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Beyond the garage

Startup Lessons Learned

The Lean Startup movement has made tremendous progress in the past year. If you recall, around this time last year we were still fighting various myths , such as “ lean means cheap ” or that we don’t support having a big, world-changing vision. This year, the word pivot has become over-hyped ( even on TechCrunch ).

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

Austin Startup

Early adopters, especially those who are willing to pay for novel services, are the lifeblood of lean startups. More broadly, Austin-based companies can theoretically serve an area of more than 5 million people if you throw Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio into the mix. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

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Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the Lean Startup)

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 20, 2010 Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the Lean Startup) The Wall Street Journal covers the Lean Startup movement in todays paper. The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston. The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston.

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KQED Forum + conference update + a chance to win tickets

Startup Lessons Learned

We'll be discussing the Lean Startup movement, the upcoming conference, and whatever else you decide you want to ask about. Throughout the hour (from 10am-11am) we'll be picking people to win free tickets to the Lean Startup Conference on December 3. There are several ways to tune in: In the Bay Area, tune your radio to 88.5

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Steve Blank vs. Steve Jobs

Seeing Both Sides

As I reflect on the class discussions, one of the interesting tension points that arose is the challenge an entrepreneur faces in selecting their primary product design approach. But Houston did not strictly follow the Blank/Ries paradigm religously. Again, the insertion of a Jobs-like product vision. What's going on?

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Lessons Learned: Inc Magazine on Minimum Viable Product (and a.

Startup Lessons Learned

Consider the method used by TPGTEX Label Solutions, a Houston -based software company that specializes in bar codes and labels for manufacturers and chemical companies. This article is part of a trend that has taken me a bit by surprise: the adoption of lean startup techniques outside the traditional domain of high-tech startups.

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Twitter Link Roundup #189 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 5 Lessons Dropbox CEO Drew Houston Learned When His Business Boomed | Fast Company – [link]. Interview: Rand Fishkin CEO of Moz on Lean Marketing – [link].