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. Listen to Episode 9: Show notes: What is Lean Planning? Lean Business Planning by Tim Berry – (31:21). What’s the lean mean?

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Up and Running

MAY 21, 2020

This post reviews the fundamentals related to dealing with new business ideas, crisis, or not. You pull away and review it critically. Do a lean business plan. Develop a lean business plan. Use the lean business plan to test whether you know enough to go further. The goal is good guessing, not certainty.

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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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Lean Business Plan Video Software Review 60

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

So what are the best ways to stay on the lean-side of things? Adopting a fully remote model means you’ll be able to hire people all over the world, greatly increasing your potential talent pool. Instead, it’s better to hire only the people who are absolutely necessary to get the job done. Rely on Open Source Software.

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Startup Software Review Open Source Technical Review 106

The Startup Magazine

MAY 27, 2023

Think carefully about what it is that you’re trying to achieve, and then you can look for the appropriate tools or software. While it’s just you and one or two people that you hire, you might find that you can make the most of available communication technology to allow everyone to do their jobs remotely.

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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.

Software Review 164

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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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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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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. These processes reduce risk to an overall organization, but each layer of process reduces the ability to be agile and lean and – most importantly – responsive to new opportunities and threats. Process Versus Product.

Government 319

Government Technical Review Acquisition Metrics 319

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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Software Review San Francisco Technical Review Continuous Deployment 68

Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

It can be a small and nimble startup like Origin, or a company with 50 employees and hiring more every quarter. Go lean with your planning. A startup is about execution and speed, so you need to start lean. Alex understood he knew next to nothing about software development and engineering, so he searched for an engineer.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Lourdes Sosa Back in the US, the first printing of the hardcover edition is selling fast, but if you buy one now you can still get all the bonus content we’ve created, accessible only with a unique code printed inside the first edition US print run.

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Los Angeles San Francisco Software Review Philadelphia 102

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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CTO Fractional CTO CTO Hire Technical Review 168

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

I’m a very big proponent of the “lean startup movement&# as espoused by Steve Blank & Eric Ries. You hire people too fast, you over build your products, you try to force market adoption and you do PR blitzes before your product is really ready for prime time. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch.

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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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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

Hiring developers used to be an expensive barrier to getting started. The rise of no-code solutions has provided a platform for non-techies to build their own proof of concept and early technology solutions. Thanks to Amber Christian, Wonderly Software Solutions, creator of Bella Scena ! #2- Photo Credit: Amber Christian.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Artificial Inteligence 145

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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Software Review Lean Hosting Ruby 167

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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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

Lean Marketing. 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). If your email marketing strategy isn’t working, drop it.

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Software Review Cloud Social Media Bootstrapping 187

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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San Francisco Software Review Continuous Deployment Development Team Review 161

Hearpreneur

MAY 16, 2018

Healthcare organizations are also reaping the benefits with savings of 20-30% on the hiring process, as well as the ability to search for qualified nurses based on specific criteria and ratings. Spend every investment dollar as if it came out of your own bank account – be frugal and lean. What makes you unique?

Technical Review 68

Technical Review Hiring Entrepreneur Atlanta 68

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Adriana Rozo-Angulo is an expert resource in data and analytics, using software and systems to help managers keep track of time and resources, and using blended approaches to project management. Utilizing these experiences and the principles of a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, she started MAS Connections in 2011.

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Founder Cofounder Social Media Software Review 145

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 28, 2011

CNN recently reported that 40% of the 130,000 job openings in Silicon Valley are for software engineers. That's why, even though it flies in the face of conventional wisdom, I'm advocating that all my portfolio companies hire recruiters when they are trying to fill senior or key positions. 2) Hiring Inexperience. Immediately.

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Hiring Software Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley 44

Up and Running

JULY 8, 2016

If you’ve ever tried to start a software company or build a mobile app, you’ve probably come across these options for getting it out there: Find a technical cofounder. Hire a freelancer to build your app. If you have the money, hiring a freelancer can work. The next year was spent trying to hire freelancers.

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Programming Technical Cofounder Cofounder Technical Review 74

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2008

Each specialist takes up his part of the spec (UI, middleware, backend) and cranks out code. So the product manager winds up actually having to use the software, by hand, updating the spec and helping create a new test plan. In exchange, the team agrees to show each piece of working code to the product manager for his approval.

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San Francisco Management Software Review Product 158

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 8, 2016

As awe-inspiring as living on a remote tropical island sounds, there may not even be electricity between certain times of day due to rotating power scheduling whereby a town only receives electricity for a few hours daily. Lean on locals. You may well have to trade-off your travel dreams versus your tech startup requirements.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Most of the great software startups that I’ve been involved in have at least one technical co-founder (and many have more than one.) You should avoid spending your time here and instead focus on finding a way to generate revenue or to attract investors so that you can afford to hire someone.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

To create this first year in business checklist, I turned to our in-house experts here at Palo Alto Software: Sabrina Parsons, CEO; Noah Parsons, COO; Josh Cochrane, Vice President of Product Development; and Josh Fegles, Academic and Government Channel Sales Director, and founder of gluten-free cookie company Jude’s Foods.

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Forecast Software Review Lean Finance 60

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 8, 2009 Revisiting the Software Design Manifesto (and whats changed since then) My recent article on technical debt and its positive uses generated a fair bit of controversy. The same might be said of good software. Here we have the beginnings of a theory of design for software.

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Software Review Design Software San Francisco 87

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Whether you’re starting a home-based business due to financial considerations or for another reason, you can use this checklist to help you figure out firstly whether or not it’s the right option for you, and if so what you need to do to get set up officially, including creating a great working environment! Antivirus software.

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Software Review Technical Review Intellectual Property Guerilla 60

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

I hope to show why lean and agile techniques actually reduce the negative impacts of technical debt and increase our ability to take advantage of its positive effects. But there is more to technical debt than just the interest payments that come due. The failure of the feature had nothing to do with the quality of the code.

Technical Review 168

Technical Review Software Review San Francisco Lean 168

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It could be more revenue, hiring clients, or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. Initially, I would like to hire people from my neighborhood, with the goal of expanding to other communities in the future. This will help those who lost work due to the pandemic.

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Entrepreneur Social Media Employee Los Angeles 138

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

While you are working away on your business plan, looking for ways to raise capital, finding the right people to hire, etc., Also, it’s made so many things, like hiring and other decisions, significantly simpler for us, because we can always look to our mission for help.”. Hire great people… then get out of their way.

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Cofounder Founder Startup Bootstrapping 164

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 14, 2009 The Lean Startup Workshop - now an OReilly Master Class My rate of posting has been much lower lately, and this is mostly due to preparations for the upcoming Lean Startup Workshop on May 29. This shift allowed us to crank out working software quickly as a service.

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Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

He’s dubbed the approach “ pretotyping ,” and it shares many of the same principles as both its similar-sounding (if later-stage) cousin, prototyping, as well as the more well-known lean startup movement. ” So I left Google to do another startup, Agitar Software. Another success. So I thought, “I am good!”

Product 120

Product Technical Review Marketing Lean 120

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 17, 2010

The team hired only the best and the brightest. I was the junior guy on a project team; I was called in to do some technical due diligence for reasons that were obscure to me, because the team already had much more senior engineers assigned to it. The team hired only the best and the brightest.

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Technical Review San Francisco Lean Software Review 164