Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Reply Customer Development – Not Just for Web Startups » Biotech by the Bay , on May 1, 2010 at 11:34 am Said: [.]

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Agile – you may find the real opportunities for your company was somewhere else. This means you still need to have a resilient personality, and be agile. And you’ll still need to have a resilient and agile personality, as new customer and product opportunities will appear and change your work. How quickly will you recover?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

After these slides, these VC’s recognized that this company had dramatically reduced risk and built a startup that was agile, resilient and customer-centric. Reply Don’t forget to keep it simple – Recomended reading from Steve Blank « Spreading FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE , on May 10, 2010 at 9:28 am Said: [.]

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

We agreed that all her founding CEOs seemed to have the same set of personality traits – tenacious, passionate, relentless, resilient, agile, and comfortable operating in chaos. I coach agile teams for a living, and I do most of my work with start-ups. I said, “well for me you’d have to add coming from a dysfunctional family.”

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

Even "cool, agile" companies like 37signals are trapped. Office 2010 will be the end of Zoho, if we stop innovating, stop being nimble and flexible in our business model. Then again, if we stop all that, Zoho will die anyway , no Office 2010 needed to do the job.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

But what I wanted was an agile marketing team capable of operating independently without day-to-day direction. steve Joshua , on January 5, 2010 at 3:19 pm Said: Fantastic entry, thanks very much Steve. The first reaction from my CEO was, “that’s why you’re running the department.”

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SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

Some great posts from April 2010 that talk to me in terms of being a CTO at a Startup. Ben Casnocha: The Blog , April 15, 2010 Everyone I spoke with loved the idea. Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 27, 2009

And in hindsight, we seemed a bit more agile and innovative in WWII.) Yet decades later the military lacked the agility to write a spec in two years, let alone get 10′s of thousands of new systems deployed on aircraft as Terman had done. Reply Augusta Prince , on April 16, 2010 at 3:08 pm Said: My late friend Gordon P.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

So here’s the solution I have recommended to some of my portfolio companies: “ agile budgeting ”, i.e., monitoring a few key variables while giving managers significant flexibility. Entrepreneur Jeff Magnusson provides a sample agile budgeting workbook. Regardless of whether you take a traditional or agile budgeting approach, Robert A.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

If you somehow missed SLLCONF 2010 , you can get caught up with a complete video recording here.) It may be hard to remember that there was a time when people in the agile software development community thought Lean Startup was incompatible with agile practices.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Thank you, Jerry Sheridan Reply Amazing Posts « Shashank ND , on February 11, 2010 at 5:48 am Said: [.] Others say Larry Spitters & Co. were the first computer entrepreneurs here. Were we anything first? Any answers or pointers will be appreciated.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

Forty years before Agile Development methodologies became popular, ESL had analysts from its &# customer&# sitting side-by-side with ESL engineers designing new equipment together. Alex Miroshnichenko , on February 4, 2010 at 6:21 pm Said: Well, funny how myths are created. These would be the heart of ESL’s business.

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover several topics including agile software development, software startups, web 2.0, Strategic Agile Thinking: Balancing Value, Innovation and Research. 2) The agile "happy place". Agile teams sprint when value is known, implementation is low risk. and business transformation.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 5, 2014

We were the original investors in Orbotix and I joined their board in the fall of 2010 after they went through the Techstars Boulder program. Is Twice As Fast, Agile, And Awesome. Today, Orbotix , the maker of Sphero, has raised a new round of $15.5 million, led by Shea Ventures and including new investor Grishin Robotics.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

In 2010 I deconstructed the filings for GameFly and Quinstreet. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Filing Date: initial S-1 filed Nov 17, 2010 , updated March 9, 2011. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

These professions all share certain key characteristics: They are high pressure environments that encourage agility, creativity, and teamwork. Professional agility in a candidate can be more profitable than a job history directly matching your job description. The time it takes to fill an open position has doubled since 2010.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

The Top 20 VC Power Bloggers Of 2010 – [link]. Is Your Service Agile? Interesting foursquare infographic on check-ins in 2010 – [link]. Best Practices and Tips for Restaurant Web Design – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Nurturing Wisdom – [link]. – [link].

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Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

Everyone should be articulate and agile in describing and demoing the products.) For bigger booths a good rule of thumb is to have two to four staffers for every 100 square feet of exhibit space. Even for the smallest trade show, no one shows up without booth training. Messages, themes, demo’s.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

Best, Miguel Cavalcanti, from Brazil Reply Colin Rae , on September 22, 2010 at 2:20 pm Said: Steve, in many of your posts I’ve noticed you say certain things can not be delegated/outsourced (e.g Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.) demand creation strategy).

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Software By Rob

APRIL 7, 2010

Agile Development, meet Agile Business. But the number one question you need to think about when going after this Agile Business approach: At what point is it worth spending the time to truly automate this? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Check out my book Like this post?

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. . | Filed under Uncategorized. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

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Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2015

He was named entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School in 2010 and is currently an IDEO Fellow. Named one of BusinessWeek’s Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech, Eric served as a venture advisor at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers before moving on to advise startups and venture capital firms independently. Taking My Class.

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Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Can’t wait for the next part. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

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www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

Guest author Travis Sheppard is VP of Technology at BGT Partners , a 2010, 2011 and 2012 Ad Age Top 15 Best Place to Work in the U.S. An agile approach with responsive design considers these issues from the start, but will require more upfront wireframing, design and testing that are omitted in the waterfall process. In Summary.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Here at Palo Alto Software in 2007 and 2008, we embraced these planning concepts and moved towards a more agile planning process. In 2010, Alex Osterwalder published his book, Business Model Generation , where he created a framework for what Tim called “business identity.” At the time, we used Business Plan Pro and Basecamp for this.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 3, 2015

Berkeley in 2010 to run the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship in the Haas School of Business we were teaching entrepreneurship the same way as when I was a student back in 1995. The disadvantage is that its methodology was based on the old waterfall model of product development and not the agile and lean methods that startups use today.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2011

Entrepreneurs create success by being agile and by making effective but quick decisions based on what they have in front of them. He is also CEO of Max-Ventures, a venture capital and retail consulting firm, and cofounder and CEO of Max-Wellness, a comprehensive health and wellness retail chain that launched in 2010.

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www.bothsidesofthetable.com

MAY 13, 2012

They know how to estimate work units, how to manage the agile development process and how to get the most out of their teams. As the CEO you can personally help manage deadlines and the Agile process. Copyright © 2010 Both Sides of the Table. In fact, they are passionate about automating testing overall. Term Sheets (1).

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. . | Filed under Uncategorized. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2012

In November 2010 we launched Whatser : an application that made it easy to get personal suggestions on where to go such as bars, restaurants, galleries, shops and other spots based on your location, interest and social graph. Keep the team small, agile and up-to-date. KPI’s are different for each start-up.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

They enjoy the same advantages as other SMEs, such as the agility to respond quickly to market changes, a collaborative DNA that fosters innovation, and the absence of the institutional inertia that often plagues larger organizations [7].

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2015

Instead, take the time to compose a nimble, agile sales team that has worked in the industry you’re looking to penetrate, understands the fluctuating nature of a startup and is willing to do the dirty work: segment the market, make cold calls, automate sales and implement a sales process that is unique to your company and product.

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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. That requires building a company using Agile and Customer Development. Rules For the New Bubble: 2011 -2014.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Nairobi, the capital of Nigeria, is often pointed out as the birth place of the so-called Silicon Savanah which gave the rise to the Africa’s tech scene between 2007 and 2010. Scrum, Agile, Product Management. Scrum, Agile, Problem Analysis, Business Catalyst, Business Analytics. Project/ Product Management.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2011

The attendees at sllconf 2010 were wowed by Food on the Table's presentation. Key Takeaway: Design - even major redesigns - can be part of an agile, lean startup environment, if done in an efficient way with a lot of iteration and customer involvement. This is something of an IMVU reunion.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 24, 2011

Karl is a software engineer with more than 10 years of experience who specializes in agile web development and web services integrations. Throughout 2010, I studied the ins and outs of launching a product by reading books and blogs and talking with friends and colleagues. This is a guest article by Karl Falconer.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2016

This top-of-mind awareness and intentionality with our cash keep us agile and enable us to take on new opportunities. Miles Advisory Group was founded in late 2010 with eaHELP and MAG Bookkeeping quickly developing into distinct brands. Knowing where each dollar is coming and going is essential. Hell or high water.

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