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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

That requires deep value creation that is difficult to do when everyone is using the same tools, even in different ways -- value requires differentiality which requires protection as soon as someone spots the value creation, for it will be copied soon thereafter. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Tesla and Adobe: Why Continuous Deployment May Mean Continuous Customer Disappointment

Steve Blank

In the last few years Agile and “Continuous Deployment” has replaced Waterfall and transformed how companies big and small build products. But businesses are finding that Continuous Deployment not only changes engineering but has ripple effects on the rest of its business model.

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Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business.

Startup Lessons Learned

But because paid traffic is fundamentally a bidding war, its important that you have a differentiated ability to monetize customers better than other people who are bidding for the same traffic. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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Pivot, don't jump to a new vision

Startup Lessons Learned

Excellent analysis of "evolution vs. re-volution" and differentiation of team roles. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Great post Eric.

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Good enough never is (or is it?)

Startup Lessons Learned

This success was aided by the fact that it did just one thing extremely well – its lack of extra features emphasized its differentiation. This success was aided by the fact that it did just one thing extremely well – its lack of extra features emphasized its differentiation. So which is it? Is "good enough" good enough?

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The Steve Jobs method

Startup Lessons Learned

Discover whats in customers heads, and tackle problems where design is a differentiator. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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Four myths about the Lean Startup

Startup Lessons Learned

What differentiates them is their disciplined approach to determining when to spend money: after the fundamental elements of the business model have been empirically validated. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups.

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