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Steve Blank
AUGUST 31, 2009
No newly hired sales and marketing exec is going to tell a founder, “Hey my prior experience and assumptions may not actually be relevant to this new startup.” The Outsourcing of Founders Responsibility The Product Development model separates founders from deeply understanding their customers and market.
Steve Blank
APRIL 30, 2009
Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.) But the rest; sales, marketing, bus dev is actually customer development that the founder needs to understand. Initially your job is to understand each of the parts of your business model before you hire someone to do it. Now In Print!
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Software By Rob
JULY 24, 2009
Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Sure, a few people will dig deep enough to find that the “ugly&# product has better or more functionality, but the product that wins is the one that has the best looking website and user interface. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Every time.
Software By Rob
AUGUST 11, 2009
Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Now if you want to bash an ugly unintuitive OSS app, pick on eclipse. #8 Check out my book Like this post?
infochachkie.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
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Steve Blank
MAY 15, 2009
Let this article serve us reminders to founders and boards alike Reply Michael F. Paul Henderson , on May 15, 2009 at 10:37 pm Said: A boot-strapping startup I once worked with was actually doing some real customer development and making real money from real customers for their early, ugly product. A VERY nice office. Order Here.
mashable.com
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
Ugly logos become beautiful because you love the company. There are so many trends, how can your logo stand apart? I've philosophised the meaning of what makes a great logo for years arriving at the conclusion: the company gives meaning to the logo, not the other way round. Thanks for the roundup! Raaz Shrestha what a grand article.
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