The Startup Toolkit

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Slides from “ Lean startup intro (with no buzzwords) ” by robfitz. Lean gets bogged down in tactics & tools. This presentation is about what are, in my opinion, the big principles behind lean startup. Lean begins from there and helps us make it better. A few tools from lean startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. The sales professional.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Thus I was happy to see a new book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Here is where I see this really play out: Product Management. At times I wanted the engineering team to produce features to support our sales efforts to I occasionally leaned on them a bit. Allocation planning in product management in ingenious and helps a lot with CEO meddling. ” PR. I did this.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. If you think about it, these things are all of the goals of another function on the list--PR.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 23, 2021

It stands to reason that few people would be afraid of technology harming us or destroying our culture when no such technology has managed to do so in the modern era. Similarly, we see a lot of good public relations (PR) strategies from tech startups. Our current balance leans in favor of the optimists. Can Tech Destroy Us?

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Party rounds blew up on a number of startups who found it difficult to get ongoing operational support from investors who didn’t have time or inclination to lean in. Startups instead are identifying early adopting communities in their specific niches and going after them outside of corporate-based PR.

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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 ). Managers can defy old mind-sets and creatively search for superior solutions.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

They communicated this to product management who looked at all of the internal requirements we had generated (e.g. and product management worked with me to decide what to build & when. The first application they ever launched was in the property management space. Back then it seemed foreign. But they went one step further.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 11, 2014

Guest post by Sarah Milstein , CEO of Lean Startup Productions The 2013 Lean Startup Conference was a hit on several levels, with many people telling us it was the most valuable business conference they’d ever attended. Quick Consulting , an evening event on March 27 in San Francisco. An in-person conference about remote work?!

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Thus I was happy to see a recent book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Stock Options 120

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. bijan : there’s a danger in leaning on pattern recognition. Ben Yudysky (@BenYudysky) July 21, 2015.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Your plan doesn’t need to be a lengthy document either, especially if you follow a Lean Planning methodology. Once you’ve built out your Pitch, continue working on creating your Lean Plan. Incorporate milestones and metrics into your Lean Plan. Important software: Business planning and management software. Box address.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 25, 2018

Now you have your roadmap, the final step is to divide your ecommerce journey into manageable segments. If you’re looking for more details on how to write a simple business plan, consider using Bplans’ free downloadable Lean Plan template. Document your milestones.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) Thanks to Suns amazing PR blitz, there was tremendous demand for experts on Java, and I did my best to convince people that I was one of that mythical breed. Ive founded and self-funded a (lean) startup on my own.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

When I asked our trade show manager she looked at me like I was the house idiot and said, “Steve, don’t you know that my job is to set up our trade show booth?” But my favorite was when the public relations manager said, “we’re here to write press releases and answer the phone in case the press calls.” The same was true for PR.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." This theory has become so influential that I have called it one of the three pillars of the lean startup - every bit as important as the changes in technology or the advent of agile development. Expo SF (May.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

Thanks to Christine Perkett, Mindfull Marketing + PR ! #13- Complex global supply chains built on lean manufacturing principles were especially vulnerable. Thanks to Eckhard Ortwein, Lean Case ! #18- The entire landscape is going to evolve and finally not just be a white man’s game. And that’s exciting.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2020

I’ve been working in PR for close to 15 years, and I still spend more time than I’d like trying to get clients to understand the importance of crisis planning. Lean into the fear! You’re using a crisis as a PR ploy. by Shannon Tucker, Vice President of Media Relations at SSPR. Two words that make me cringe: “No comment.”.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

9- Focusing on lean operations. However, one of the major adjustments that I will be greatly making next year will be with my emergency funds and employee management. We adapt all employees’ needs to online work, provide them with modern tools for project management and teamwork. Course from our Delivery Manager.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2018

Today, I want to introduce a new approach to business planning: Lean Planning. Lean Planning replaces lengthy business plans with a 20-minute planning process that focuses on increasing your chances of success in business. Lean Planning is simpler and faster than writing a traditional business plan. Step 1: Create a Lean Plan.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? Expo SF (May.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Now as VP of Marketing, I could have sat back and let my PR agency handle the press. The head of the PR agency agreed that we would work together as a team. The Potrero benchmark strategy was one component of this creating end user demand through PR.) Theoretically, that’s why I hired them. You don’t delegate life and death.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS Software Review 124

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

DIY Marketing and PR. Hiring a PR firm can be very costly, and if you’re passionate and knowledgable, you could be your own spokesperson. “Lean is in. Home-Based Businesses Managing a Business' I would say the most crucial thing in getting media coverage is a subtle yet persistent approach.”

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South Africa Software Review Green Technical Review 157

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

By Willem Nout, project manager and Head of Search for Flipit.com. Our moneysaving portal Flipit.com has been launched in twenty-two different countries, including Singapore , and I am managing a team of eight people. You probably need a HR-manager by this time. Don’t be afraid of growth, just start lean.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This philosophy comes from The Lean Startup methodology , which relies on testing hypotheses to better understand your customers’ pain points and goals. For example, in 2021 accounting software platform Bill.com acquired spend management tool Divvy in order to increase its market share. Failing fast is different from failing often.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Karrie is Chief Marketing Officer at Typeform, leading brand strategy, advertising, PR, internal communications, and DEI efforts as well as overseeing the internal creative studio. Semrush is your one stop shop for online marketing, build, manage and measure campaigns across all channels faster and easier. Glad to be here, John.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 19, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. Managing and Motivating Employees in Their Twenties – [link].

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Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 23, 2023

Without further adieu, here’s your list – from me to you: Business Planning and Strategy: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries – How to build a business using an iterative and customer-focused approach. My work in this space: Surge, The Pumpkin Plan Financial Management: Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!:

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Whats striking about these stories, if you get past the PR hype, are two very important themes: These prodigies were self-taught, and had a fundamental fascination with technology from a very young age. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science?

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

They’re the PR and the security. For venture capitalist, Paul Suster , it’s not just the individual; the ‘management team’ is essential. I’m personally 70% management, 30% product […] If I feel a priori that the CEO can’t cut it I’m highly unlikely to invest. A management team they believe in. They’re the step ladder.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

What Steve Jobs Can Teach Us About Management and Leadership – [link]. How a 1-Page Business Model Will – and Won’t–Help Your Lean Startup | by Kevin Dewalt – [link]. What Steve Jobs Can Teach Us About Management and Leadership – [link]. Surround yourself with people who make you happy | TNW – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2013

I’m sure you’ve all heard saying derived from Voltaire, “don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good” which in a way is encapsulated in the lean startup movement and the ideology of shipping a “minimum viable product” (MVP) and then learning from your customer base. So be prepared for the marathon.

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Brandanew

JULY 6, 2015

a) How to hire social media marketing staff for your Startup is a question that’s not easy for a lean organization. b) How to manage your social media during summer holidays considering the always-on nature of these networks. c) Has social media negatively impacted PR ? > hire for collaborative ideas. >ensure

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Most of our posts on the crowdSPRING Blog focus on managing businesses and startups; we often write about best practices, and offer plenty of practical tips for managers. She is as knowledgable about our business and our community as anyone and she does her job with as much grace and good humor as I have seen in 30 years in management.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

NEW @crowdSPRING Small Biz Newsletter: marketing, social media, managing conflict & much more – [link]. Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition – [link]. Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition – [link]. Small Business Legal Issues: Trade Names, Logos and Trademark Law – [link].

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