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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. The Rise of the Lean Startup.

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It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

ConversionXL

The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail. So What is Customer Development? The Problem With Traditional Product Development.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

There are many ways to measure technical skills and check work histories and achievements, but assessment of team chemistry is a high art form. And, there are potential tax traps as well, especially when Non Qualified options are traded for services. Even for ISO’s, have you heard of form 83(b)? How about your Investors ?

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Revisiting the Software Design Manifesto (and what's changed since.

Startup Lessons Learned

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. Let me quote an example that I used recently: Remember IMVUs initial IM add-on product?

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The Principles of Product Development Flow

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, July 13, 2009 The Principles of Product Development Flow If youve ever wondered why agile or lean development techniques work, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. Reinertsen is the book for you.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

The trick then is figuring out what your exact solution is, and whether or not there will be demand for it on a scale beyond just yourself, or whether or not you’ll be able to compete, if you’re entering an already-flooded market, like the shampoo market. What product doesn’t function like people wish it would?

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I saw an opportunity to create a firm that would be significantly more prepared to compete in the LED lighting industry. Having spent a significant portion of my career in high technology, I viewed LED lights as electronic devices whereas the majority of competitors viewed them as lighting devices. 7- Lost a job due to ill health.