YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2016

As the leader of a team, the key skill you need to head a strong team is leadership. If it doesn’t come quite as naturally to you, study different leadership styles and techniques. That said, even if you find yourself a client base you’re satisfied with, don’t rest on your laurels. Re-evaluate what projects you’re bidding on.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2017

by Jon Gordon, author of “ The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World “ Any business leader will tell you that running a world-class organization is no easy feat. There is a power associated with positive leadership. Quinn, (Eds.),

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As a leadership coach, going into 2021, I intend to shift how I acquire new clients to support in their leadership journey as an aspiring or first-time leader. 9- Focusing on lean operations. Here’s the pivot other entrepreneurs are making next year: #1- Investing my energy into speaking engagements. Photo Credit: Edward Gorbis.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lean Business: Office Space – A Meditation – [link]. Find The Thing You’re Most Passionate About, Then Do It On Nights And Weekends For The Rest Of Your Life – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Hire People Who Make Things Happen (get rid of the rest) – [link]. Hire People Who Make Things Happen (get rid of the rest) – [link]. Here are 10 tips – [link].

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ). As the recession wrapped up, they had to remind consumers of lean times.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

So if youre new, consider not paying any attention to the rest of this post, and just diving into the archives, if you havent already. Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) Eventually, I came to summarize these themes with the phrase " the lean startup."

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. – [link]. Work and rest in a startup – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

That's one of the very, very early companies that I was talking to Lean Startup about. So, you talk about American sports and American sports are also very different than the rest of the world's sports. I'm really curious, for now and when founders encounter Lean Startup, it's a famous old idea for most folks. EB : Yeah.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The presentation didn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. The rest is just fluff. Reply A View Up the Skirt of “Lean Startup,&# JumpPost « Jordan Cooper's Blog , on December 21, 2009 at 12:29 pm Said: [.] You already have the hockey stick and exponential growth.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

The aim is to answer questions and establish trust and thought leadership to progress potential customers down the funnel towards conversion. Use the median numbers as a guide for which program to lean towards. How are you better than the rest? The results of this can benefit future ABM efforts. Why are you in business?

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OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Lean In, Part II. My post about Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In a couple months ago created some great dialog internally at Return Path. And then in both cases, when we opened up the search for a second round, the rest of the candidate pool was male, and I ended up hiring men into both roles. Visited 1 times, 1 visits today).

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

One of the most common questions I get about the lean startup methodology is, "but what about Steve Jobs ?" So how do you reconcile his success with the lean startup, which seems to suggest the opposite?" Plus, the premise of the question misunderstands the lean startup, too. And he doesnt shy away from big-bang launch events.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The future of the company rests on me and it motivates me to work as hard as I can to show them how much it all means to me…and how much they all mean to me. Thanks to Alexandra Caffery, Fresh n’ Lean ! #8- 9- Doing what I do best, and hiring others to do the rest. Thanks to Kimberley Ring, Ring Communications !

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! You can fit most of the rest of the world into the African continent’s landmass. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. – [link].

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Your brand is your reputation – that intangible thing that determines whether your customers trust you above the rest. Lean into your strengths, and don’t try to appeal to everyone. Your founders and the leadership team represent your brand offline, so why not do the same thing online? Image source. Image source.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Lean LaunchPad class developed for Stanford. And the Lean LaunchPad class I developed at Stanford was the first such class. I believe the analogy is identical for entrepreneurship.The capstone entrepreneurship classes like NSF I-Corps or a Lean LaunchPad class, are for those who have already decided they want to be entrepreneurs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! It was around 1 am and they needed to fill out the rest of the time. Small Business Newsletter: 7 habits of successful entrepreneurs, lean marketing and more – [link].

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Why is it only alarming now? Without the revenue to match its expenses, the company is in now danger of running out of money.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

The rest is worth reading as well. » Dig for Leadership - Stories that try to make the world a better place. , AKPC_IDS += "499,"; (No Ratings Yet) Loading … Posted in Leadership | Tagged [.] steve Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. on June 29, 2009 at 3:56 pm Said: [.] carry on reading.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2013

The leadership position alone can cause loneliness and disconnectedness, and that sometimes results in self-defeating behaviors. If your personality already leans toward narcissism, being the boss will likely bring out the worst in you, leading to intimidation, deception, and the use of coercive power. Build a trusted team.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 18, 2019

This article contains insight into the leadership skills you need to be successful in business when you’re the person in charge. Lean into your strengths. Make sure to browse the rest of our website to learn everything you need. You have to be ambitious, organized, and self-motivated. Decide What You Want.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

We spent the rest of our time pretending to work on the assigned homework, but really trying to do interesting side projects, like sending juvenile messages across the school network or building primitive video games. We also learned that law is code , and that leadership was needed to build thriving communities in a digital age.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The rest of the vertical marketing recruits had similar backgrounds (and similar careers.) (I never could find one from the petroleum industry so I wore that hat along with the VP of Marketing title.) Our head of finite element analysis came from General Motor’s Chevy division, where he headed up one of their analysis groups. (He

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web. The first question to ask is: “Does your startup have market risk or is it dominated by technical risk?” Lean Startup /Customer Development is used to find answers to the unknowns about customers and markets. Great quote.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Let’s make the rest of the session a working session.” And if the reference checks come back positively, then if I believe at startup is a good opportunity, I can lean in right away. That’s when I agreed to meet them. They came to Greylock’s offices on a Sunday to meet me. What happened in those two minutes to convince me?

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

If that’s you, by all means hire a VP of Sales with a great rolodex and call on established mainstream companies – and ignore the rest of this post. In Apple’s case Burrell Smith was designing a computer in a skunk works unbeknownst to the rest of Apple’s engineering.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Picture the scene, you’ve had a successful twenty-year career working up the corporate ladder to leadership positions in large industrial organizations, are compensated accordingly and are financially secure. Put first things first, don’t sweat the rest. You need your rock. Thanks to my wife I didn’t, and we made it through.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. You want to apply Lean Startup methods at your company, but your boss is used to being the decision-maker and is resistant to the concept of testing ideas. On October 8 at 10a PT, join us for a webcast, Bringing Lean Startup to Established Companies.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

” As the managing editor of Bplans, I’ve had the good fortune to learn about business via the content we share; through interviews with LivePlan customers and other business owners; and thanks to brilliant, informal coaching from people like Tim Berry, Noah Parsons, and the rest of the executive leadership team at Palo Alto Software.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Your leadership style will impact the effects of your decisions. Next: take this attitude and let the rest of your company embrace it. Under Alex’s leadership, RevenueZen clients have realized up to triple-digit lead generation and revenue gains. . It means showing enthusiasm that borders on fanaticism, and a drive to succeed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2012

The leadership position alone can cause loneliness and disconnectedness, and that sometimes results in self-defeating behaviors. If your personality already leans toward narcissism, being the boss will likely bring out the worst in you, leading to intimidation, deception, and the use of coercive power. Build a trusted team.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2009

For the rest of us, there is an alternative: to create credibility by building a lean startup. Here in Tampa, our biggest challenge is convincing the regions technology "leadership" that grassroots economic development is a good thing. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Thanks for the article.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

In the Fall of 2008, the credit crisis wiped out mergers and acquisitions as a path to liquidity as M&A collapsed with the rest of the market. » Dig for Leadership - Stories that try to make the world a better place. , AKPC_IDS += "1128,"; (No Ratings Yet) Loading … Posted in Leadership | Tagged [.]

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Steve Blank

MAY 15, 2009

Stay hungry, stay lean. I don’t want to be hungry and lean (nor do I want to be full and fat). It was an odd feeling at that time, we thought we have made it and fail to stay lean and hungry. Is it a given that the “lean, hungry&# culture can actually be maintained forever? Don’t let it happen to you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The leadership position alone can cause loneliness and disconnectedness, and that sometimes results in self-defeating behaviors. If your personality already leans toward narcissism, being the boss will likely bring out the worst in you, leading to intimidation, deception, and the use of coercive power. Build a trusted team.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

What The Toyota Way Can Teach Us Entrepreneurs… I’m currently listening to the audiobook, The Toyota Way To Lean Leadership , by Jeffrey Liker and Gary Convis. The book pertains to provide the final step in “lean methodology” by reviewing how company leadership contributes to the process.

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