Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

After volunteering for the Obama campaign last year, a friend of mine insisted that I write a letter to our new President telling him what I thought he should do. 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. Expo SF (May.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The first, according to Dr. David Travis at UserFocus , was agile development : Dr. David Travis: “‘Development’ teams morphed into ‘design’ teams. To use the agile terminology, design teams wanted to get a ‘shared understanding’ of their users and they were suspicious of any attempt to set requirements in concrete.”.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 7, 2017

The first, according to Dr. David Travis at UserFocus , was agile development : Dr. David Travis: “‘Development’ teams morphed into ‘design’ teams. To use the agile terminology, design teams wanted to get a ‘shared understanding’ of their users and they were suspicious of any attempt to set requirements in concrete.”.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. Each new campaign is a startup where Lean principals can be applied to maximum effect. My blog has over 14000 subscribers, for example. Is that a lot? I have given more than two-dozen paid speeches this year – is that a lot?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The site visits include stops at Square (the payments startup founded by Twitter co-creator Jack Dorsey), WeWork Soma (an amazing co-working space) and Pivotal Labs (leaders in Lean and Agile consulting), along with one more super-interesting location we’ll announce shortly. If there’s a problem in production, developers need to own it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

In an entrepreneurial situation, this is hard, because artifacts that we are creating (products, code, marketing campaigns, even revenue) are of secondary importance. In an entrepreneurial situation, this is hard, because artifacts that we are creating (products, code, marketing campaigns, even revenue) are of secondary importance.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 22, 2019

Companies are investing in innovation training, mostly learning frameworks like Lean, Agile, or Design Thinking. Nearly all that training is for dedicated innovation teams , or employees who are focused on new product development. And that’s a good thing. Who’s getting the training? This creates cynicism.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2024

Instead of relying solely on digital campaigns, consider incorporating traditional media channels that this audience still engages with regularly. Personalized email campaigns, loyalty programs, and exclusive offers can enhance engagement. This audience seeks representation and respect in marketing campaigns.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Another great way to test your idea is to create a minimum viable product, or MVP. This is the simplest version of your product minus the frills and frosting. It’s a particularly popular strategy in the world of product development and is used to quickly and quantitatively test a product or a product feature.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2019

This allows you to determine upcoming customer behavior and sales trends , restructure your inventory as needed, and develop appropriate marketing campaigns. Stay Agile. Agility is a watchword of the modern economy, associated with software and security, but also with product development and marketing strategy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

This doesn't mean pointing to the product and describing the product's value, but rather the marketing provides value itself. Struggling to explain the successes and failures of those companies, I discussed principles like continuous deployment, customer development, and a hyper-accelerated form of agile. It's a big tent.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2010

We have a list of ways on the StartupVisa website: Go to our campaign page & tweet your support NOW! (<30 We have a list of ways on the StartupVisa website: Go to our campaign page & tweet your support NOW! (<30 Want to get involved? Want to get involved? Expo SF (May. Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 6, 2010

After so many of you stepped forward to show your support in last years 2gov campaign , I got a call out of the blue from a member of Senator Lugars staff. After so many of you stepped forward to show your support in last years 2gov campaign , I got a call out of the blue from a member of Senator Lugars staff. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I know that sometimes campaigns like this can seem overwhelming. The good news I hope well get to announce in a few days is the direct result of the twitter campaign you helped launch last year. I know that sometimes campaigns like this can seem overwhelming. If you have other ideas, please feel free to leave them in a comment.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2018

It’s a world that is characterized by the ability of a startup to be agile and relevant to keep up with market shifts in a crowded media environment. When it comes to mobile apps, an overly-complicated system spells disaster for even the most brilliant ideas or marketing campaigns. The world of startups is ever-changing and evolving.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

For example, IMVU runs frequent promotional campaigns that offer discounts, special events, and other goodies to its customers. From a strictly "promotional marketing" point of view, they probably run those campaigns more than is optimal (theres always fatigue that diminishes the ROI on promotions the more you use them). Expo SF (May.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

During a lull in her practice she got a serendipitous opportunity to shift gears completely and ended up leading software product development teams. Even "cool, agile" companies like 37signals are trapped. Adriana has been a psychiatrist for 10 years; she understands the ins and outs of that business.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 1, 2024

Similarly, marketing education helps individuals comprehend consumer behavior, market segmentation, and brand positioning, which are essential for crafting successful marketing campaigns. These skills are vital for leading organizations, motivating employees, and driving productivity.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Marketing launch) Make a new product available to customers in the general public. Product launch) In todays world, there is no reason you have to do these two things at the same time. Instead, do your product launch first.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2018

Corporate Agility. Transparency correlates to agility (Does your CEO know how many tests you ran last month?). They used humor – created a Chief Discount Officer’ – CDO – ‘humor to sell a deal’ campaign that included multple emails and direct mail. Create win-back campaigns for churned customers.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2018

Alexa Hubley: The Agile Marketing Playbook. Create your agile process: Map (start at the end). Active campaigning works. If you want more product adoption, market to your user base. . It’s not about technology, but customer centricity + agility, data drivenness. Evidence-based customer-centric product development.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2019

Conversion teams: 6–8 week experiment cycles; Marketing teams: Prepare, campaign, prepare, campaign; Product teams: 2-week sprints. Conversion/Optimization teams might become a nightmare for marketing and product teams. It’s a wave—the agile Tsunami. People closer to the product have more pull in the business.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Campaign Monitor. web analytics measure marketing campaigns. SEO and campaign management tool. Campaigner - email marketing suite. Campaign Monitor â?? Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. Great for visualizing work of product development. Login System.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 24, 2017

With agile development cycles and uncertain monetization models, they live and die by data and experimentation. At the core is still the same balance of analysis and creativity – but you’ll get an advantage with experience in product development, marketing, and commercial strategy. “. Image Source.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Jennifer Brown: You don’t want to put out a PR campaign that gets pulled because you offended people. What you really need is agile thinkers, thinkers who don’t have a conventional background for the role. Yeah, so there is a lot of change.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. WebSequenceDiagrams - sketch sequence diagrams. Lighthouse – Issue Tracking Tool.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 23, 2012

Choose the right metric and they'll create the most glorious digital experience in the universe, the perfect acquisition campaign, the most amazing customer service channel. Analytics) and create a little pie of your Search, Campaign, Direct, Referral and Other traffic sources. How do you get it? The debate is important.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2024

I want to shift from top-down decision-making to a more collaborative approach, encouraging everyone to contribute to problem-solving and product development. This focus on internal innovation is about making the business more agile and keeping us ahead long term. Thanks to Jon Morgan, Venture Smarter ! #8-

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