Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

While most of the early attention in a startup is paid to finding product market fit ( the match between value proposition and customer segment on the right-side of the canvas) it’s the left side of the canvas that will tell you what your founding team should look like. ” Lessons Learned.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

I was having a second coffee with an ex student, now the head of a marketing inside a rapidly growing startup. His company had marched through customer discovery, learning about the customer problem, validated solutions and was now scaling sales and marketing. All good news. Why Do You Work Here? Titles Are Not Your Job.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

They need to be able to know the key Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder , figure out where/when/how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , Why Investors Should Demand This. Just make sure its clear what the expectations are going into any engagement.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The Impact of Delays on Startups Delays go beyond being inconvenient; they create tangible harm to startups trying to establish themselves in competitive markets. These missed opportunities can stall progress and put startups at a disadvantage compared to more agile competitors. Moreover, delays increase operational costs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, November 6, 2008 Steveys Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile I thought Id share an interesting post from someone with a decidedly anti-agile point of view. Steveys Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile : "Google is an exceptionally disciplined company, from a software-engineering perspective.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

Agile Engineering” to have teams prototype, test, and iterate their idea while discovering if they have a profitable business model. Value Propositions and Customer Segments are covered in weeks 1 and 2, emphasizing the search for problem/solution and then product/market fit. That works for almost all markets.

Intellectual Property 290

Intellectual Property Lean IP Open Source 290

YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2017

Agile Methodology.”. The trend today is for teams and projects to be flexible, adaptable, continuously reassessed and developed to ensure that products and/or companies fit market demand. This stems from both market always craving for the new stuff and businesses wanting to be ahead of competitors. The Lean Startup.”.

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Security Software Review Technical Review Agile 206

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

by Leonard Callejo, Director of Online Marketing at Cisco Webex. Marketing automation software. In today’s market, businesses need to employ a combination of inbound and outbound marketing techniques to attract qualified buyers across all channels. Customer relationship management software.

Small Business 173

Small Business Agile Software Software Developers 173

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Marketing demand creation programs (Search Engine Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Lead Generation, Trade Shows, etc.)

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

by Yi Ning Lim, marketing specialist at GMO GlobalSign. It delivers on-demand, self-servicing capacity so as to allow users to run applications through a simple administrative console. This migration to the cloud helps to meet their operational needs, as well as to reduce costs and increase agility and efficiency.

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SVPG

AUGUST 21, 2013

Starting around 2004 and 2005 I began seeing an increasing number of teams moving to Agile, and of course the first thing they needed was training and often some coaching. I thought - incorrectly it turns out - that this would be a temporary issue, while the Agile community gained experience, especially with commercial product companies.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2017

If companies are to thrive in a data-driven economy, they can’t afford to be handcuffed to ‘old’ technologies; they need the flexibility and agility to move at a moment’s notice to the latest market innovations. How can your company meet the agility imperative? Integration Approaches for Data Agility. Agile Data Fabric.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Businesses also demand flexibility, choice, agility, and cost-effectiveness from these enabling technologies to ensure that business capabilities can change with demand, market, trade mission, and more. Hyperconverged Infrastructure.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Software Review Technology Architecture 160

Steve Blank

APRIL 21, 2011

All the teams were showing us what agile looked like, but this week several would remind us what focused and relentless really meant. They ditched the residential market as they realized that a more accessible and profitable customer segment(s) were cities, lighting companies and utilities. Week 6 of the class.

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Channel Artificial Inteligence San Francisco Business Model 234

Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

At the same time we were educating the press , we began to educate our own marketing department about what exactly we were supposed to be doing inside the company. During the first few weeks I asked each of my department heads what they did for marketing and the company. Titles are not the same as what your job is. This is a big idea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2022

I’m sorry to predict it will never happen, so the agility you may have learned over the past couple of years will continue to be critical to your survival. If you aren’t yet adapting to the market and your customers, you are falling behind. Be proactive rather than reactive to market change.

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Agile Metrics Demand Internet 371

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2018

by Keiichiro Nozaki, Regional Marketing Architect/Evangelist of Asia Pacific, China, and Japan for F5 Networks. Companies are embarking on digital transformation journeys to experiment new digital ways of doing business — this means leveraging data smarter to enable unprecedented levels of efficiency, agility, and productivity.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2016

Projects in business come in various sizes and shapes ranging from small, extremely-focused jobs demanding only a few tasks, to complex, multi-faceted work requiring input from every member of the staff. Agile methodology. Agile is open to changing requests over time and encourages continuous feedback from the end users.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Adapting to emerging trends and staying agile will be crucial for startups as the metaverse grows. Innovations such as edge computing, decentralized cloud storage, and privacy-enhancing tools will be in high demand due to the growing demand for efficient, secure, and scalable data storage solutions.

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Generative AI Startup Agile 133

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Drawing insights from ARK Invest’s Big Ideas report, Y Combinator ’s Requests for Startups, and market trends, this post explores the most promising opportunities for entrepreneurs looking to make an impact in 2025.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Or executives fail to take advantage of a great marketing opportunity with a December 31 deadline because they do not have budget. . 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Find market evidence of customers with means who are willing to pay for a solution. Even adding money won’t do it – you need to create a committed and engaged team and partners for marketing and sales, as well as production and distribution. Choose a business model that will win in the market. Pay attention to the market.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 3, 2009

As I talked about in a previous interview, IMVUs original MVP took us six months to bring to market. Refreshing to finally see lean and agile thinking emerge in product/business-floors and not only in technology. Iterate quickly to uncover true market demands. Thank you. I know it's going to help me immensely!

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! More interesting ads in the Social Media and Marketing section below. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." Many of us are not accustomed to thinking about markets or customers in a disciplined way. a roadmap for how to get to Product/Market Fit." Theory of market types.

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Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 168

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

An AI leverages deep natural language processing, text analysis, and computational linguistics to gain insight into customer opinion, understanding of consumer sentiment , and measuring the impact of marketing strategies. Examples: Brand24 , MonkeyLearn. What Does this Mean for Businesses? Hang on to your seat. We’re Just Getting Started.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Their approach is driven by the Agile methodology. eSparkBiz provides a range of services, including web development, mobile app development, eCommerce solutions , UI/UX design, and digital marketing. Opcito stands out in software outsourcing for its agility and continual development.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

Keeping up with trends is the reality show of the e-commerce world, which is constantly developing, gaining a significant market share, and driving online sales. The story behind its substantial growth in the market is simple: people love to shop in the most convenient way possible, and a smartphone is a perfect way to do it.

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eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 4, 2024

Entrepreneurs face overwhelming challenges, from market competition to financial management. Examples of Goals Increase Market Share: By expanding your product line, aim to capture 10% more of the market within two years. Revenue Growth: Achieve a 25% increase in annual revenue by entering new markets and boosting sales efforts.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Founder’s Journey To truly succeed, a founder needs resilience , a consistent capacity to innovate, and the agility to adapt to an ever-changing market. From custom app development to effective mobile marketing strategies, they embody the spirit of innovation.

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Startup Silicon Valley Agile 137

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 5, 2010

When we demand overwhelming customer outcry before committing to the slightest product change, we're in danger of losing the value of creating a cool feature that takes too much effort but people just love. In the quest for optimization, A/B tests, metrics, and funnels, we're in danger of losing the fun and value of creative work.

Software Review 226

Software Review Metrics Lean Agile 226

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Best practices in software development started to move to agile development in the early 2000’s. With Agile you could end up satisfying every feature a customer asked for and still go out of business. A major improvement over Waterfall development, Build Measure Learn lets startups be fast, agile and efficient. Lessons Learned.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The two people who contributed to it, writer Lisa Regan and marketing coordinator Michele Kimble, both sent me notes about how interesting and impressive Beth is. Beth is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at GE, but her work defies the standard understanding of big corporate business.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

A recovering world economy is likely to have different market forces post-pandemic than it had before the outbreak. A Different Post-Pandemic Market. Pivoting only works if a business is small and agile and can shift its operations quickly and flawlessly in a different direction. However, the biggest hurdle is yet to come.

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Bankruptcy Startup Agile Technical Review 165

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

As a business owner, it is crucial to keep up with the constantly evolving market to stay competitive. Develop agility and adaptability Image credit Having agility in decision-making is a vital aspect of achieving business success. Any rise in operations and output will demand a personnel expansion at some time.

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Programming Agile Advertising Lead Generation 147

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Wed never heard of five whys, and we had plenty of "agile skeptics" on the team. 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.

Software Review 167

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Continuous Deployment 167

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

I hope to show why lean and agile techniques actually reduce the negative impacts of technical debt and increase our ability to take advantage of its positive effects. Just as a business incurs some debt to take advantage of a market opportunity developers may incur technical debt to hit an important deadline.

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Technical Review Software Review San Francisco Lean 168