Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2012

Long before there was the Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas or Customer Development there was a guy in Santa Barbara California who had already figured it out. consisted of product manager, hardware-engineering manager, software-engineering manager, applications analyst, and software designer. Twelve of 17 competitors were gone.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In 2012 I got together with Alexander Osterwalder , Henry Chesbrough and Andre Marquis to think about the Lean and the future of corporate innovation. It didn’t take us very long to connect the dots between exponential growth, business model innovation and the “Lean Startup” movement. And why wouldn’t it be?

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

If you simply want to map out the aspects of your business for internal use, you can consider a Lean Business Plan. The global market for CBD oils is expanding due to their medical efficacy. Milestones and metrics that you’ll need to hit to be viable. Milestones and metrics. Strategic partnerships or alliances.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

What metrics do we use to see if we learned enough in Customer Discovery ? I gave my boilerplate answer, “I’m a product guy and I tend to invest and look at deals that have measurable revenue metrics. However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The cost of a mobile app depends on a variety of factors such as functionality, design, supported platforms, targeted audience, integration points etc. This was validated when we re-wrote those parts in React Native or mobile app technologies and saw metrics which showcased more engagement from our customers.”

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. As we’ve mentioned before , this year’s Lean Startup Conference features a lot of speakers who have incredible expertise to share but are new to our event. Mariya Yao is one such speaker.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

Traveling the past year, I have heard loud and clear that its time for the Lean Startup movement to enter its next phase. My aspiration with the Lean Startup methodology has always been to provide such a framework, so that we have more intelligent conversations about what works and what doesnt for startups.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 10, 2013

Don’t wait too long until your first session; start as soon as you have your first design idea!”. By firing events on every action, you can get metrics that track Call-to-Action buttons and compare their performance to find out which one can be optimized. Minjeong Kim, Product Designer, Coursera. Mohammed Elalj, CEO, Refurb.me.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

Like a financial debt, the technical debt incurs interest payments, which come in the form of the extra effort that we have to do in future development because of the quick and dirty design choice. We can choose to continue paying the interest, or we can pay down the principal by refactoring the quick and dirty design into the better design.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Analytics spark more questions and discussion than almost any other aspect of the Lean Startup method. Alistair and Ben, co-authors of the book Lean Analytics, will help you sort it out in our next webcast, Lean Analytics for Non-tech Companies.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 22, 2010

Like other industries -- from publishing to automobiles -- entrepreneurship is in the process of being disrupted by globalization. We will not lose on their products -- after all, most of them are global. Like other industries -- from publishing to automobiles -- entrepreneurship is in the process of being disrupted by globalization.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, January 2, 2010 Towards a new entrepreneurship When I started writing about the lean startup , my aspiration was to do more than just share a handful of tips and tricks that work for consumer internet startups. This belief led me to the lean startup, and to an amazing 2009.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

Expo Intensive rocked, the mainstream media has started writing about the Lean Startup, and - most of all - the movement continues to grow and evolve. I went to the conference thinking that I was well grounded in the basics of the Lean Startup approach and that attendance would hone the edges of that understanding. We all owe you.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

The book has been described by a few CEOs who read it and commented early for me along the lines of “The Lean Startup movement is great, but this book starts where most of those books end and takes you through the ‘so you have a product that works in-market – now what?’ Chapter 28: Going Global…Should Your Business Go Global?,

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. With five days remaining before The Lean Startup Conference , we wanted to lay out what we’re offering that’s unlike any other entrepreneurship conference and explain the different levels of participation available to you.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

“Rare is the business that has a formal disaster plan, let alone one that covers a global Black Swan event.” Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ).

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

You cant make these global efficiency improvements until you get clear about the goal of your development process. Labels: agile , continuous deployment , lean startup , product development , Test-driven development 4comments: Nivi said. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. But it worked. We made it. So can you.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

If you want to put together a strategic plan to map out your business’s growth potential, you might consider a Lean Business Plan. But know that a Lean Plan shares all of the same components of a traditional business plan—it’s just shorter. Maybe you want to expand into international real estate markets and reach a global client base.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. For our content creation, we use tools such as Canva (graphic design) and GoToStage (webinars platform) to create and share content for prospects to find.”. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.” 3) Raise capital.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2014

Facing continuous disruption from globalization, China, the Internet, the diminished power of brands, changing workforce, etc., For most companies it feels like innovation can only happen by exception and heroic efforts, not by design. They measure their success on metrics that reflect success in execution, and they reward execution.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

I now believe that the "pick two" concept is fundamentally flawed, and that lean startups can achieve all three simultaneously: quickly bring high-quality software to market at low cost. It might be more precise to categorize them of two kinds of flaws: flaws in implementation, and flaws in design.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

And if the reference checks come back positively, then if I believe at startup is a good opportunity, I can lean in right away. it took years for Airbnb’s metrics to really start accelerating. But I thought that if this actually works, it can have a global impact and generate virtually uncapped returns.”.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

For this article, let’s consider just two metrics—an engagement metric—social shares and an SEO metric—keyword rank. Shares are often considered a ‘vanity metric’ in the sense they don’t always directly help a business generate more revenue. We care about bottom-lines, not vanity metrics. “Shares = meh. .”

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Know what the success metrics are for the launch. I have wrestled with the way that companies use the "beta" designation to create an ostensible reason for a particular date being their "launch", even though the product has been publicly available for months. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. ► April (11) Video update on the Startup Visa Act Lean Enterprise Institute webinar, April 28 Four myths about the Lean Startup Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more) Sneak preview, Grockit The Lean Startup Intensive at Web 2.0 Expo SF (May. Expo (and a call for he.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? You can see the design of the program here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 6, 2008

To begin with, see if you can get designers, programmers, and QA on the same team together. Thats OK; like all lean transformations , you need to undertake this one in small steps. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. This process can seem daunting, especially if youre currently running in ad-hoc mode.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Step 1: Optimal Metrics. You'll find it here: Digital Metrics Ladder of Awesomeness. The metrics ladder lays out a path that will get you there, step by step while ensure your org is coming along with you. Step 1: Optimal Metrics. Tough metrics. Smart metrics. Wait, Wait, What the Heck is Attribution?

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

As a boot-strapped founder aka our biggest investor, one of the things I leaned into uncovering was the unknown. Lean into it. Related: when people say that execution is the most important metric of who will win, keep in mind that executing a fundraise is almost paramount. That’s a metric! What did our customers think?

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

Thus, let’s start this discussion by defining the global crisis caused by the new coronavirus, COVID-19 , so that we can look forward to finding the opportunity in the crisis. What this means is that the global economy has been paused while we wait for the virus to burn itself out. Implement the “lean startup” philosophy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 23, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Join the lean startup discussion at Facebook on Thursday I recently agreed to join Facebook s fbFund incubator as a mentor. Part of that includes giving a presentation for the fbFund companies on the lean startup methodology. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. LiveRoad : A Great IDE for design is very helpful. Color Scheme Designer. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Iridescent LA & Global Do Gooders cordially invite you to a STEM in LA Mixer. Maio will give many personal and professional anecdotes for excelling in the design and technology industries as well as reveal what advantages exist for women entrepreneurs in tech. Global Womens Journey. Underwritten by the Kauffman Foundation.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

Khosrowshahi, who previously served as CEO of Expedia before taking the reins at Uber in 2017, sat down with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman to discuss the past, present and future of the mobility and delivery business that now operates in 71 countries around the world and employs around 20,000 people globally. Iconversations [guest].

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 3, 2021

And not only that, I want my company to go global by signing on more international brands. 6- Transform into a global business. My BHAG is to transform my company into a global business by the end of 2022. But with other business aspects (accounting, metric monitoring, etc.), Thanks to Dan Ni, Messaged ! #4-

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

It’s no coincidence we designed 500 Startups with these evolutions in mind, altho none of the required strategies have been easy to execute and we are still refining our approach. Another new firm that is growing non-investment resources is Google Ventures , which has specialized in several areas including design and data analysis.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2014

And mutual disdain and squabbling prevent the collaboration needed to thrive in a tough global economy. Most C-suites and shareholders speak the language of the hard edge: metrics, analytics, logistics, strategies, and a well-defined and easy-to-see ROI. But can anything be done about it? Actually, yes. Be as transparent as possible.

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