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Lessons Learned: The engineering manager's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 20, 2008 The engineering managers lament I was inspired to write The product managers lament while meeting with a startup struggling to figure out what had gone wrong with their product development process. Good luck, engineering manager. It was painful for a lot of people.

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How Can Venture Capitalists Help Startups?

Women Entrepreneurs Can

They may help with product development, market research, or even setting up a management team. They may help hire management, serve on the board that makes decisions for the business and grow relationships between the startup and other investors. VCs typically invest in startups at the seed or early growth stage.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development. Then we allocated the saved money into hiring the highest quality developers available — especially those who have experience working with a distributed team. All Rights Reserved.

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