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Luck, timing and social engineering are bigger components than most entrepreneurs care to imagine,” adds Werdelin. Artem Fishman is the Vice President of Engineering at Huge , a full-service digital agency that has recently helped build NYC.gov , Revolt.TV million to develop.”. 3) Facebook. and the redesign of TED.com.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Its had tremendous impact in many areas: continuous deployment , just-in-time scalability , and even search engine marketing , to name a few. I owe it originally to lean manufacturing books like Lean Thinking and Toyota Production System. The batch size is the unit at which work-products move between stages in a development process.

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OCTOBER 5, 2008

For some reason, though, despite the increased buy-in, the final product often doesnt look anything like the original spec. The VP Engineering spends all of his time trying to make sure the programmers understand and implement the spec. Labels: product development 8comments: Vincent van Wylick said. Bring your questions.

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MARCH 25, 2010

This is the first post that moves into making specific process recommendations for product development. Labels: product development Speed up or slow down? This is the first post that moves into making specific process recommendations for product development. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Software Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 141

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JUNE 17, 2010

I was an engineer on the engineering team. For one, the engineers consider the artists stupid; the artists consider the engineers arrogant. The engineering team would then build that feature, mimicking the UI as close as they could using the current primitives supported by the system. The meeting was tense.

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Technical Review San Francisco Lean Software Review 164

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MARCH 16, 2009

Ever since that time, I have struggled to explain how the feedback loop in customer development should interface with the feedback loop in product development. Eric Ries Lean Startup Schematic View Of Agile Development And Customer Development View more presentations from Eric Ries.

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OCTOBER 4, 2008

In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. I help lead the Engineering Leadership SIG at SDForum and wonder if you would be interested in speaking to our group about lean starups. hope to hear from you.

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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. why couldnt the engineer see the problem in their sandbox?

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Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Continuous Deployment 144

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Thoughts on scientific product development Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you? Waves of technology platforms The lean startup Customer Development Engineering Greasemonkey compiler Great open source scalability tools from Danga Ideas. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Seth Godin: How often should you publish?

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JULY 28, 2010

“Some people weren’t comfortable because it wasn’t as fun, and one senior engineer thought we’d be losing the part of kaChing that was an enabler for anyone who wanted to make it as a pro,&# Rachleff recalls. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Bring your questions.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment SEC 158

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Steveys Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile : "Google is an exceptionally disciplined company, from a software-engineering perspective. They work hard to keep their house in order at all times, and there are strict rules and guidelines in place that prevent engineers and teams from doing things their own way. Bring your questions.

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Agile San Francisco Software Review Continuous Deployment 76

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JUNE 2, 2010

April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Expo New York New York, NY Nov 19 The Lean Startup at MIT Boston, MA Nov 20 Lunch workshop at Dogpatch Labs Boston, MA Dec 17 Lean Startup Cohort program begins San Francisco, CA KISSmetrics KISSmetrics is loading. Bring your questions. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Technical Review 132

Technical Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 132

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Its inspired by the classic OODA Loop and is really just a simplified version of that concept, applied specifically to creating a software product development team. There are three stages: We start with ideas about what our product could be. Thoughts on scientific product development Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you?

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San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC 142

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JULY 29, 2009

The human tendency to moralize about debt affects engineers, too. Startups especially can benefit by using technical debt to experiment, invest in process, and increase their product development leverage. The biggest source of waste in new product development is building something that nobody wants.

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Technical Review Software Review San Francisco Lean 168

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AUGUST 8, 2009

I thought a good place to start was with the origins of the idea that "software design" should be considered a discipline in its own right, on par with computer science, software engineering, and computer programming. Great engineers see it and smile. This is called set-based concurrent engineering (SBCE). [1]

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Software Review Design Software San Francisco 87

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MAY 31, 2010

I had really debated about whether there was any value in spending the time and money to fly to San Francisco when there was a perfectly serviceable simulcast going on in Cleveland. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. In the meantime his two books, The Monk and the Riddle and Getting to Plan B are both a must-read.

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Software Review 133

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NOVEMBER 7, 2008

And if you dont know who your customer is, perhaps some customer development is in order? Labels: customer development , search engine marketing 13comments: Jim Lindstrom said. Seems like a fairly low-cost method of gauging customer interest for a would-be product. . April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Demand San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

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AUGUST 26, 2009

As a result, for a lot of these companies, Boulder is just a gateway to San Francisco. You can learn more about that by reading The engineering managers lament.) leanstartup We organized our engineering team at IMVU to try and maximize cross-functional collaboration. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Team morale is high, we are exceeding the [REDACTED] KPI by several months, burn went up faster than expected, and product development is ticking along well except for one hiccup. At the end of the month, I will be in San Francisco for a customer meeting but am padding a day on either side to meet amazing people.

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San Francisco Balance Sheet Startup Austin 48

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Rich also organized the first Lean Startup Meetup right here in San Francisco. Rich also organized the first Lean Startup Meetup right here in San Francisco. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. The SF Meetup now has over five hundred members, and has spawned many other meetup events. Bring your questions.

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Lean San Francisco Wiki Startup 146

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AUGUST 2, 2008

April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Expo New York New York, NY Nov 19 The Lean Startup at MIT Boston, MA Nov 20 Lunch workshop at Dogpatch Labs Boston, MA Dec 17 Lean Startup Cohort program begins San Francisco, CA KISSmetrics KISSmetrics is loading. Bring your questions. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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San Francisco Software Review Technical Review Continuous Deployment 125

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Thoughts on scientific product development Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you? Waves of technology platforms The lean startup Customer Development Engineering Greasemonkey compiler Great open source scalability tools from Danga Ideas. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Seth Godin: How often should you publish?

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Audience San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean 119

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Thoughts on scientific product development Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you? Waves of technology platforms The lean startup Customer Development Engineering Greasemonkey compiler Great open source scalability tools from Danga Ideas. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Seth Godin: How often should you publish?

Software Review 68

Software Review San Francisco Technical Review Continuous Deployment 68

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Later, when the company was much larger, we had everyone on our engineering team agree to sit in on one usability test every month. It wasnt a huge time commitment, but it meant that every engineer was getting regular contact with an actual customer, which was invaluable. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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San Francisco Customer Lean Continuous Deployment 131

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

This gets me into trouble, because it conjures up for some the idea that product development is simply a rote mechanical exercise of linear optimization. You just constantly test little micro-changes and follow a hill-climbing algorithm to build your product. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Bring your questions.

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Continuous Deployment 166

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 23, 2009

If all the engineers work on the same thing at the same time, and all the marketers do the same, and QA, and ops, all the way down the line, then each department develops its own team-based private reality. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. If those teams are functionally organized, the problem is amplified.

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Metrics San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The Lean Startup: a Disciplined Approach to Imagining, Designing, and Building New Products.: Expo San Francisco 2009 The current macroeconomic climate presents unparalleled opportunities for those that can thrive with constrained resources. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Bring your questions. Amazon PostRank

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Lean San Francisco Web Advisory Board 68

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 7, 2010

April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Expo New York New York, NY Nov 19 The Lean Startup at MIT Boston, MA Nov 20 Lunch workshop at Dogpatch Labs Boston, MA Dec 17 Lean Startup Cohort program begins San Francisco, CA KISSmetrics KISSmetrics is loading. Bring your questions. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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San Francisco Management Continuous Deployment Lean 119

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JULY 5, 2010

April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Expo New York New York, NY Nov 19 The Lean Startup at MIT Boston, MA Nov 20 Lunch workshop at Dogpatch Labs Boston, MA Dec 17 Lean Startup Cohort program begins San Francisco, CA KISSmetrics KISSmetrics is loading. Bring your questions. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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JUNE 15, 2009

Continuous deployment is another such technique, one with a unique power to change development team dynamics for the better. One is used by engineers to refer to the process of getting code fully integrated into production. In traditional batch-and-queue development, these two concepts are linked. Why does it work?

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Continuous Deployment Software Review San Francisco Lean 167

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APRIL 14, 2009

Their product definition fluctuates wildly – one month, it’s a dessert topping, the next it’s a floor wax. Their product development team is hard at work on a next-generation product platform, which is designed to offer a new suite of products – but this effort is months behind schedule.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Do the engineers understand what they are building? Thoughts on scientific product development Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you? Waves of technology platforms The lean startup Customer Development Engineering Greasemonkey compiler Great open source scalability tools from Danga Ideas. Do they measure?

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San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC 60

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

Customer development is a parallel process to product development, which means that you dont have to give up on your dream. Our goal in product development is to find the minimum feature set required to get early customers. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. This is a common mistake.

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Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 168

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JULY 6, 2009

April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Expo New York New York, NY Nov 19 The Lean Startup at MIT Boston, MA Nov 20 Lunch workshop at Dogpatch Labs Boston, MA Dec 17 Lean Startup Cohort program begins San Francisco, CA KISSmetrics KISSmetrics is loading. Bring your questions. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Lean Video San Francisco Continuous Deployment 115

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Eric, Any thoughts on how forum feedback fits into customer development and agile product development? Youve probably addressed this in the past, but I continue to be blown away by how fast Blizzard reacts to noise in their forums and rapidly makes fixes to the product. . April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Lean San Francisco Agile Continuous Deployment 102

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OCTOBER 28, 2008

Most important slide: live demo Prototype product Key questions: what will it take to ship a working product? whos on the engineering team? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. how do you know anyone would want it? Startup Lessons Learned season two : Every post from the blogs second year in print form.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 128

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JULY 30, 2009

April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Expo New York New York, NY Nov 19 The Lean Startup at MIT Boston, MA Nov 20 Lunch workshop at Dogpatch Labs Boston, MA Dec 17 Lean Startup Cohort program begins San Francisco, CA KISSmetrics KISSmetrics is loading. Bring your questions. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment DC 68