Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I am convinced one of Joel Spolskys lasting contributions to the field of managing software teams will turn out to be the Joel Test , a checklist of 12 essential practices that you could use to rate the effectiveness of a software product development team. Do you fix bugs before writing code? Please leave feedback!)

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

A new bit of code contained an infinite loop! why did that code get written? Hes a new employee, and he was not properly trained in TDD So far, this isnt much different from the kind of analysis any competent operations team would conduct for a site outage. Most engineers would ship code to production on their first day.

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Not only is it necessary due to the coronavirus, but it could potentially give you a strategic long-term advantage against current competitors and help you avoid massive overhead. Your plan doesn’t need to be a lengthy document either, especially if you follow a Lean Planning methodology. Antivirus software. Invoicing software.

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Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

This week Peter and Jonathan talk to Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, about lean business planning, strategy, tactics, specifics (milestones), and the forecast. Send us an email: Bcast@Bplans.com. Listen to Episode 9: Show notes: What is Lean Planning? Listen to Episode 9: Show notes: What is Lean Planning?

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. Start your lean business plan today: Download our Free Lean Plan Template one-page-pitch-download.pdf. That’s a lean business plan.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The more well organized your data is the easier it will be to review and uncover specific insights and similarities. As we’ve mentioned throughout this article, one of the core benefits that drive the many uses for CRM software is collaboration. Things like customer reviews, LTV, and churn will be your go-to data points to start with.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, February 11, 2009 The free software hiring advantage This is one of those startup tips Im a little reluctant to share, because its been such a powerful source of competitive advantage in the companies Ive worked with. Especially for a startup, not taking maximum advantage of free software is crazy.

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Up and Running

JULY 29, 2019

We recommend using a Lean Planning approach. Eventually, to communicate with your investors—normally this happens during due diligence after your summaries and pitches have investors interested in learning more. This is no time for mail-merge or mass-emailing software. Finish your business plan.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Integration risk is the term I use to describe the costs of having code sitting on some, but not all, developers machines. It happens whenever youre writing code on your own machine, or you have a team working on a branch. It also happens whenever you have code that is checked-in, but not yet deployed anywhere.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2021

Several tools are used to make this happen: A tool like Unbounce to build the landing page and lead capture form An email marketing tool like ActiveCampaign to nurture leads A scheduling tool like SavvyCal to book the consultation A CRM like Pipedrive to store contact details. Audit your stack for obvious automation opportunities.

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ConversionXL

MAY 6, 2021

On the other hand, if your team is familiar and comfortable using no-code tools, Webflow might be a great option. If you’re a lean startup just starting, there’s much less inertia to overcome. Before no code design tools came along, designers had to rely on front-end developers to implement everything. Image source ).

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 15, 2023

A huge benefit for nonprofit organizations is that AI doesn’t require a large investment in software or hardware – it’s cloud-based, with many free versions available. The Benefits of Generative AI for Nonprofits Nonprofit organizations and associations typically run on tight budgets and lean staff numbers. million users by 2024.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2010

for Harvard Business Review) Over at Harvard Business Review, Ive been building up a series designed to introduce the Lean Startup methodology to a business-focused audience. Defective prototype code was as often thrown out (because customers didnt want it) as it was fixed (when customers did).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 14, 2021

ConvertKit’s strategy is geared around building email marketing tools for independent creators, allowing their customers to build and nurture their own audience. Advocates are more likely to agree to an interview due to positive sentiment. Many email experts might say this email is too long. What about churned customers?

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

If engineers want more time to spend making their old code more pretty, they are invited to do so on the weekends. The idea is that once we move to the new system (or coding standard, or API, or.) The current code is spaghetti, but the new code will be elegant. Its become "legacy code" and part of the problem.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 4, 2010

Kent is a significant figure in the field of software development. To his credit are Extreme Programming , jUnit, patterns, TDD , the list goes on. Kent is a significant figure in the field of software development. To his credit are Extreme Programming , jUnit, patterns, TDD , the list goes on. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your code right now Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your code right now A great checklist of techniques and tools for making your development more agile, written from a Rail perspective. Expo SF (May.

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Up and Running

JULY 24, 2017

With business plans for internal use and Lean Plans, nobody expects one. It might be a short document, often attached to an email, or simply a summary in an email. Introductions lead to requests for email summaries, not full business plans. But, investors can’t do due diligence without a full business plan.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Over the years Dino and I brainstormed about how Lean entrepreneurship would affect regional development. However, four critical advances over the past decade (cloud, accelerators, Lean, and Angels) not only changed the math for tech investing but made regional tech clusters possible. The result was too much money in too few deals.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 1, 2021

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

It became harder and harder to separate how the software is built from how the software is structured. If youre trying to design an architecture to maximize agility, how can that work if some people are working in TDD and others not? If not, whos going to insist we switch to free and open source software? I dont think so.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These surfacing organizations are flexible, lean , and determined and will continue to shape the industry on a global scale moving forward. Technology helps contribute to patient-centered care by fostering communication between patients and providers through online portals, email, and text messaging. dollars in 2022.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

Lean Marketing. If your email marketing strategy isn’t working, drop it. Maybe you’ll get better results from social media, review sites, or blogging. Don’t pay a website designer, when there’s so many good software options that can help you design your own site. Utilize the Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS).

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 13, 2024

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Connect with John Jantsch on LinkedIn This episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Work Better Now Visit WorkBetterNow.com mention the referral code DTM Podcast and get $150 off for your first 3 months. What kind of content does it lean towards?

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

And after talking about this subject at length, I found myself again evangelizing it last week at the Business of Software conference. And these days with how easy it is to build an application, your code isn’t worth much, either. Ideas (and in many cases the code itself) are not worth as much as we think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

Of all the tactics I have advocated as part of the lean startup , none has provoked as many extreme reactions as continuous deployment , a process that allows companies to release software in minutes instead of days, weeks, or months. When a developer wants to check-in code, this is a very scary moment.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2008

Each specialist takes up his part of the spec (UI, middleware, backend) and cranks out code. They exchange countless emails, and hes being constantly interrupted and being asked to clarify exactly what the spec means. The fourth spec exists only in these emails, which are changing the design in an ad-hoc fashion.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

This post co-written by Sarah Milstein and Eric Ries, co-hosts of The Lean Startup Conference. Our goal in hosting The Lean Startup Conference —which starts in just over two weeks—is to help entrepreneurs learn absolutely useful things from each other. We review all speaker and sponsor materials for inappropriate imagery.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When WordStream began receiving complaints that the seven-day free trial of their PPC management software wasn’t long enough, the brand decided to A/B test 14-day and 30-day trials. Growth marketing borrows a concept from the lean startup methodology. What type of messaging works best for these emails? The results?

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, February 20, 2009 Work in small batches Software should be designed, written, and deployed in small batches. I owe it originally to lean manufacturing books like Lean Thinking and Toyota Production System. For software, the easiest batch to see is code.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Start-ups are lean and designed to grow or scale up quickly. Your industry and the level of management that you’re meeting with may dictate the dress code to a certain extent, but the general rule is, the more senior you are, the better you should dress. Step Up Your Email Game. Your content must also be useful and credible.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The days of creating amazing content, paying for advertisement, and then leaning back on your chair to get great results are essentially over. The benefit of the free written material is that visitors must subscribe to your email list to get it. Email address. Address and zip code. Phone number. Time to Get Started.

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Transformify

JANUARY 7, 2020

I haven’t done a formal study, but I know from talking to friends and colleagues that one of the major reasons people leave their jobs is due to toxic work environments. When managing a remote team, it is vital to have the right tools and processes in place and to review them often for potential improvements. About Transformify.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Our code pushes take another six minutes. Since these two steps are pipelined that means at peak we’re pushing a new revision of the code to the website every nine minutes. On average we deploy new code fifty times a day. Code reviews and pairing Great practices. Throwing out a lot of code.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

Create a Lean Business Plan. Instead, you can create an alternative to a traditional business plan—a Lean Plan which is easier to adapt throughout the life of your business. You’ll also need business cards, stationery supplies, and software that’s specific to your design work. Insurance, taxes, and software.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

When I want to know about some concurrency issues between services in his cluster, he doesnt blink an eye when I suggest we get the source code and take a look. Hes just as comfortable writing code as racking servers, debugging windows drivers, or devising new interview questions. He throws off volumes of code, and it works.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

And we charge money for it.” – Eric Ries, The Lean Startup. Where possible, use endorsements from industry influencers or positive reviews from customers who’ve tested your MVP. It’s a strategy used by software providers like SAP and IBM i2 , whose systems are vital to companies’ operations. . Image source.

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