Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2008

I met one recently that is working on a really innovative product, and the stories I heard from their development team made me want to cringe. The product manager was clearly struggling to get results from the rest of the team. Eventually, I hope to get them on a full agile diet, with TDD, scrums, sprints, pair programming, and more.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 2, 2013

By Tuesday morning, students fleshed out what they believed to be their value proposition and customer segments. Scrum boards went up detailing everything they needed to accomplish by Friday afternoon. Tuesday afternoon they got out of the building and headed to a local mall to begin the customer validation and development process.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 2, 2013

By Tuesday morning, students fleshed out what they believed to be their value proposition and customer segments. Scrum boards went up detailing everything they needed to accomplish by Friday afternoon. Tuesday afternoon they got out of the building and headed to a local mall to begin the customer validation and development process.

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