Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 3, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Employees should be masters of their own time Every startup should have a culture of learning. The rule is simple: every employee is 100% responsible for how they spend their time. The suggestion is that you implement one single company-wide rule. I asked why.
VC Cafe
MAY 28, 2020
Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Dev Days , for instance, ran its multi-day event in May — originally designed to take place in Washington state — on AltspaceVR , which functions like a city block, where people can gather and attend concerts and events. Virtual Helsinki.
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Transformify
AUGUST 20, 2018
To provide a solution to the business, Transformify Recruitment CRM and Generate have designed an end-to-end solution that tremendously cuts the costs and mitigates the risks associated with relocating employees to new countries. Via Transformify Recruitment CRM, the employers can source top talent regardless of the location.
Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 30, 2009
Insist on the incredibly high-IQ employees and hold them to incredibly high standards. Insist on high levels of usability, UI design, and polish. It never generated positive returns for its investors, and most of its employees walked away dejected. I know of at least five former employees that went on to become startup founders.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 5, 2010
I used to give copies of Four Steps out to my employees, in the hopes that it would instantly indoctrinate them into the methodology of Customer Development. While maintaining persistence and willpower is certainly good advice, Customer Development methodologies are designed to give you data and feedback you may not want to hear.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
This is precisely the dilemma that the doctrine of minimum viable product is designed to solve. When people start using quality, reliability, or design as an excuse to delay, it used to make me nervous, even when these suggestions were well intentioned. Rules of thumb can be infuriatingly unhelpful. And it’s really hard.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
When Ive asked mentors of mine who have worked in big companies about the role of the CTO, they usually talk about the importance of being the external face of the companys technology platform; an evangelist to developers, customers, and employees. Your CTO might be a great architect, evangelist, interface designer or incredible debugger.
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