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Lessons Learned: Combining agile development with customer development

Startup Lessons Learned

XP and Scrum don’t have much to say - they punt. If you look at the origins of most agile systems, including Scrum and XP , they come out of experiences in big companies. Both Scrum and XP had a role which you could happily call by the modern title "Product Manager". Embedded in that assumption is why startups fail.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

I would add -- think of your development and running your business like a PM/Developer uses Agile or Scrum in software development. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, No more, no less. September 15, 2008 9:19 PM James said. Expo SF (May.

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Lessons Learned: A new version of the Joel Test (draft)

Startup Lessons Learned

This is still an essential practice, especially on the web. There was a time when "web content" was considered "not code" and therefore not routinely source controlled. There are several ways to make progress evident - the Scrum team model is my current favorite. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Lessons Learned: The product manager's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

Eventually, I hope to get them on a full agile diet, with TDD, scrums, sprints, pair programming, and more. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, ► May (3) Thank you Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the. Expo SF (May.

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Lessons Learned: ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important.

Startup Lessons Learned

At IMVU , we called this person a Producer (revealing our games background); in Scrum , they are called the Product Owner. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, ► May (3) Thank you Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the.

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Embrace technical debt

Startup Lessons Learned

First, I really find it hard to imagine a circa 2009 web start-up that doesn't start with a huge technical date. I think that if a web founder would come to me asking for an investment talking about how he's coding an immensly scalable, perfectly designed system, I will throw him out in an instant. Does that help? Expo SF (May.

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Lessons Learned: Built to learn

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, April 9, 2009 Built to learn Its been an exhilarating ride since the Web 2.0 The Lean Startup at Web 2.0 Expo Upcoming Events If you missed the session at Web 2.0 The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,