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The real entrepreneurs of New York City

Startup Lessons Learned

The Lean Startup Machine looks a lot like reality television for startups. I have written previously about how powerful the these events are as a teaching tool for Lean Startup principles. While I was in New York, I had another opportunity to witness this firsthand, and I wanted to share the results with you. Take a look.

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Impact! NYU Scales the Lean LaunchPad

Steve Blank

NYU has adopted the Lean LaunchPad ® class as a standard entrepreneurship course across twelve different schools/colleges within the University. Over 1,000 students a year are learning lean startup concepts. Teams have to get out of the building and talk to 10-15 customers a week.) Spend it Wisely. Spread it Widely.

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Lean Startup Where You’d Least Expect It

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. We were excited by the response at last year’s Lean Startup Conference to Diane Tavenner’s eye-opening talk on her experience implementing Lean Startup methods at Summit Public Schools, the California charter for which she is CEO and co-founder.

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Workshop: Lean Startup in the Enterprise with Giff Constable, Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden

Startup Lessons Learned

This post was co-written by Eric Ries and Sarah Milstein, co-hosts of The Lean Startup Conference. On December 4 at The Lean Startup Conference, three of New York's top UX designers will lead a workshop we're really excited about, Lean Startup in the Enterprise. Lean teams cannot be micromanaged.

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Tips for Startups « Am I a Founder? The other thing it helps clarify is that even at work, it’s the relationships that matter most (collegues, customers, partners, etc). The Adventure of a Lifetime.

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Founder's Dilemmas: Equity Splits

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Lean Startup Book. Lean Startup Book - How Todays Entrenpreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successfull Businesses. Get New Essays By Email. Get New Essays by Email. The Lean Startup at SXSW 2012. The Lean Startup Book Tour. The Last Lean Startup Bundle: claim $3,000,000 in.

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Women 2.0 » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder

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After quitting my job and starting Sorced , I spent a few months validating my business concept by creating the product mockups and doing customer development. New York City. The Alchemist Series: Customer Development and Metrics. Tweet By Elizabeth Knopf (Co-Founder & CEO, Sorced). Startup Life.