Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Im not offering extensive studies or research to support this conclusion; the evidence from my peers right here in the innovation capital of America, Silicon Valley, is absolutely overwhelming. Asked to help, I am confident that Silicon Valley and every other innovation center will step up. They are nerds.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

I requested data from the leaders of 46 angel groups in 26 states (plus DC) and 2 provinces. DC Dinner Clubs. DC/Virginia. Silicon Valley. Valley Angel Fund. Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley. c) Silicon Valley (3 groups) – $3.1 Cincinnati. SeedStep Angels.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 88

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 17, 2009

The problem is that the most authentic innovators and entrepreneurs are in the Valley. I want more than anything to come to Silicon Valley after I graduate and join the vibrant ecosystem. I plan to apply these models to my own ventures, especially within new contexts separate from software and web development.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, June 9, 2009 The Lean Startup Tokyo edition I had a blast speaking at Startonomics Tokyo , which was organized to foster ties between the startup cultures in Japan and Silicon Valley. It was an eye-opening day, and a great crowd to present to. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. And this Silicon Valley bias isn’t limited to any single meeting – it has been a recurring theme in my time as a VC. Funding is different outside of Silicon Valley.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Using examples drawn from his own experiences in the startup hub of Silicon Valley, Eric Ries unravels the myths and misconceptions that guide most startups, and paints a picture of a new way forward for the industry. Facebook Fans Recent & Upcoming Events 2010 I am experimenting with using Plancast to track my 2010 event schedule.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

And thanks to the radical transparency enabled by the internet, the quality of these proposals is actually constantly rising, to the point that it’s almost impossible to judge the quality of the final product – because all the proposals look polished and professional, even the terrible ones. Thanks again for a great post.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2010

Heres an excerpt: Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster - WSJ.com Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists often churn out how-to business books and fancy themselves as management gurus, but few see their methodologies adopted. Eric Ries is experiencing something different. Eric Ries is experiencing something different.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

I’ve regularly blog about patent trolls harassing startups and impeding innovation, the experiences of immigrant founders, and the battle for a free internet. to talk to lawmakers about issues that are really important to the startup community — issues like immigration, software patent reform, and keeping the internet free and open.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 8, 2009 What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups? Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 Hope your presentation here in Washington, DC reaches a few new minds today. Thanks guys!)

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 4, 2009

It connects to the internet to automatically download the necessary codes. If youre used to pitching your company in a startup hub, like here in Silicon Valley, you may suffer from a debilitating disease: the inability to describe your product to normal people. One of my favorite gadgets at home is the Harmony Universal Remote.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

This is especially true if you live outside the echo chamber of Silicon Valley. If we receive your story by February 27th, it will become part of our Geeks on a Plane DC delegation (including me) talking to lawmakers. This is especially true if you live outside the echo chamber of Silicon Valley.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2010

His posts are born of tremendous research into the secret history of Silicon Valley , and if you haven’t read those essays, you should. His posts are born of tremendous research into the secret history of Silicon Valley , and if you haven’t read those essays, you should.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 9, 2010

The event is being produced in partnership with Charles Hudson, who puts on many of Silicon Valleys top events, including the forthcoming Freemium Summit. The event is being produced in partnership with Charles Hudson, who puts on many of Silicon Valleys top events, including the forthcoming Freemium Summit.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 60

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 29, 2009

If you were funded by VCs in Silicon Valley, Boston, or Bombay, it still paid to have your CEO and sales team have eyes and ears in NYC for two main reasons. Instead, Washington DC has in many ways become the New, New York. broadband, wireless), then what's going on in Washington DC matters to you.

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New York Washington New York City DC 20

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

Id been on the internet since I was playing MUDs as a kid, but by 1999 I felt Id already missed the boat. And then, at my first Silicon Valley startup , I watched friends get laid off in successive waves as it started to fail. I pretty much missed all the trends. No business model, either.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 94

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

Our wrap-up day will be hosted in San Francisco and will focus on exposing our geographically diverse teams to the epicenter of venture capital within Silicon Valley. Everyone in the NextView partnership has deep operating experience as founders and operators scaling high-growth internet companies (e.g. Who We Are.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

This is especially true in Silicon Valley. Thats all helpful for recruiting, retaining, and ramping-up a new employee. You dont have to guess who their mentor will be. Youre not competing with every other company in town. Take a look and let me know what you think. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Software Review Software Hiring San Francisco 68

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, December 7, 2008 The hackers lament One of the thrilling parts of working and writing in Silicon Valley is the incredible variety of people Ive had the chance to meet. Whats funny is that I make my job look so easy that the CTO never really thought about hiring someone to help me out. (Id

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Here was our experience at IMVU, which I have seen replicated at many other consumer internet startups. In fact, we often felt frustrated when new startups with a fraction of our success got terrific write-ups in Silicon Valley-centric venues. In most situations, this fear is misplaced.

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San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

San Francisco 79

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 79

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2016

The Lean Startup movement brings together the brightest minds in Silicon Valley to share the best advice for entrepreneurs, from entrepreneurs. There was not much of a startup culture then, and of course no Internet, either. Guest post by Melissa Moore, co-founder of Lean Startup Co. There are worse ways to live.

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Steve Blank

JULY 6, 2016

That’s what you had to do then before the Internet. One of the shortcomings has been that there is not sufficient connectivity between the policy community in Washington and the innovation community out here at Stanford and Silicon Valley or for that matter on the East Coast or points in between.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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.Net Operations San Francisco Lean 158

Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2022

At the onset of the war in Ukraine, Russia launched a cyber-attack on Viasat’s KA-SAT satellite, which supplies Internet across Europe, including to Ukraine. Drone technology was initially only available to national governments and militaries but is now democratized to low price points and available as internet purchases.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 30, 2009

As with many Silicon Valley failures, a flawless PR launch turned into a flawed customer acquisition strategy. Worse was the large staff in departments appropriate to a mainstream-scale product, especially in customer service and QA. We can capitalize on new customers. Take a look and let me know what you think.

San Francisco 150

San Francisco Lean Agile Continuous Deployment 150

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Campaign San Francisco Lean Agile 84

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

To imagine that this person does so only to get attention, or only to harass others, or only to harass you are to play into the hands of this geek autocracy on the Internet that just isn't viable anymore. A person making a persistent loud complaint isn't a "troll," they're a person making a persistent, loud, complaint.

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