Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

I’ve long been an advocate of using Lean Startup principles to advance non-profits and philanthropic organizations, whose work is so urgently needed at this moment in history. In this blog post, I want to share the story of a lean pop-up organization called HelpKitchen. SF New Deal and Frontline Foods were early leaders.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Will Price , October 11, 2010 Georgians Should Vote No - Force of Good: a blog by Lance Weatherby , October 28, 2010 Free Software for Managing a Lean Startup - Platforms and Networks , January 17, 2010 Purpose Driven Life - Journey of a Serial Entrepreneur , July 26, 2010 Two Decade-Defining Acquisitions?

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JUNE 12, 2020

And the trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and kept the same class structure – experiential, hands-on, driven this time by a mission -model not a business model. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

Customer Development/Lean Startups In hindsight startups and the venture capital community left out the most important first step any startup ought to be doing – hypothesis testing in front of customers- from day one. I have an idea for how to connect user social web conversations to 2-way search and contextual advertising.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Our fall webcast series concluded on a high note with three extraordinary conversations about the origins and implications of Lean Startup. The conversation also turned to a subject on everyone’s mind the last month or so--the healthcare.gov website.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The conversation shouldn't end after conversion. Vision Synching in a Lean Startup - Startup Marketing Blog , November 12, 2010 In the age of the lean startup , we often forget about the importance of vision. The Proof Is In The Revenue. Hiring The Right Candidate. You see someone else's work and feel undeniable misery.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 24, 2009

His wife, about my age, could have been a poster child for the stereotypical California hippie surfer, with politics that matched her style – antiwar, anti government, antiestablishment. But it was a bit incongruous to hear her get wound up and rail against our government and the very people we were all working for.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, July 3, 2009 Lean Startup fbFund wrap-up Last week I had a real blast meeting with the companies at the fbFund incubator at Palo Alto. The Lean Startup fbFund Edition View more documents from Eric Ries. As usual, Id like to post the slides and then offer some additional commentary.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. The Lean Startup team has been hard at work finalizing the details of this year’s Lean Startup Week. Welcome to Lean Startup Week 2016 TL;DR: Before you dive into the details, here’s a quick look at what you can expect during your week with us: On Oct.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

“A remarkably useful playbook that every business, government, and nonprofit needs to ignite the spark of innovation and fuel the fire of change.” Don’t forget to tweet a photo of your book to see it on thestartupway.com Thank you, as always, for your support.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 Im especially curious to gauge the reaction of the civilian and military representatives of our government. Ive been in a few government-themed meetings recently, so I know some of the standard answers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, Contributing Editor of Lean Startup Co. Really, there’s no better way to recharge and return to work inspired than spending a few days with the Lean Startup’s global network. A Lean Startup training kinda guy? Join us Nov. But wait — there’s more. Get smart, fast Our Ignite talks are back!

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

Now, data is pulsing through customer experience, conversation, distribution, claims and inspections in insurance, and more. And artificial intelligence is being applied to that data to help companies automate decisions, conversations, and other typically costly human interactions. Thanks to Eckhard Ortwein, Lean Case ! #18-

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Benefits of Generative AI for Nonprofits Nonprofit organizations and associations typically run on tight budgets and lean staff numbers. Customer Service: Chatbots can handle inbound queries and requests, simulating human conversation by using natural language processing.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Some of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had about my work have happened at book events, and I’m looking forward to more of them. thestartupway to see the videos. “If The Startup Way can transform the federal government — and it has — it can transform your company. Enter your order confirmation information at bit.ly/thestartupway

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 25, 2013

The Lean Startup methodology has its roots in the tech sector, where companies need to iterate quickly in order to survive. In fact, at last year’s Lean Startup conference we had speakers from a number other sectors, including government, transportation, education and public health.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 31, 2018

We’re super lean and agile,” says Ortiz Shields, who works with two researchers in the city’s Office of Design & Delivery. Austin’s Paper Census: Helping Government Break Up with Paper was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2012

Entrepreneurship continues to be a sexy topic for governments, with every country worth its salt trying to create its own tech hub, mimicking Silicon Valley. Eric Ries , author of The Lean Start-up , puts it best: ‘ The grim reality is that most start-ups fail. The signs to me are all too obvious from our conversations.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But particularly when you’re running lean and mean, you may not have native expertise in every aspect of managing a startup. If you’re fortunate enough to land a meeting with a VC firm, you’ll be at an advantage if you can hold your own—or even confidently lead—a conversation that touches on digital marketing tactics.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 15, 2025

During our conversation, Robert shared powerful insights on why the traditional “two weeks’ notice” practice is no longer effective and how companies can replace it with the Open Transition Program. And likewise, John Jantsch (03:41.185) You Robert Glazer (04:04.336) our managers are gonna have honest conversations with you.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

The Lean Startup Book is done. If you've been waiting for a comprehensive account of the Lean Startup and how it can help you achieve dramatically better business results, this is it. And others are from unusual folks we don't normally think of as entrepreneurs, from corporate managers to government agencies.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Entrepreneurs beyond Silicon Valley, including those working abroad, often have to retool Lean Startup methods to apply them in places with very different business cultures. government fund and as Entrepreneur-In-Residence for the National Science Foundation.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Feeders include the government, universities, investors, mentors, service providers and large companies. He points out that some of these, government, universities and investors think of themselves as the leaders and Feld’s thesis is that we’ve gotten it wrong for decades. Role of Government. Incubators and Accelerators.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market. And, depending on the business you start, there may also be various government incentives. Talk to people, including customers.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In my daily work with ecommerce brands, I see two types of companies: The first type focuses on acquisition and conversion. As Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz detail in their book, Lean Analytics, cohort analysis has special relevance for the customer lifecycle, enabling marketers. The second relies on retention.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Analytics spark more questions and discussion than almost any other aspect of the Lean Startup method. Alistair and Ben, co-authors of the book Lean Analytics, will help you sort it out in our next webcast, Lean Analytics for Non-tech Companies.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2012

through the Lean Launchpad class. He wanted to fly out to Stanford and sit in the Lean LaunchPad class about to start in the engineering school. He asked tough questions about why the government not private capital should be doing this. government, American researchers in academia and risk capital can do together.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

And the trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and kept the same class structure – experiential, hands-on, driven this time by a mission -model not a business model. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And there is so much money around being thrown at so many entrepreneurs that many firms don’t even care about board seats, governance rights or heaven forbid doing work with the company because that would eat into the VCs time needed to chase 5 more deals. A seed round these days is $3–5 million or more!

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

Deputy Chief Technology Officers Cori Zarek and Ryan Panchadsaram to help all levels of government with COVID-19 response and delivery of services. You can listen to our conversation on Apple Podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever else you like to download podcasts. 41:05) The long-term impact of the crisis on government. (

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Board Effect

JUNE 5, 2024

You should have regular conversations with them about how they themselves want to engage. The management team and governance professionals play a critical role in fueling the board’s curiosity by structuring regular opportunities for board education. Build some time to socialize into meetings.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 11, 2020

You can find my conversation with Sam in that format below. I wanted to start with a recent conversation I had with Sam Altman. Our conversation focuses on what investors can do, but also what all of us can do to help lead in a time like this. Here's my conversation with Sam Altman. I decided I would focus on that.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

More than 70 percent of the In-Q-Tel portfolio companies have never before done business with the government. One of the surprises for me was seeing the value of having the Department of Defense and other government agency sponsors working together with the university educators. (One The Educator Class: What We Learned.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

When it became clear that waiting for government funding and support would take weeks, if not months, Lenore instead looked to her community for both, using her experience with the layoffs and her expertise as a small business owner to solve two of the massive problems crashing over our society. Here's my conversation with Lenore Estrada.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2015

In my interview with Errol, we discussed the origins of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps), how and why it was created, and how it changed the way the government commercializes scientific research. And right about that time you were publishing your notes to the Lean LaunchPad course in spring of 2011, Stanford, E245.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

1 year later we sat down and had an honest conversation with ourselves and realized that our One Thing, the thing we were most passionate about, that we could realistically be the best in the world at, and that was a huge untapped market opportunity was: Design. Find one person, make them your sherpa, and lean on them.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

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