VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Companies like iHeartMedia, SiriusXM, and Spotify are investing in and leading the evolution of audio, focused on music streaming (on-demand and lean-back modalities), podcasting and content production. Social commerce is a thing – Over 76M people in the US will make a purchase via a social network at least once this year (38.4%

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Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Zappos assumes everyone in the company is on social media and trusts them to participate in growing the brand. Prioritize social networks. As a startup, you’re working with limited resources and a lean business model. Startup Example: Cloudera. Strategy Adopted: Blogger Outreach. million people in 24 hours as a result.

Social Media 158

Social Media Media Viral Startup 158

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2013

Specifically the sharing of photos between users in a new kind of social network. This iterative cycle is at the heart of the lean approach to business and the pivot is one aspect of it. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool. Lean vs. Mean – Small Business and Responsibility.

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Lean Cofounder Small Business Social Network 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Some sites to check out: CoFounderNetwork.com PartnerUp.com Namesake.com - more of a social network, but still a good way to network TechCofounder.com Foundrs.com Startuplinkup.com Cofoundrs.com You can try finding folks via [link] StackOverflow.com Oh, and often there are forums for particular technologies where you can look.

Technical Cofounder 211

Technical Cofounder Cofounder CTO Hire Los Angeles 211

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Eric Ries, author of “The Lean Startup” says -. Personally, I’ve found The Validation Board process, created by Trevor Owens and the team at The Lean Startup Machine to be the best, as it breaks down concept validation into three core phases. Fabulis.com was initially intended to to be a social network for gay men.

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Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

While chatting about a new product with a friend in person can carry some weight, sharing that same feedback with one’s social networks or online reviews can have much more significant impact for a brand. Your designer can also provide a branding, packaging, or social media package to help aid your platform and your product’s needs.

Marketing 150

Marketing eCommerce Technical Review Social Media 150

Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

This thought was in my mind as I was reading Lean Analytics a new book by my friend Alistair Croll and his collaborator Benjamin Yoskovitz. In this post, we’ll look at each of the four steps in the Lean Analytics Cycle in more detail. In the Lean Startup world, this is called customer development. But it is not routine.

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Metrics Analytics Lean Churn Rate 156

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

A few weeks ago, I wrote about Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups. Many asked if we could share more lean marketing strategies and tips. Today’s post starts a new series in the crowdSPRING Blog – Lean Marketing 101 – focusing on lean marketing for startups and small businesses.

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Lean Marketing Small Business Campaign 90

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. It required hearing customers say it over and over again for us to take a serious look, and eventually to realize that social networking was core to our business. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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San Francisco Customer Lean Continuous Deployment 131

Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

For example, in China, a taxi company discovered a new business area by using AI to monitor what people were saying on social networks. Making lean decisions , testing minimum viable products (MVP), actively seeking feedback, and being willing to make continuous adjustments in pursuit of optimization.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Analytics Forecast Artificial Inteligence 131

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. A Portrait Of Who Uses Social Networks In The US (And How Social Media Affects Our Lives) – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

The Next Web

JANUARY 21, 2018

Angry and frustrated, a bunch of students formed a public group on VK.com, a popular Russian social network, where anyone could submit a request for a ride, and those who owned cars could accept their calls for help. A year later the group had 50,000 subscribers.

Social Network 140

Social Network Lean Web Networking 140

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 8, 2010

There have been several unsuccessful attempts to bring the web to TV, but the user experience hasn’t matched the lean-back, simple remote controlled TV watching. The new-generation mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads could bridge the gap between the web and the TV, and make TV watching a truly social experience. Are you ready? *A

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Internet Media Social Media Advertising 113

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Guest Post by Jennifer Maerz, Contributing Editor of Lean Startup Co., Here’s the thing about The Lean Startup methodology. At The Lean Startup Conference on Nov. The Lean Startup method helped Rocio and her co-founder get their idea off the ground, and to continue to grow this important business.

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Kenya Lean Community Africa 60

Steve Blank

MAY 27, 2011

17:00 – The Secrets to Social Networks – Bowling Alone. Filed under: Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad , Teaching , Venture Capital. 15:36 – How to Get Customer Centric – an unnatural act. 17:45 – Who Are the Best Entrepreneurs? 18:45 – Entrepreneurs are Artists.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Lean Social Network 287

YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

Add that to the algorithm changes on the major social networks, which limit the number of people who see your post, and you begin to see the difficult challenge of getting people’s attention. Being shareable is all about making people lean in rather than click off or swipe past.

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Viral Video Spain Internet 127

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2013

Lean Business: Office Space – A Meditation – [link]. Lean Business: Office Space – A Meditation – [link]. Social Networks by Revenue and Employees, Facebook Stands Above All | Web Strategy – [link]. Look for the other photos in the Other section below. The Bacon-Wrapped Economy – [link].

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Whether that means chasing down a technical co-founder, learning to code, or even building that “Lean MVP” – the conventional wisdom is that without tech abilities you’re nothing more than a dude (or dudette) with a Powerpoint. A growing number of startups, however, are quietly disproving this assumption.

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Artificial Inteligence Cofounder Startup Widget 167

The Next Web

MARCH 24, 2013

Said McClure,”We worship at the altar of ‘ lean ‘ a little too much when really we should just be running our businesses. One of The Social Network’s most memorable lines is when actor Justin Timberlake utters the words, “A million dollars isn’t cool. Groupthink. You know what’s cool?

Startup 130

Startup SCRUM Cofounder Aggregator 130

The Next Web

MARCH 11, 2014

They called it a social network, they called it microblogging, but it was hard to define, because it didn’t replace anything. You’ve heard them all before: Lean methodology , customer interviews, landing page tests , concierge experiments, and other tactics for testing hypotheses and measuring demand before building a product.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Stock Options Mobile 151

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2020

One of my first ventures was an online social network allowing high school and college students to connect…no, not Facebook. To recover from making less profit, we leaned out the processes and verified new clients for profitability for taking on board. The key is to not give up.

Entrepreneur 139

Entrepreneur Technical Review Hiring United States 139

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Identify existing paper-based processes A quick spin through any social network can reveal complaints about almost any city process, form, or policy. We’re super lean and agile,” says Ortiz Shields, who works with two researchers in the city’s Office of Design & Delivery. But there’s no need to start from scratch.

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Government Technical Review Austin Community 48

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2019

I’m an entrepreneur and the author of The Lean Startup. Since writing The Lean Startup, I’ve traveled around the world, helping companies of every size adopt the Lean Startup approach. In just five years, the Lean Startup movement has grown and transformed in ways I never could have imagined.

Audio 108

Audio Lean Cofounder IPO 108

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 13, 2015

One of the fastest growing social networks, Pinterest is also among the largest referrers of traffic to thousands of online businesses. Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability). An old school channel selector: Wikimedia Commons. Small Business and Startups: 5 DIY Things To Do For Your Brand!

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Channel Lean Marketing Syndicate 48

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Pick a similar product that they do use, and ask them "who was the first person you know who started using [social networking, mobile phones, plasma TV, instant messaging.]? Lean Start-up SlideShare prez at Web 2.0 The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. can I talk to them?" 9 - Retweeted "2." Expo SF (May.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 133

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Some sites to check out: CoFounderNetwork.com PartnerUp.com Namesake.com - more of a social network, but still a good way to network TechCofounder.com Foundrs.com Startuplinkup.com Cofoundrs.com You can lookup also on this Google spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/.

Fractional CTO 349

Fractional CTO Southern California Startup Mobile 349

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. During the the Lean Startup era, the advice was clear; focus on building the company and avoid hype.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Eyal recommends leaning on your existing business (or even social) network to support you on your big day. “A top lesson I learned very quickly about my first day of business is that empty spaces are foreboding,” says Eran Eyal of Springleap. How can you make sure to draw a crowd?

Programming 60

Programming Lean Advertising Technical Review 60

Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Out of hundreds of social networks launched, only one changed the world. To make it through these downturns, entrepreneurs can make sure they have capital efficient business models and lean operations to get to, or close to, profitability between stages. Normal distributions do not exist; standard deviations are meaningless.

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Harvest Vertical IPO Early Stage 60

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Some sites to check out: CoFounderNetwork.com PartnerUp.com Namesake.com - more of a social network, but still a good way to network TechCofounder.com Foundrs.com Startuplinkup.com Cofoundrs.com You can lookup also on this Google spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/.

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Fractional CTO Southern California Startup Mobile 296

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Sales and marketing costs. Savings can be huge in these areas.

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Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 255

Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

It offers a freemium of their social network to everyone, has a premium plan as well as a free trial of this plan, plus it also monetizes on the ads. In the world of lean startups, you can iterate and experiment trying new and different approaches, looking for the perfect one for your business.

Startup 110

Startup Non-Compete Viral Software Review 110

Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

First, frustration that video viewing on OTT, IPTV, TV and even VR were lean back alone experiences and not together with your friends who are separated by distance. But rather than being on a public text chat, the user has an option to “form a private room” and invite friends via a social network or a direct link. Two things.

Startup 48

Startup Germany Poland Argentina 48

Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

One of the most important lessons entrepreneurs can learn from Dropbox is to adopt the lean start-up methodology and start. They have completely changed the social network space, managing to innovate new ways to monetize creativity while competing against popular social media platforms. 2- Dropbox. 9- Discord.

Artificial Inteligence 78

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2010

A few months ago, I was quoted by a Wall Street Journal reporter in an article, the inverse of this one, titled “ The 7 Most Overrated Businesses ” (I said no more traffic-driven social networks, please). Social network marketing. I believe it will happen, but it hasn’t yet.

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Startup Social Network Matching Algorithm 234

Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

Join a select cross-disciplinary class that will put you hands-on with the masters of lean innovation to help bring rapid-fire innovative solutions to address threats to our national security. Targeting, assessments, technology, recipes, and tactics all flow at the speed of a Lean Startup. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, CIA, NSA.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley North Korea Agile Lean 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Sales and marketing costs. Savings can be huge in these areas.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235