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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? Often times, it seems like people are thinking its synonymous with "that guy who gets paid to sit in the corner and think technical deep thoughts" or "that guy who gets to swoop in a rearrange my project at the last minute on a whim."
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 13, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, September 13, 2008 SEM on five dollars a day How do you build a new product with constant customer feedback while simultaneously staying under the radar? SEM is a simple idea. Trying to answer that question at IMVU led me to discover Google AdWords and the world of search engine marketing.
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
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. How to listen to customers, and not just the loud. Take a look and let me know what you think.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
In addition to presenting the IMVU case, we tried for the first time to do an overview of a software engineering methodology that integrates practices from agile software development with Steves method of Customer Development. Steve Blank was very impressed by this presentation and mentioned it when he spoke at TiE on Wed-Sep-19.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
Chris and I had the opportunity to present on our approach this past spring at the MySQL Conference. You can also download our presentation, " Just-In-Time Scalability: Agile Methods to Support Massive Growth." Update: PDF version for "lazy linux users" and others who love freedom. Take a look and let me know what you think.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
I had the opportunity to pioneer this approach to funnel analysis at IMVU, where it became a core part of our customer development process. To promote this metrics discipline, we would present the full funnel to our board (and advisers) at the end of every development cycle. How to listen to customers, and not just the loud.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
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. How to listen to customers, and not just the loud. Take a look and let me know what you think.
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