, health, and much more.

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