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Lessons Learned: About the author

Startup Lessons Learned

Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. January 2, 2009 8:54 AM mancjew said.

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The Steve Jobs method

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 1, 2009 The Steve Jobs method Image via CrunchBase Its been a long time since I did a post that was primarily a link to another blog with commentary, but I came across something today that I really want to share. Plus, the premise of the question misunderstands the lean startup, too.

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Lessons Learned: What does a startup CTO actually do?

Startup Lessons Learned

Platform selection and technical design - if your business strategy is to create a low-burn, highly iterative lean startup, youd better be using foundational tools that make that easy rather than hard. But I think in a lean startup, the development methodology is too important to be considered "just management." I dont think so.

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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, February 22, 2009 Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Of course, what I really mean is: let them teach themselves. We also learned that law is code , and that leadership was needed to build thriving communities in a digital age. February 22, 2009 5:54 PM CapnCleaver said.

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Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business)

Startup Lessons Learned

I want to especially recognize Vivek Wadhwa and Brad Feld for their leadership.) I already advocate cross-functional teams as part of the lean startup methodology. Last year, I traveled to dozens of cities talking about lean startups and meeting people interested in entrepreneurship. This is a good thing. (I

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Lessons Learned on Mashable today

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, January 2, 2009 Lessons Learned on Mashable today I had the good fortune to be asked to write a guest post over at Mashable , which is running today, called HOW TO: Raise Money in a Down Economy. For the rest of us, there is an alternative: to create credibility by building a lean startup.

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

When I get involved in companies that struggle with this problem, here is the kind of advice I think can help: Introduce TDD and continuous integration. This is one of the bedrock practices of any lean startup , and so its a common piece of advice I give out. Thats the ultimate task for the companys technology leadership.