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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
The application of agile development methodologies which dramatically reduce waste and unlock creativity in product development. See Customer Development Engineering for my first stab at articulating the theory involved) Ferocious customer-centric rapid iteration, as exemplified by the Customer Development process.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
But the early customers all compared it to MySpace. This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. It required hearing customers say it over and over again for us to take a serious look, and eventually to realize that social networking was core to our business.
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Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 6, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 6, 2008 When NOT to listen to your users; when NOT to rely on split-tests There are three legs to the lean startup concept: agile product development , low-cost (fast to market) platforms , and rapid-iteration customer development. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
For companies in the early-adopter phase, you can play "the earlyvangelist game" whenever a customer turns out to be too mainstream for your product. Pick a similar product that they do use, and ask them "who was the first person you know who started using [social networking, mobile phones, plasma TV, instant messaging.]?
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
This can even vary by category, as people apply different criteria to games vs. utilities vs. social networking apps. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 7, 2008
When I entered the company, I realized that there were no process and I quickly applied what I know about agile software development. My responsibility at the time I joined the company was to develop a product that is to be deployed on a social network (hint hint, FB). Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 11, 2010
High-profile startup Friendster had first-mover advantage in the social networking space, but created openings for competitors when it could not scale to meet demand. High-profile startup Friendster had first-mover advantage in the social networking space, but created openings for competitors when it could not scale to meet demand.
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