Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

This theory has become so influential that I have called it one of the three pillars of the lean startup - every bit as important as the changes in technology or the advent of agile development. You can learn about customer development, and quite a bit more, in Steves book The Four Steps to the Epiphany. Heres the catch. Best of luck!"

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I know plenty of people who prefer more advanced source control system, but my belief is that many agile practices diminish the importance of advanced features like branching. But if you want to practice rapid deployment, you need to be able to deploy that build in one step as well. Can you make a build in one step? Youd better.

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OCTOBER 4, 2008

He is the co-author of several books including The Black Art of Java Game Programming (Waite Group Press, 1996). Although Catalyst folded with the dot-com crash, Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content. .

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JULY 5, 2010

I have personally sold many copies of his book, and continue to recommend it as one of the most important books a startup founder can read. I just assumed that everybody would love the book as much as I did, and would instantly change their behavior based on what they read in a book.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Boyd emphasized the importance of agility in combat: "the key to victory is to be able to create situations wherein one can make appropriate decisions more quickly than ones opponent." Agile software development. Agile allows companies to build higher quality software faster. This speeds up the Ideas-Code-Data feedback loop.

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APRIL 9, 2009

Thats the essence of so many of the lean startup techniques Ive evangelized: customer development , the Ideas/Code/Data feedback loop , and the adaptation of agile development to the startup experience. Creating a company-wide feedback loop that incorporates both customer development and agile development is a challenge.

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MAY 31, 2010

In the meantime his two books, The Monk and the Riddle and Getting to Plan B are both a must-read. In the meantime his two books, The Monk and the Riddle and Getting to Plan B are both a must-read. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. There are so many more people to thank: Sarah Milstein and the Web 2.0

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FEBRUARY 22, 2009

I'd be interested to hear your opinion of a book we published earlier this year: "Hello World! " The book teaches kids programming with examples written in Python, and is illustrated with fun kid-friendly characters. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Can I send you a review copy?

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Last, Ive tried to keep this blog updated with events , slides , audio , video and books that are helpful as well. Most of all, thank you for your continuing support. Last, Ive tried to keep this blog updated with events , slides , audio , video and books that are helpful as well. Have a favorite who I overlooked? Expo SF (May.

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APRIL 14, 2009

Go on an agile diet quickly. With a product development team that is not shipping, any agile methodology will surface major problems quickly. Labels: agile , customer development 15comments: Scott Shapiro said. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Great post! You do a great job articulating.

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JULY 2, 2009

Have you considered putting all these into a book? oh, and on the book front, you'll be able to get all of my essays so far in ebook, print-on-demand, and kindle editions - coming soon. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Great article as always, Eric. They seem to be liking it. (oh, Expo SF (May.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

I place them roughly in this order: Movies > Television > Books > Music > Magazines > Radio > Newspapers Each industry is watching the one in front of it sink into the quicksand. When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. My blog has over 14000 subscribers, for example.

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JANUARY 19, 2009

One, which is described in great detail in the Mythical Man-Month (in finding that link, I discovered that today is coincidentally the exact 11th anniversary of my first purchasing that book: Jan 19, 1998), is that as you add people to a team or project, there is an increase in communications overhead that makes everyone slightly less productive.

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JANUARY 2, 2010

Do you have a suggestion for a guest speaker or case study that illustrates a particular lean startup concept: minimum viable product, continuous deployment, validated learning, the pivot? Writing a book. Im just starting the publishing process that should lead to a book for a general business audience in 2011.

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MARCH 27, 2009

In fact, every single lean transformation documented in books like Lean Thinking took place in the midst of serious external threats. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica.

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OCTOBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 6, 2008 When NOT to listen to your users; when NOT to rely on split-tests There are three legs to the lean startup concept: agile product development , low-cost (fast to market) platforms , and rapid-iteration customer development. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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OnlyOnce

AUGUST 6, 2015

The more business books I read, the more I appreciate the novel or table format. Most business books are a bit boring and way too long to make a single point. The Phoenix Project is a novel, though unlike Goldratt’s books (and even Lencioni’s ), it takes it easy on the cheesy and personal side stories.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Examples, theory, practical advice, links to books, counter-intuitive thinking. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? November 20, 2009 5:31 AM Andy said.

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JUNE 5, 2009

Imagine a general manager that has read The Innovator’s Dilemma and related books, and is therefore trying hard to help her organization make a transition to a new product category via disruptive innovation. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Pivot, don't jump to a new vision Why Continuous Deployment?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Obama understood the two concepts that are essential for building a high-performance, highly adaptable, agile organization: 1) rapid iteration and 2) clear values-based objectives. Mission synchronization If an organization is changing on a daily basis how is it that it doesnt look "erratic" yet feels "agile." Expo SF (May.

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DECEMBER 30, 2008

I have found James Surowiecki s book The Wisdom of Crowds particularly helpful in thinking through these issues. This book is Tipping Point - esque , full of anecdotes and interesting social science citations. Let me briefly summarize the part of the book I find most helpful (leaving a few out, which arent germane to todays topic). .

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Thanks again and if you have any other suggestions or books that I should read, I would be forever in your debt. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down?

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JUNE 9, 2009

Books like Crossing the Chasm are excellent, but they can be misleading. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? Expo SF (May.

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MAY 20, 2010

Heres an excerpt: Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster - WSJ.com Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists often churn out how-to business books and fancy themselves as management gurus, but few see their methodologies adopted. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Expo SF (May.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Last May, I shared the news that long-time Lean Startup advocates Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits were working on a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur featuring illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. That new book is about to hit bookstores everywhere. You can pre-order on their site until February 10 th 2013, and after that on Amazon.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

We did our best to package as much content (including almsot a dozen books and ebooks) as well as tools and apps, into one low-priced magic offer. But I am even more excited to report that it will include a hardcover copy of my new Lean Startup book. But thats not all! And theres so much more.

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MAY 3, 2009

This also gives me a chance to clarify that I am no relation to the author of the classic book on positioning , Al Ries ) Next up, heres the video from my talk with Steve Blank at startup2startup. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Ive embedded the slides below the video feed. Expo SF (May.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2008

It is described in detail by Fred Reichheld in his book The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

This is called “the illusion of cause&# and is discussed at length in the extremely readable book The Invisible Gorilla ). This is called “the illusion of cause&# and is discussed at length in the extremely readable book The Invisible Gorilla ). Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Expo SF (May.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

In particular, we would cover customer development, continuous deployment, minimum viable product, and actionable metrics. "Lean Startups" just jumped the shark and became consultingware, like "agile" did. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. August 11, 2009 8:21 AM Anonymoussaid.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

If all that archive-browsing leaves you hungry for more, you will soon be able to get Startup Lessons Learned in book form. I think a book of all your most read posts would be amazing (much like Guy Kawasaki). Why Continuous Deployment? * Awesome, looking forward to the book. Let me summarize. Don't launch * 8.9

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

On to what seems to have stuck: kwooleyy : #g2s Showed startup OODA loop developed by USAF pilot John Boyd I included two Boyd-inspired books in the recommended reading list on the right-hand side of this blog: Certain to Wi n and Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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MARCH 20, 2009

Eric, I think we all see a book in your future that cohesively merges your great writing into a building great companies for dummies kind of book. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Education Guideline Book (1st Edition) Sep 2006 View SlideShare document or Upload your own. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? 1 comments: Desoja said.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2008

I think the absolute best reading on this subject is a book called Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 by AnnaLee Saxenian. The book is really fun to read (how often do you see an academic tome crossed with a real whodunit?). Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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JULY 9, 2009

Reminded me of Randy Komisar's book "The Monk and the Riddle" Concentrating on spotting trends is what Komisar writes of push towards something which ultimately is not sustainable or fulfilling as such. "If dogs don;t eat dog food, you loose" says a book! Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

When I first encountered agile software techniques, in the form of extreme programming , I thought I had found the answer. I explained it to people this way: agile lets you make the trade-offs visible to whole company, so that they can make informed choices. Even worse, agile wasnt really helping me ship higher quality software.

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