Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

I am continuously coaching people to get out and see what is really going on. But you still need a framework to be able to observe and process what you are seeing and hearing. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Tom Peters called the Management By Walking Around - MBWA.

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APRIL 14, 2009

Eric, I have Steves book and wish I had it for 1 couple of my earlier startups where the framework would have helped our team get on the same page. Now that Im in a web based company Im finding a difficult match the framework, culturally. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

Personally, the framework Ive found most helpful is MTVs "create, share, validate" feedback loop. 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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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

When our event started four years ago, we focused on bringing entrepreneurs together to talk about getting started with the Lean Startup methodology, which creates a broad framework for reducing the uncertainty inherent in a startup. Nearly all of their lessons will be useful to people working in the for-profit sector, too.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Having had a number of years to try and answer this question at cocktail parties and social gatherings of all kinds, I thought Id try and expand on his framework a little, and then try and use these answers to help make suggestions for those who are trying to get people to buy virtual goods. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 1, 2009

Q: Does the Lean Startup framework work efficiently within a company of 2-3 people (think small)?" A: yes, yes, yes Q: Does the Lean Startup framework work efficiently within a company of 2-3 people (think small)?" Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. A: yes, absolutely.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 22, 2009

Without the tools to pivot well, startups get stuck between two extremes: the living dead, still expending energy but not really making progress, always hoping the next new feature will cause traction to magically materialize, and the compulsive jumper, never picking a single direction long enough to find out if theres anything there.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In this framework, we’ll tend to either invest in the proposed prevention or do nothing. If we’re practicing continuous deployment, we can be confident that we’ll be able to rush an emergency fix into production without risking introducing further problems. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, the works. You create an entire framework of understanding and action based on your product/idea that sets it in motion in a self-sustaining way. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. We really did it well, with a great PR firm and great coverage.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

The only efforts a new product team should be expending are those that lead to validated learning about customers. In the meantime, I hope some of you will find the lean startup a helpful framework. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Heres hoping Steve will share those techniques with us someday.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 6, 2008

For example, think of the phases of the synthesis framework: collecting feedback, processing and understanding it, choosing a new course of action. 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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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

It also has the nice side-effect of driving down the batch size of work, but thats for another post) This framework for making progress evident applies to more than just scheduling, of course. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. If the task is not complete, you force people to surface the issue quickly. (It

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, and more ► January (6) Lo, my 18891 subscribers, who are you?

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

But I think the value in this framework is that it can help make overall business decisions that require thinking about the whole rather than just one of the parts. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. For example, lets say you have a viral ratio of 1.4. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

PHP can do what no other language or framework can (albeit django). The proliferation of high quality, best practices frameworks - such as CakePHP (rails for PHP), Zend Framework (my personal favorite), Simfony and Seagul just to name a few. and Rails as a web framework. Keep HTML HTML and Javascript Javascript.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Each experiment is like a little mystery, and if you can get into a mindset of open-mindedness about the answer, the answers will continually surprise and amaze you. A few days ago I open-sourced a framework for split-testing, A/B testing or continous optimization. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

a guide for hackers) (This post was inspired by a conversation with Nivi from Venture Hacks , but is otherwise not his fault) There has been a proliferation of frameworks and metaphors lately that are designed to help startups avoid the all-too-common fatal mistake of failing to find a market. Expo (and a call for he.

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