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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

When I wrote a review of Four Steps on this blog in November, 2008, I did my best to be candid and warn of a few shortcomings: And Steve is the first to admit that its a "turgid" read, without a great deal of narrative flow. Four Steps primarily centers its stories and case studies on B2B hardware and software startups.

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Marching through quicksand

Startup Lessons Learned

When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. And as everyone’s attention starts to focus on those same indicators, their value is being diluted. Even if a self-published book was every bit as good as one published by a top-tier press, how would the reviewers know?