Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

But the truth of any program is, it requires teams, and customers, and it''s this complicated ecosystem…. John moved to Japan in the 1980s to work at Toyota, which at that point had the most advanced manufacturing practices in the world. The conversation centered around a few key topics: customers, bureaucracy, and MVP.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2016

Because removing barriers for your customers is a hallmark of customer intimacy, and customer intimacy is one of three value disciplines that every company must master to dominate their market. A customer-intimate company has to get to know its customer at a deeper level with every interaction. Come fund me.

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