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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

Differences in how people are reached, their expectations of the buying process, how their trust is earned, the price point they’ll accept, what distribution methods are most efficient, the messaging that attracts them -- all these factors (and more) may represent different sub-segments. It was a fairly organic thing.

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Lessons Learned: Continuous deployment and continuous learning

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Continuous deployment and continuous learning At long last, some of the actual implementers of the advanced systems we built at IMVU for rapid deployment and rapid response are starting to write about it. At IMVU it’s a core part of our culture to ship.

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The Best Approach To A Board Package

Feld Thoughts

The number of different formats, styles, information incorporated, and distribution methods over the years boggles my mind. And thinking about loud (including in posts like this) on what has worked and hasn’t worked. One of the things I’ve played around with is the board package. Recently, I had a magical moment.

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A Different Kind of Entrepreneurship Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

Matt Mullenweg, founder of Automattic/WordPress, will talk about the way his company experiments constantly—even though his teams are fully distributed, with nearly everyone working from home. John Goulah will show you how Etsy gets engineers on board with continuous deployment, an important technical environment that many resist.

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Do lean startup principles have a place in the enterprise?

The Next Web

Zappos could have gone off and built distribution centers, a large database of footwear, and inventory systems for shipping shoes. They didn’t validate their business model before investing so much in it and under-estimated the “last mile” problem. Contrast this to Zappos. Can it work for an enterprise software company?

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8 Must Have Tools For Your Next App Build

YoungUpstarts

Docker containers support CI (continuous integration) and CD (continuous deployment) implementation. It allows developers to build their code collaboratively through image sharing while simplifying deployment to separate infrastructure. Another software platform using containers is Docker.

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How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, September 18, 2008 How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone I have had the opportunity to meet a lot of iPhone-related companies lately. There are other models, in other distribution channels. On Facebook, viral distribution has proved decisive. I havent found any yet.