VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. ” Let’s meet in the virtual world – Even as IRL events return, expect these virtual destinations to continue as a way to make events more accessible to a global audience, according to Ketchum.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 9, 2009 The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo to explain the lean startup concept to a larger audience. The Lean Startup: a Disciplined Approach to Imagining, Designing, and Building New Products.: The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Identify the audience. On social media, you can pinpoint an audience in real-time. Initially, your staff (even if that’s just you and a co-founder) will be your greatest asset in locating and connecting with your audience. As a startup, you’re working with limited resources and a lean business model.

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Social Media Media Viral Startup 158

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 27, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Austin: the Lean Startup tour continues Next week I head to Austin, TX for my first visit ever. The Lean Startup is a practical approach for creating and managing a new breed of company that excels in low-cost experimentation, rapid iteration, and true customer insight.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It will not only benefit customers but help cut costs on unnecessary ad spending or marketing campaigns that simply don’t connect with your audience. SEO is the way we’ve been able to turn Growth Marketing Pro into the largest growth marketing blog on the internet. Resources to help develop your omnichannel strategy.

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eCommerce Sales Software Review Canada 152

YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

It was the fastest branded video to reach 30 million views in the history of the internet, and it went on to accrue well over 100 million views. It is a concept at the heart of creating meaningful success on the internet and one that I believe in so strongly, I named my company after it. The shoot was on. Going Viral. This is so cool!

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, June 9, 2009 The Lean Startup Tokyo edition I had a blast speaking at Startonomics Tokyo , which was organized to foster ties between the startup cultures in Japan and Silicon Valley. leanstartup #goap It was great to be in an audience of entrepreneurs who recognized the value of iteration and speed.

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VC Cafe

JULY 26, 2020

.” Steve Blank, “Is the lean startup dead?” ” The Lean Startup movement started out of necessity. Most principles of Lean Startup remain true, as described by Steve Blank in The Lean Startup Changes Everything : Business Plans are dead: Startups a series of hypothesis that need to be tested.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 9, 2010

You repeat these mantras at Lean Startup Meetings but you're not doing it.? Repeat after me: You are not your customer." — Eric Ries , Lean Startup leader (repeating a conversation with a startup founder). I say "find ten people who say they'll buy." But you're still not listening. We think differently. No sense in postponing it. "My

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

TLDR: Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits , authors of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development are back with a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur. It took the idea of Customer Development and made it accessible to a whole new audience. Illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. You can pre-order it starting today.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2010

for Harvard Business Review) Over at Harvard Business Review, Ive been building up a series designed to introduce the Lean Startup methodology to a business-focused audience. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? Expo SF (May.

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Software Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 141

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2010

kaChing has been very active in the Lean Startup movement. With case studies like this, we aim to illustrate specific Lean Startup techniques through the stories of current practitioners. “We had to ignore them, because they weren’t our target audience – and were never likely to become customers.&#

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

2021 will see a boom in retail redevelopment, high speed internet and commerce adoption, deferred spending, and creator-driven dynamism. "Années The takeaway here is simple: lean into your neighborhood. Even opening a location inside of another store can be a great opportunity to connect with a new audience. Image source ).

eCommerce 155

eCommerce Cofounder Community Channel 155

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 2, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, June 2, 2010 The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business Review) I continue my series for Harvard Business Review with the Lean Startup technique called Five Whys. Ive written about this before in some detail, but this was an opportunity to try and frame it for a general business audience.

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Technical Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 132

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Lean into your strengths, and don’t try to appeal to everyone. By demonstrating proven marketing expertise, we can provide a consistent, valuable experience for our audience. But what if your true mission is to “reduce the amount of boring content on the internet”? Modern brand marketing methods to build an audience.

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Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

Expo Intensive rocked, the mainstream media has started writing about the Lean Startup, and - most of all - the movement continues to grow and evolve. I went to the conference thinking that I was well grounded in the basics of the Lean Startup approach and that attendance would hone the edges of that understanding.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

What those sites have in common (despite their very different audiences) is that something is causing their customers to become addicted to their product, and so no matter how they acquire a new customer, they tend to keep them. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. This has led to exponential growth. Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

Of all the tactics I have advocated as part of the lean startup , none has provoked as many extreme reactions as continuous deployment , a process that allows companies to release software in minutes instead of days, weeks, or months. At a recent talk, an audience member asked me about the impact of continuous deployment on morale.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I asked what the audience most needed to hear. This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! If you are interested the Vimeo is here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 15, 2008 The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the time Split-testing is a core lean startup discipline, and its one of those rare topics that comes up just as often in a technical context as in a business-oriented one when Im talking to startups. First of all, why split-test? Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

One major theory that has influenced the way I think about processes comes from Lean Manufacturing , where they use these same techniques to build cars. If you would like to talk about this at a Bootstrapper Breakfast ( [link] ) I think you would find a receptive audience. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Customer Development Engineer San Francisco Developer 131

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2017

You have a new, out-of-the-box idea and you need to find out if your target audience is ready for it. The MVP concept, popularized by Eric Rice of Lean Startup , assumes that before going all in and pouring significant sums into product development, you test the grounds with a “beta” version of your product.

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Mobile Application Development Web Software Review 81

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This content relates strictly to the products and services you provide, and have a very limited audience. Staying in front of our audience. I lean on these YouTube channels for info on the YouTube algorithm: Little Monster Media Co ; Derral Eves ; Roberto Blake ; Tim Schmoyer. Self-promotion. This part is the hardest.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 11, 2022

Many of them stop there because they are content to lean on the tried-and-true advertising ways of the past. But even if you’re not a natural performer, there are ways to think beyond one-dimensional internet listings. Most attorneys know and employ standard marketing techniques and strategies to help increase awareness of their brand.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Platform selection and technical design - if your business strategy is to create a low-burn, highly iterative lean startup, youd better be using foundational tools that make that easy rather than hard. But I think in a lean startup, the development methodology is too important to be considered "just management." I dont think so.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. ► April (11) Video update on the Startup Visa Act Lean Enterprise Institute webinar, April 28 Four myths about the Lean Startup Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more) Sneak preview, Grockit The Lean Startup Intensive at Web 2.0 Expo SF (May.

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San Francisco Continuous Deployment Agile Lean 94

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 15, 2012

We write often about small businesses and startups and lean approaches to marketing and other business functions. Engage your audience: Part of the inherent beauty of crowdsourcing is its ability to engage audiences with brands or products and your project has this potential, too.

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Software Review Technical Review Social Media Community 89

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

I did my best to capture video and audio; a YouTube playlist and Slideshare slidecast are below: Slides (with audio): 2009 08 19 The Lean Startup TechStars Edition View more presentations from Eric Ries. And, as usual, I wanted to share some of the audience reaction with my commentary. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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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. Over its lifetime a Lean Startup may spend less money than a traditional startup.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

If you’re running a business that involves the use of computers and the Internet, then, you have to know about engagement analytics. When it comes to engagement analytics, it’s important to use software and tools, such as Lean Data , for tracking, analyzing, and collecting data.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

October 17, 2009 10:34 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?) Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, April 26, 2010 Lean Enterprise Institute webinar, April 28 I can barely write, as Im still recovering from the amazing but overwhelming Startup Lessons Learned conference last Friday (great summary here ). Want to learn more about lean startups? Details are below.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2020

Connect With Your Audience. By continuing to invest in your business during this lean period, you’ll set yourself up to tap into that long-term success, even if the current behaviors displayed by your audience aren’t permanent.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

If youre just getting negativity from someone, they are more likely a internet troll - not an earlyvangelist. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Plus, as product development teams in lean startups become adept at learning-and-discovery (as opposed to just executing to spec), its clear that some bugs shouldnt be fixed. We always have to avoid that dysfunction - even the lean manufacturing greats realized that they couldnt afford to see their manual-labor workforce that way.

Software Review 144

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Continuous Deployment 144

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

but consumer behaviors are starting to ossify on the web and it is harder than ever to build a large audience from a standing start. McClure writes : [I] most certainly take issue with the statement that it’s “harder than ever to build a large audience”… nothing could be further from the truth. [T]he consumer web has matured.

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Small Business Marketing Startup Silicon Valley 110

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Of the techniques he mentioned, I think four are fundamental and critical for any lean startup: TDD (or the even more politely named TATFT ) Continuous integration Automate your deployments Collect statistics The tools to help you do these things are getting better and better every day, but dont confuse tools with process. Expo SF (May.

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