ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

With the pace of innovation increasing, and powerful new tools—such as cloud storage of big data sets and machine learning algorithms for mining that data—now affordable and accessible to even fledgling start-ups, even the most powerful incumbents, such as Walmart and Microsoft, must learn to be more agile in both product development and marketing.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

Thanks to Ben Reynolds, Sure Dividend ! #3- Skills like agility, flexibility, continuous learning ability, and stress tolerance would be some of the defining skills of a future entrepreneur. Plus, you're able to reach a pool of target customers that you might not have been incapable of connecting with without them.

Entrepreneur 127

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

And I think how you think about that, whether you're a restaurant owner that didn't invest in curbside pickup, what can you do to, I'll call it, hack it or in an agile mindset, how do you think about bringing a way to be able to do curbside and do that well, and not just rely on the delivery folks to be able to support you? Let's go."

Technical Review 148

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2020

agile methodologies, aligning tools stacks). It’s a big commitment that can take up to three years before you reap dividends. In other cases, it’s a permanent fixture and a source of innovation. Image source ). So, a reorganization isn’t for everyone.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

increasing dividends or issuing preferred stock). For some reason the notion of Apple hiking the taxes of Hungary to fund a dividend recap just amuses me…. But in all seriousness, what should Apple do with a massive and growing pile of cash? Besides Hungary, what M&A strategies actually make sense?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

I have found that my years in a big company have paid huge dividends in this area. You need resilient teams in these turbulent times, so it is well worth your time to understand what it take to maintain a team with the emotional agility to adapt to market changes and customer feedback.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 31, 2018

This small investment pays dividends with speed and better decisions. It was particularly impressive to see a non-profit, which as a field can be pretty hidebound at times, attempting to work in such an agile and forward-thinking way. In other words, test the design first, before scaling (just like a startup!).

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Microsoft doesn’t need the cash… despite limited growth and paying a substantial dividend, MSFT still generates good cashflow and has >$70B on it’s balance sheet. Xbox could probably be a pretty good standalone business but MSFT will never be a leader in phones, tablets, or search.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2019

While intrapreneurship and agile development is on the up, large businesses often prefer to innovate by acquiring the smaller, nimbler businesses in question, sitting back, watching the fireworks, and swooping in when the smoke has cleared. And who can blame us “rational consumers”? We all want to get the best value for our money.

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Transformify

AUGUST 23, 2018

Today, however, companies need their departments to work more closely so that information can be transmitted into the right hands as quickly as possible to allow businesses to operate with the agility necessary to remain competitive. Investing in a methodical and patient approach can pay dividends for the whole company later on.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

These changes pay increasing dividends, because each improvement now direclty frees up somebody in QA at the same time as reducing the total time of the certification step. Sounds very similar to agile development which is the way. No doubt about it, small batches are the way to go RT www.anonymity.eu.tc This is a fantastic article.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Thats when this approach can pay huge dividends. 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? Reports Lets start with the reporting side of the equation.

San Francisco 166

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Small Business Force

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

But a fundamental cornerstone of small business success is agility, which you've heard me espouse time and again. And this is where, for those of you who can master it, real dividends can be reaped. Self-analysis is tough. Driving change is tougher yet. Keep your company fresh! Look external. You need to be market aware.

Small Business 34

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2009

Luckily, in most prevention situations, even the first few steps in prevention can pay time-savings dividends quickly. 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?

San Francisco 164

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Small Business Force

MAY 17, 2016

Here are 5 key ways to ensure you are leading instead of just “bossing”: Agile Transformation Lessons Through Simon Sinek's "Start With Why" by Zach Bonaker Leaders give the company a sense of purpose. " Or, if you have “boss-like” tendencies, how do find a way to be a better leader?

Leadership 35

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2010

Hence, cutting corners often paid huge dividends. Hence, cutting corners often paid huge dividends. 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?

Software Review 141

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

There are several lines of effort that we’re focusing on: We’re working to build the Space Force as a very Lean and Agile service. I think it’s going pay dividends for us. It is trying to do things differently, building a lean and agile organization. We have to present those forces to a warfighting commander.

Technology 333

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2017

It just takes a little bit of innovation, a little customer centricity, a little bit of optimization to keep testing it and of course, you’ve got to be agile, you’ve got to keep executing, you’ve got to get it until you get it right and do it over and over again. And you can be just like Amazon.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

This is the ultimate startup discipline, the hardest to master, and the one that pays biggest dividends. This is the ultimate startup discipline, the hardest to master, and the one that pays biggest dividends. Why didn’t we learn more? And, most importantly, make incremental investments to do better next time. Expo SF (May.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

Even if they feel it gives them some less productive time it will pay huge dividends down the line in human connectedness. In the world of agile development I believe that rapid output of code and the ability to constantly make changes trumps having a few extra bodies at a cheaper rate. What about call centers?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 28, 2009

If thats not a team-wide phenomenon, then its still a form of waste, because everyone has to learn every lesson before it starts paying dividends. Labels: agile , product development , Test-driven development 11comments: William Pietri said. Share what you learn. As you refactor, you get smarter. Great post, Eric. Expo SF (May.

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