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Fear is the mind-killer

Startup Lessons Learned

As the product matured, they were able to ratchet up the quality to prevent regression on features that had been truly embraced by their customers. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May. .

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

This is one of the bedrock practices of any lean startup , and so its a common piece of advice I give out. It also helps ratchet down the pressure, since so many of the interruptions that plague the typical hacker are actually the same bugs recurring over and over. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.