ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2011

It's a very insightful piece written by an expert who literally watched Apple grow up and there are plenty of lessons for all entrepreneurs in the Steve Jobs formula he spells out. However, as Reid Hoffman is famous for saying, better advice for most entrepreneurs is to be embarrassed by their first product. Don't Be Secretive.

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Up and Running

JULY 24, 2015

This list is broken into categories and is meant to be a one-stop-shop for aspiring entrepreneurs. But here at Bplans, we make an effort to provide entrepreneurs with the resources they need to start and run successful businesses. Product development. They can help with development and licensing, too.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2014

Good insight on startups and product development in this AMA with Jason Fried – crowdspring.co/TmVP1. “A Minimum Viable Product doesn’t count in SaaS – it has to be a Minimum Sellable Product.” Web Design Ledger 30 Awesome Capital Fonts Free to Download – crowdspring.co/1ilcjTG.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2009

I first saw you on Mixergy, and that site has been invaluable to me as an Entrepreneur who has made every mistake under the sun, but as you very well know Entrepreneurship has so many dimensions, and being able to understand the practical equivalents of ideas being discussed over there are important. July 6, 2009 8:43 PM Eric said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

You can also download our presentation, " Just-In-Time Scalability: Agile Methods to Support Massive Growth." The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 16, 2009 Continuous deployment with downloads One of my goals in writing posts about topics like continuous deployment is the hope that people will take those ideas and apply them to new situations - and then share what they learn with the rest of us. Expo (and a call for he.

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Continuous Deployment San Francisco Software Review Lean 68

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

If you’re an entrepreneur looking for funding, you know how important—and involved—the pitching process can be. Drawing on advice from our own Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software and Josh Cochrane, our VP of Product Development, I’ve broken down a few of the different options for entrepreneurs looking for feedback on their pitch.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 18, 2010 Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events The following is a case study of one entrepreneurs transition from a traditional development cycle to continuous deployment. Many people still find this idea challenging, even for companies that operate solely on the web.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Luckily, I now have the benefit of a forthcoming book, The Principles of Product Development Flow. Labels: five whys root cause analysis , product development 11comments: Peter Severin said. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Interesting post.

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San Francisco Software Review Continuous Deployment Development Team Review 161

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Its enourmously helpful when you need to generate new ideas about what to do, or when you face a product problem you dont know how to solve. For example, we used to be baffled at IMVU by the significant minority of people who would download the software but never chat with anyone. In the Netherlands being a entrepreneur very unusual.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He didn’t tell it in the video but, ever the entrepreneur, Scott started a business to take couples up on a “mile high club&# flight on airplanes as a way of getting all of his miles logged to get his next class of airplane license that required a certain number of hours logged. It’s part of what makes him so likable.

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

SneakerLabs’ first product was a Java-based chat server and client. I tell these stories to lay the groundwork for what I am going to call Revenue Development. We’re all familiar with Product Development, and thanks to the amazing Steve Blank and Eric Ries , Customer Development has become the mantra for so many startups.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

I usually use a "funnel report" that looks like this: Control Hypothesis A Hypothesis B Registered 1000 (100%) 1000 (100%) 500 (100%) Downloaded 650 (65%) 750 (75%) 200 (40%) Chatted 350 (35%) 350 (35%) 100 (20%) Purchased 100 (10%) 100 (10%) 25 (5%) In this case, you could run the report for any time period.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Work in small batches Continuous deployment with downloads What is a market? (a Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

I tried your compiler and it generted the XPI file but when I link to it and click the link it actually downloads the binary into my browser window instead of popping up the Firefox plugin window. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? 2comments: Matthew Quinlan said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

You can structure your Venture Value Scorecard any way you like (you can download our free Venture Value Scorecard Template here ), but I suggest organizing it around the following key elements of value: People: A strong team is obviously central to value creation. That way, you can go back and review the progress you’ve made.

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

Look for some “ skunk works &# project where the product developers are actively seeking alternatives to their own engineering organization. These companies will look at innovative startups to help them gain market share from the incumbent.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Business advisors, experienced entrepreneurs, bankers, and investors generally agree that you should develop a business plan before you start a business. Many of them need product development, packaging, retail fittings and signage, office equipment, websites, and sometimes months or even years of payroll before the sales start.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Heres what I do know: The future strength of our economy depends on its ability to create, support, and sustain entrepreneurs. (If If you are somehow not convinced of this point, Ill let Fareed Zakaria explain ) We know who the next generation of entrepreneurs are going to be. Nerds are not entrepreneurs. They are nerds.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Entrepreneurs are always thinking about the future. Successful entrepreneurs do actually predict the future — they know what customers are going to want and when they’re going to want it. Successful entrepreneurs do actually predict the future — they know what customers are going to want and when they’re going to want it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. And anytime you strike a deal for digital distribution of any content, insist that your creators be given real-time access to the big-picture metrics: not just downloads, but engagement, retention and replay. Is that a lot?

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Instead of focusing on productivity and time saved, they focused on the features he heard customers raving about most often. As a marketer or entrepreneur, you have the curse of knowledge. Most major voice / video chats have recording devices built-in or free apps available for download. Make Data-Drive UX Decisions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 4, 2009

It connects to the internet to automatically download the necessary codes. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. Lean Startup Circle - a mailing list of dedicated and helpful entrepreneurs. Bring your questions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

Whether your new software is ‘in the cloud,’ an online download, or distributed on a CD through various direct and indirect distribution channels, the process of localization is still a time consuming, manually intensive, and expensive effort. In addition this person should report, dotted line, to product development or engineering.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 13, 2016

In some situations the product or service itself can accomplish these goals, but often it is great brand identity that can make the difference between your first customer or a lost lead. Though most startups know the importance of brand identity, it can often take the back seat to more pressing matters such as product development or finances.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

One of the sayings I hear from talented managers in product development is, “good enough never is.&# And, most importantly, it helps team members develop the courage to stand up for these values in stressful situations. Entrepreneurs, faced with an early defeat, might lose their commitment to seeing their vision through.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

It is a mystery actually whether the tagging of application as hot/popular has to do with the number of downloads or merely from the usage statistic. Im pretty sure the Top 25 lists are based on downloads, from what Ive seen. Any idea how Apple tracks download statistic? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MAY 25, 2011

Through my writing on Entrepreneurs-Journey, I hope to share with you some of the insights I have learned from my own journey. I will cover topics ranging from the birth of an idea, to product creation, to marketing, promotion, establishing customer relationships, to finally selling, and the lifestyle associated with an online entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Even the best product in the world can’t sell itself. Did you know that pharmaceutical companies regularly spend more money on marketing than they do on research and product development? Remember what famous marketer (and very rich businessman) Dan Kennedy said: “Spend 10% of your time on product creation and 90% on marketing”.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Even the best product in the world can’t sell itself. Did you know that pharmaceutical companies regularly spend more money on marketing than they do on research and product development? Remember what famous marketer (and very rich businessman) Dan Kennedy said: “Spend 10% of your time on product creation and 90% on marketing”.

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Sales Product PPC Naming 65

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 23, 2009

"Selling information you research, into well-constructed, content-rich PDF files for $6 is a great way of getting the contacts you need to [get a minimal viable product for SAS]. Or, perhaps charging doesn't make sense, and offering the PDF as a free download would provide richer learning/discovery. Happy holidays to you all!

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment Audio 167

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

A downloaded movie is a virtual good; theres really no pure functional value (other than lights and sounds). The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. Your post captured key reasons as to why we do it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

We started making changes to the product: making it easier to pay, then making it more obvious that you should pay, then making it easier to download, get started, and so on. We certainly didnt want to believe that our product was fundamentally flawed - we preferred to think it was a mechanical, usability, or technical problem.

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San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC 98

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

To give you a better idea of what entrepreneurs in this industry are thinking about during each phase of the startup process, I interviewed SaaS entrepreneurs from all over the world, including our own COO Noah Parsons. Noah has been a key figure in the making of LivePlan, our own SaaS product. Keep core development in-house.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Work in small batches Continuous deployment with downloads What is a market? (a Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

This development philosophy created a culture around rapid prototyping of features, followed by testing them against large numbers of actual customers. It would be hard to argue against this product development strategy, in general. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Continuous Deployment San Francisco Software Review Lean 123

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

I downloaded and tried all four of them (because I had time to kill) - and Im still not sure which one was the best. As with services like Yelp, reviewers can tend to be the subset of people who were disappointed by the product, not those who liked it or even loved it. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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