Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
The application of agile development methodologies which dramatically reduce waste and unlock creativity in product development. See Customer Development Engineering for my first stab at articulating the theory involved) Ferocious customer-centric rapid iteration, as exemplified by the Customer Development process.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
There are several ways to make progress evident - the Scrum team model is my current favorite. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? When its receding, we rescope. Do you have a spec? I think the new question needs to be "does the team have a clear objective?"
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SVPG
MARCH 17, 2011
Technology Knowledge (8) - What is the level of knowledge of the underlying technology? How current is his technology knowledge? Process Skills: Customer Discovery Process (7) - Customer discovery includes customer interviewing skills, opportunity assessments and understanding of customer development programs.
SVPG
JULY 31, 2013
I believe in technology. I love learning new technology. I love how technology constantly changes, and I love how what is now possible is constantly changing. This rapid and constant evolution in technology provides hope that we can continue to solve important problems for people and our world. I believe in giving back.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 29, 2009
As one engineer recently told me, “Once we had money in the bank and were near-profitable, I think we would have been well-served by increased up-front product and technology planning. Darn good - I have struggled in relevant conversations with our in house move to scrum/agile. He’s right. Eric, great post.
David Teten
OCTOBER 1, 2015
You’ve got a great idea and domain expertise, but limited money and insufficient technology resources. Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? They’re well aware of the conventional VC bias against funding companies which externally develop their technology, but they do have relevant skills.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Heres something I can relate to: We used assembla for subversion, scrums, milestones, wikis, and for general organizational purposes. We had all the tools in place but we didn’t actually practice agile development. Scrum reports would come in once a month, nobody was actually responsible for anything.
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