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Why Continuous Deployment?

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, June 15, 2009 Why Continuous Deployment? 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.

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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development

Startup Lessons Learned

Brant and Patrick undertook a difficult challenge: to provide a generally accessible introduction to Customer Development, without diluting its impact or dumbing-down its principles. This new volume also tackles examples from the Internet and wireless startups of today, both B2B and B2C. I think theyve succeeded.

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A real Customer Advisory Board

Startup Lessons Learned

Every time you listen to customers, you fear diluting your vision. Every time you listen to customers, you fear diluting your vision. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica.

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Marching through quicksand

Startup Lessons Learned

And thanks to the radical transparency enabled by the internet, the quality of these proposals is actually constantly rising, to the point that it’s almost impossible to judge the quality of the final product – because all the proposals look polished and professional, even the terrible ones.