This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Correction: Last week's CTO position at Modcloth is actually a San Francisco opportunity, not Pittsburgh. By managing the storage and analysis of sequence data, DNAnexus allows life science researchers to focus on what matters to them most: understanding the functioning and genetic basis of life, instead of worry about data center issues.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Share this: chief technical officer chief technology officer cto interim cto job description start-up startup cto web cto Weve been swapping some thoughts with Daniel Kehoe , a consulting CTO acquaintance of ours from across the pond. Some companies look for a more strategic or a more hands-on CTO.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Like gmlk, I usually subscribe the first time I find something useful. I originally thought I might get some development process tips (I manage developers), but I find that Im really enjoying your business tips (SEM, listening to customers, etc.). Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

If you sell an online service that solves a defined problem, you can compete in SEO or SEM. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? Not many customers ever browse the app directory or search for specific apps - they dont have to, they find out about apps by being invited by a friend.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 1, 2008 Test-Driven Development as andon cord You cannot control what you cannot see, and the hardest part of managing software projects is that the final product is so intangible. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

So one of the first things we did was to hire an Oracle expert and get to work. So did I when I finally found myself building an app with real scalability, a few years later, but a combination of our just-in-time scalability technique and great open source scaling tools, made it manageable.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

but its really about how to manage your effort between what he calls the frontlist and backlist. Heres my favorite part: If youve got a team, part of the team should obsess about the backlist, honing it, editing it and promoting it, while the rest work to generate (as opposed to promote) the frontlist.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Someone has managed to convince themselves that they have to do their big architecture change in one fell swoop. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? When Ive worked to get everyone to build in small batches, I would see this pattern in action. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

This has lots of benefits, but one strong one is that it causes everyone to check the status of the build all the time. Accurate - if youve ever been managed by task-tracking software, youll relate to the feeling that you either have to spend ludicrous amounts of time posting updates or the information goes stale.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

It solves the problem of communicating between a small group of managers, say twenty and a large group of users, say ten thousand. More importantly, it must not create a time sink. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? We built and are refining a communications and productivity Web 2.0

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. For example, its always nice to have someone constantly optimizing your SEM accounts, driving down your CPA. One last thought.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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