ReadWriteStart

JUNE 20, 2012

They can be relied on for feedback and initial sales; they’ll tell others about the product and spread the word that the vision is real. Moreover, they can be potential advisory board candidates. Build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) First. MVPs for Web/Mobile Are Different.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 26, 2009 A real Customer Advisory Board A reader recently asked on a previous post about the technique of having customers periodically produce a “state of the company&# progress report. Many companies seek to involve customers directly in the creation of their products.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Or it might mean selling a few products on a site like eBay to see how well they perform before ordering in bulk from a wholesaler. What sets this approach apart from practices like using focus groups is that companies base product development decisions not just on what customers say they want but on how they vote with their wallets.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This is especially useful in situations, like most B2B businesses, where the total number of customers is likely to be small. This case study illustrates one company’s attempt to do customer development by testing their vision with customers before writing a single line of code. Oh, this is just a Photoshop file?

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San Francisco Customer Wiki Lean 144

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 22, 2009

Each has its own iterative process: customer development and agile development respectively. IMVU had a roughly two-month-long development cycle. Each cycle was punctuated by a meeting of our Business Advisory Board (BAB). Heres what it looked like. This is an exciting kind of change, usually.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2012

It must cross boundaries, working cooperatively with other divisions in your business such as sales, marketing, social media, PR, product development, and the like. These may include references, referrals, testimonials, serving on advisory boards, and participating in your customer communities, he explains.

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Programming Customer Social Media Advisory Board 145

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Why vanity metrics are dangerous ► November (1) ▼ October (7) A real Customer Advisory Board Case Study: Using an LOI to get customer feedback.

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San Francisco Architecture Lean Continuous Deployment 133

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Why was a team this smart, this disciplined, and this committed to waste-free product development creating so much waste? Labels: split-test Innovation inside the box I was recently privy to a product prioritization meeting in a relatively large company. More importantly, the experience led to some soul-searching.

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San Francisco Lean Metrics Continuous Deployment 133

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Simple online team or personal kanban board. Great for visualizing work of product development. Executive / Advisory Board Compensation. VentureHacks on Startup Advisory Boards â?? Customer Development. Codeacademy. Steve Blank.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Why vanity metrics are dangerous ► November (1) ▼ October (7) A real Customer Advisory Board Case Study: Using an LOI to get customer feedback.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 111

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

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