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The Principles of Product Development Flow

Startup Lessons Learned

and the resulting extreme uncertainty that is, incidentally, the environment where startups thrive. Startups are frequently guilty as charged - the 4-year death march example above could be written about dozens of venture-backed companies slogging it out in the land of the living dead. will this bug take 5 minutes or 5 weeks to fix?),

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Kiwi lean startup + Australia next

Startup Lessons Learned

I want to especially thank the dozens of Kiwis who acted as my guardians and escorts from place to place, even driving me around on the wrong side of the road Every tourist will tell you that New Zealand is a beautiful country, and they are not kidding. Im particularly looking forward to inaugurating the Sydney Lean Startup meetup.

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 8, 2009 What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups? Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. And what hurdles could be eliminated?

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Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more)

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, April 17, 2010 Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more) Hear the CEO of KISSmetrics give a sneak preview of what hell be presenting at the Startup Lessons Learned conference on April 23 (were less than a week away!): Conference updates continue to pour in: Want to see more preview videos?

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Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, and more

Startup Lessons Learned

Next week, Ill be in New Zealand for Webstock 2010. I often get asked how lean startup ideas can work for the video game industry - which is, of course, where I originally started working on them. In April, stay tuned for word on the Startup Lessons Learned Conference, which will also be held in San Francisco.