TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Focusing on the metrics that ultimately drive the business, often the bottom line, has provided a reality check, a counter-weight to the desire to consume all new technologies. Besides, more development time means the client can be more agile with functionality and has a greater potential for success.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 16, 2013

One good example is the way in which we''ve adjusted the length of different phases of our agile sprints. We don''t follow a set agile methodology, but rather follow a more home-grown, minimal version of various approaches. The result was a new process of four-week iterative cycles all about throttling new code.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

I also want to explain that it is possible to have a truly agile work environment based on small, autonomous teams. They should freely share learnings and don’t compete with each other, meaning they effectively act like small, independent start-ups within a larger framework. Being agile. Knowledge sharing.

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover several topics including agile software development, software startups, web 2.0, Strategic Agile Thinking: Balancing Value, Innovation and Research. 2) The agile "happy place". Agile teams sprint when value is known, implementation is low risk. and business transformation.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Here at Palo Alto Software in 2007 and 2008, we embraced these planning concepts and moved towards a more agile planning process. In 2010, Alex Osterwalder published his book, Business Model Generation , where he created a framework for what Tim called “business identity.” At the time, we used Business Plan Pro and Basecamp for this.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

Another trend born in the omnichannel framework is the customer data platform (CDM). Most startups are driven by high-end technology, innovations, and agile testing, with the help of which new trends are being born. Yet, corporations have to set a framework for testing , which has to be short-term, preferably up to three months.

eCommerce 185

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

series that also includes the Future of Work , the Future of Corporate Agility, Skill-Sharing, and more in the weeks leading up to Lean Startup Week. To me, Lean Startup provides a framework and a methodology for taking customer empathy work and translating that into real and measurable outcomes for our community.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2015

In order to grow, startups need a much more focused, realistic and agile approach to goal setting that builds momentum and establishes a pattern of success. Use OKRs to establish how company success is measured, establish a metrics-driven culture and track performance progress. For startups, agility is a must. How OKRs Can Help.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 3, 2015

To create great entrepreneurs, we had to give our students the experience of navigating the chaos and uncertainty of running a lean startup while providing the same kind of rigorous framework the business plan did in its day. It taught lean theory ( business model design , customer development and agile engineering) and practice.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2017

by Amanda Setili, author of “ Fearless Growth: The New Rules to Stay Competitive, Foster Innovation, and Dominate Your Markets “ Polarization is a common problem for companies trying to make smart and agile strategic decisions. In our age of disruption, you must be agile and courageous. Hint: That should be all companies.)

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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?). Work hard to define meaningful product metrics – enabler of team success. There’s no single metric to track, there are many: Leads. Culture of Innovation. How many emails do you get cc’d or bcc’d on?

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 4, 2020

You do CX a disservice if you focus only on metrics like NPS. waterfall, agile , etc.)? waterfall, agile, etc.)? agile vs. waterfall) you plan to implement, alongside how you’ll educate and increase the focus on CX throughout the business. Align team goals and metrics with CX behaviors and outcomes.

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SQL Software Review Agile Metrics 117

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. Which are the most important pieces, and which can you delay?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2015

To move innovation faster, we now have 21 st century tools — Business Model Canvas , Customer Development , Agile Engineering – all adding up to a Lean Startup. When combined with the business model canvas, the Three Horizons of Innovation provide a framework for corporate innovation. Fast forward to today. Get to Yes.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

To achieve this mission, we established a framework that leveraged Marine Corps tenacity, agility, and adaptability to create a persistent culture of innovation. One of our primary goals in establishing this framework was to keep the user front and center, and to quickly deliver solutions to their challenges. Always Be Shipping.

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Framework Lean Metrics Government 328

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

To achieve this mission, we established a framework that leveraged Marine Corps tenacity, agility, and adaptability to create a persistent culture of innovation. One of our primary goals in establishing this framework was to keep the user front and center, and to quickly deliver solutions to their challenges. Always Be Shipping.

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Framework Lean Metrics Government 328

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Investors sitting through Incubator or Accelerator demo days have three metrics to judge fledgling startups – 1) great looking product demos, 2) compelling PowerPoint slides, and 3) a world-class team. And we can offer investors metrics to play Moneyball – with the Investment Readiness Level. We think we can do better. Here’s how.

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Oakland Incubator Lean Metrics 330

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 30, 2019

How you can put this lean marketing framework to work in your business? The right metrics will let you know what’s working and what isn’t. This data (among other metrics) is what allows us to intelligently optimize our efforts. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

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Lean Small Business Software Review Marketing 91

Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 16, 2024

Regulatory requirements for sustainability reporting are ever-evolving, and businesses must remain agile to meet these changing standards. The environmental component might include resource conservation and biodiversity metrics, while the social portion delves into community engagement and employee relations.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Framework Government 52

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2016

Here’s a look at pirate metrics (AARRR) as designed by Dave McClure of 500 Startups … Image Source. To better understand the process, it’s best to examine how other companies are prioritizing and the frameworks they’ve developed. Note: This framework is inspired by Wayne Chaneski’s ICE framework.).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 26, 2017

Know your North Star Metric. Hint: it’s not usually a company-valued metric like revenue. Implement Agile ! Find a framework that works: Define business goals. Models – WiderFunnel Infinity framework , ResearchXL. #3 Don’t be blind with one metric. What’s your core value? Optimize for that.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

But each keyword gets "credit" for other metrics. Parleo_ Q : what is most superficially tempting metric that is almost never worth worrying about? See #1 in this post from 2006: Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Metrics, Tips & Best Practices. They have been extensively covered here and in both my books. . #2:

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ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2019

Taking lessons from agile project management (specifically: sprints), I’ll show you how to build more effective, less assumptive, marketing campaigns. That’s the nature of shipping marketing campaigns—the sprint is a framework, not a mandate, for guiding our work. Here’s where a decision-making framework like DACI comes in handy.

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Framework Management Marketing Campaign 114

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 1, 2015

Why Revenue Isn’t the Most Important Financial Metric for Startups – buff.ly/1DhyQo4. A Designer’s Introduction to “Agile” Methodology – Tuts+ Web Design Article bit.ly/1JT4QEb. Which is better – themes or frameworks? Small Business and Startup Tips: Analyzing Your Search Data | @crowdSPRING Blog – bit.ly/1EFd59a.

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Small Business Design Social Media Startup 48

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 9, 2009

In this post let me share with you a common sense framework I use in my consulting engagements to figure out a home for web analysts. The four pronged real world tested probing and loaded with politics framework to find a home for Web Analytics: 1. How long has the company been doing web analytics, what is the landscape of tools?

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Analytics Framework Web Lean 95

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Given the common challenges encountered by founders as they navigate through this hiring decision, I thought I’d outline some of my thoughts below that can hopefully serve as a simple framework when it comes to making the first Analytics hire at your startup. Analytics vs. Finance?—?what’s what’s the difference (and what do you need)?

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Analytics Hiring SQL Forecast 149

Occam's Razor

APRIL 15, 2019

Bubble Kings most commonly reside in organizations where there is little to no accountability (or misplaced accountability, ex: celebration of vanity metrics). The framework I've shared, how they react , cultural implication , and how to deal with it , can be applied to multiple dimensions of our professional ecosystem.

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Leadership Non-Compete Analytics Software Review 80

The Startup Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

While it is unclear how much Google uses speed as a metric, what is clear is how users treat a slow-loading website. For faster loading times, you’ll want to take advantage of front-end frameworks that help convert eCommerce sites to Progressive web apps (PWAs) while also taking advantage of headless eCommerce.

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eCommerce Analytics Framework Mobile 158

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 12, 2016

What guarantees that agility and innovation are present in your analytics practice? What one critical metric will help you clearly measure performance for each strategy above? How will you know if the performance was a success or failure, what's the target for each critical metric? You plus Finance plus CMO.].

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More often than not, the modality that most fits this brief is cloud-based software, as its framework and delivery method allow businesses to customise how they display their information and data. The ideal software solutions for business are generally customisable, easily accessible, and able to be accessed from anywhere and at any time.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 24, 2017

Everyone has railed against these practices ( including us , many times), but it still seems that much of the industry is focused on short term metrics and surface level changes. With agile development cycles and uncertain monetization models, they live and die by data and experimentation. Image Source.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

The Jobs-to-be-done framework (JTBD) was invented by economist Clayton Christensen and is a great way to identify user intent for a topic and define the right features. For many inventory-driven sites, the JTBD framework is a better alternative to personas. To merge this emotional context with the JTBD framework, use needs as filters.

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SEO SCRUM Framework Search 159

YoungUpstarts

MAY 26, 2014

It’s their comfort zone: numbers, metrics, analytics, logistics, strategies, and a well-defined and easy-to-see ROI. Or why, in an entirely different industry, did German software giant SAP blow up the management framework for its 20,000-person development department and replace it with small teams? It’s how companies become agile.

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OnlyOnce

AUGUST 12, 2013

A few years ago, people started talking a lot more about User Experience (UX) as a new crossover discipline between design and engineering, and our experience at Return Path has been that UX is an incredibly powerful tool in our arsenal to build great technical products via lean/agile methods. It has a beginning but it doesn’t have an end.”

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 2, 2023

In other words, we can learn, build and measure at any stage because the lean process shapes a malleable framework that integrates iterative and incremental progress at its core. We exhibit wisdom by utilizing objective data for our experiments and identifying the truth that manifests in the metrics compiled from our data.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 7, 2014

They are generic mash-ups that tailor to almost no one's needs, and more often than not contain awful things like nine not-really-thought out metrics for one dimension in a report. the instinctive response of the Squirrels is to go grab the most obvious metrics and start partying. " Kisses. Angels singing! Time on Site!

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Analytics Web Metrics DC 142

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 13, 2025

This evolution ensures that business decisions are not only informed but also aligned with the companys overarching mission and objectives while facilitating agile responses to market and consumer demands. Properly organizing data involves standardizing how data is collected, stored, and interpreted.

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