Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2010

(I am often asked to explain how to apply Lean Startup approaches to domains beyond software. The key to understanding Lean Startup is to recognize two things: Lean Startup techniques confer maximum benefit in the upper-right quadrant, namely high market uncertainty coupled with fast cycle time.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 28, 2013

The lean startup – as envisioned and explained by Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur, associate professor at Stanford University and ReadWrite contributor – is no longer just for startups. As Blank writes in HBR , “It’s already becoming clear that lean start-up practices are not just for young tech ventures.”

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 4, 2009

Even though I had done it before, I had never heard the term sharding before joining Google (early 2003) so I always thought the term originated there. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? January 7, 2009 9:28 PM Raph said. Expo SF (May.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

The Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship curriculum has caught fire. In 2003 U.C. It’s called the Lean Startup. So my book and Berkeley class turned into the Lean LaunchPad class in the Stanford Engineering school. Then in July 2011, the National Science Foundation read my blog posts on the Lean LaunchPad class.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2016

It’s not easy giving up on the original plan but startups are so lean that they can only execute on one plan at a time. Ted Spooner’s 22 years of broad experience in financial services, technology, digital entertainment and healthcare IT led him to co-found RespondWell in 2003. Resiliency is key.

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ConversionXL

MAY 6, 2021

If you’re a lean startup just starting, there’s much less inertia to overcome. First launched in 2003, WordPress is the leading CMS by which 35% of the entire internet is powered. While WordPress does offer support, leaning on the community is often your best bet. A brief history of WordPress.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

Ann will be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference in October about all of this and more. The first time was just for a couple years, from 2001-2003, before I went to grad school. We talked with her about her teaching position at Stanford, how she thinks about the future, and how she makes investment decisions.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2014

For those who don’t know, I wrote the book Open Innovation in 2003, and followed it with Open Business Models in 2006, and Open Services Innovation in 2011. In this post, I want to share some new thoughts that build on Steve’s post, and connect them to Lean Startup methods. First, let me recap a key insight for me from Steve’s post.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Eric Ries of The Lean Startup has called Andrew Chen’s blog “one of the best entrepreneurship blogs of all time.” Probably the grand-daddy of VC blogs, Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson has been posting every day since 2003. Inside the Minds of Top Venture Capitalists: Blogs You Need to Read to Understand How VCs Think. andrewchen.co.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003. Obama’s own campaign used Moneyball and Lean Startup strategies to win the ultra high stakes Presidential Election. Good design is problem solving.”. – The Art & Science of Web Design by Jeffrey Veen. What’s Moneyball?

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Lean LaunchPad class developed for Stanford. Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. And the Lean LaunchPad class I developed at Stanford was the first such class. PB: How has your Lean LaunchPad course, ENGR 245, evolved? Worth a read.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 8, 2017

incentaHEALTH was formed in 2003 around the idea of rewarding people for healthy behaviors. The daily program encourages a balanced eating plan of fruit, vegetables, lean protein, and complex carbohydrates while monitoring portion sizes. Tell us about your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

In 2003 one of their first investments was Qiigo, Mike Yavondite’s company. The second phase will be who can get the right combination lean back, lean forward, interaction, enhanced data, and make it fun. So it is a combination of markets and people. The contextual ad market was attractive. 34:30 – 37:00).

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 11, 2013

In the universe of lean marketing tactics, best practice always includes a healthy mix of public relations efforts. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Lean Marketing Tips: Public Speaking. Listen to the experts and much pain can be avoided! Photo: Sandor Weisz.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2011

While the word lean might conjure up notions of cheap, it’s really about taking a scientific approach to innovating, measuring and responding in ways that stop companies from wasting time and money. The basis of the concept, as applied to startups, comes from the Lean manufacturing world popularized by Toyota.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Last week, we hosted a webcast conversation, Lean Startup for Growing Companies , with Eric Ries, Wyatt Jenkins of Shutterstock, and Ari Gesher of Palantir. Wyatt and Ari will both be speaking at The Lean Startup Conference in December.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. But there is also opportunity in lean times. Companies are retrenching, VC firms are going through their own upheavals, and IPOs are non-existent.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2023

John (11:25): Yeah, I actually, I started my blog in 2003 that I talk about being in the right place at the right time. So now when I'm building startups, I'm really shrewd and very lean and I can build things very quickly and I'm very resourceful. (12:46): If you keep rolling, you're more likely to roll the double six.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Founded in 2003, ActiveCampaign helps small teams power big businesses with the must have platform for intelligent marketing automation. So you've recently leaned into positioning, obviously marketing automation, CRM still, but small teams powering big businesses. This is John Jantsch. My guest today is Jason Vandeboom.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

John Jantsch (13:37): Yeah, I actually, I started my blog in 2003 that I talk about being in the right place at the right time. So now when I'm building startups, I'm really shrewd and very lean and I can build things very quickly and I'm very resourceful. (15:01): If you keep rolling, you're more likely to roll the double six.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 23, 2016

My husband Bob became a home inspector in 2003, after a long career in IT. 10 – Running a Lean Business. ‘Fit Small Business’ worked perfectly, though, and speaks to the idea of running a lean business that keeps costs low and net income high. 1 – A Personal Touch. Image Credit : Welmoed Sisson.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2017

Even if you naturally lean toward a negative outlook, making a few changes can inspire momentous change in your own career success as well as in the success of your team. .’ Shout praise means recognizing someone in front of their peers, and whisper criticism means coaching them to get better. Both build better people and teams.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 9, 2011

Image Tom BKK via Flickr Most business owners lean toward the negative side of things and view this question as a warning that their suppliers, staff and customers are trying to take advantage of them. What was your first thought when you read this title?

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 21, 2011

While most businesses use a marketing model that tends to lean heavy on the desire to go from know us to buy from us, any business that fills each of these seven touchpoints will be well on their way to finding and keeping customers that become part of the lead generation and conversion team.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 14, 2021

If you want your business to grow, provide your employees with an opportunity to improve with Lean Management Consultancy services. This point was explained at the Texas technology Showcase of the year 2003. The lean Six Sigma principles are not just tools and methods – they are abilities that you can learn and use as a skill.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2011

The Trend Towards Lean Startups How to Get an MBA for Less Than $20 Has Social Media Changed Customer Service? You can listen to the show by subscribing the feed in iTunes or a variety of other free services such as Google Listen (Use this RSS feed ) or you can buy the Duct Tape Marketing iPhone app. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Gaming is adding new layers – you don’t have to play to participate anymore but you can also just watch and ”lean back” or “experience” it yourself at the Void. Second Life has been around since 2003, has over 30m registered users of which about 500k are active monthly. This is not new either.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 12, 2011

Creating Customer Bliss Accelerate Your Startup The Trend Towards Lean Startups Are You Making Evil Plans? You can listen to the show by subscribing the feed in iTunes or a variety of other free services such as Google Listen (Use this RSS feed ) or you can buy the Duct Tape Marketing iPhone app. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2013

They’re using the 4 Hour Work Week , Lean Startup , Rework & Linchpin as their textbooks. When MHM passed away in 2003 I was devastated… I knew I could never work for anyone else. I’m starting to see it happen all the time! ALL THE COOL KIDS ARE DOING IT. The list goes on. The ebook versions. The accompanying blog.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. But there is also opportunity in lean times. Companies are retrenching, VC firms are going through their own upheavals, and IPOs are non-existent.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 5, 2015

In 2003, he founded MJS Executive Search. Despite those lean times, the new firm thrived from the start. In 2003, he founded MJS Executive Search. Despite those lean times, the new firm thrived from the start.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In 2003, when Radio Boise was in its infancy and only just banding together as a team of like-minded individuals, it was known as the Boise Community Radio Project. Continuity is often obtained via chains of volunteers, as opposed to leaning heavily on individuals, for example. Volunteer organization is challenging.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In 2003, I co-founded Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc., our homes will also be designed to meet, and in almost all cases, exceed local building standards. By using a system of components, quality increases. How and when did your team come together and please fill us in on any relevant startup experience? a NASDAQ-listed clean energy company.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

February 9, 2010 / 14 Comments Lessons from Startup School from the Founders of Facebook, Groupon, GitHub and More October 16, 2010 / 3 Comments New Funding Recommendation Engine Helps Startups Find Investors (Invites) October 6, 2010 / 3 Comments Built For Speed: Turn Your Startup Into A Lean, Mean Iterating Machine January 13, 2010 / 5 Comments Excerpt (..)

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

February 9, 2010 / 14 Comments Lessons from Startup School from the Founders of Facebook, Groupon, GitHub and More October 16, 2010 / 3 Comments New Funding Recommendation Engine Helps Startups Find Investors (Invites) October 6, 2010 / 3 Comments Built For Speed: Turn Your Startup Into A Lean, Mean Iterating Machine January 13, 2010 / 5 Comments Excerpt (..)

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2016

In 2003 I selected and filed on the name All My Best for my copyediting business, a sole proprietorship, in order to hold myself to a higher standard and to imply a promise of high quality to my prospective clients. It represents strong, confident women who lean in every single day, in many different ways, big and small.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

I started my own marketing and communications agency back in 2003. But I also leaned that is actually ok. In addition to my monthly TV shows on ShopHQ, I host a podcast titled Million Dollar Hobbies to help others turn their passion into profits with an amazing guest lineup from a variety of industries. Thanks to Victoria Wieck. #13-

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