Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

Customer development is a parallel process to product development, which means that you dont have to give up on your dream. Our goal in product development is to find the minimum feature set required to get early customers. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and.

Agile 76

Agile San Francisco Software Review Continuous Deployment 76

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Anyone who has worked in a real-world product development team can tell you how utopian that sounds. As a result, we tried many different stratagems to avoid giving the impression that we were a fully-featured IM system, going so far as to build our initial product as an add-on to existing IM programs.

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Advisory Board Customer San Francisco Lean 151

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Strategy - startups first encounter this when they have the beginnings of a product, and theyve achieved some amount of product/market fit. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 88

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

You may remember Bala’s talk on supply-demand equilibrium at our data-driven marketplace meetup back in May 2017. Bala is a seasoned product, business, and technology leader. Question 1: How do you run experiments for product development in a two-sided marketplace? Before Instacart, he was at LinkedIn and Microsoft.

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San Francisco Metrics Demand Austin 132

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

Startups especially can benefit by using technical debt to experiment, invest in process, and increase their product development leverage. The biggest source of waste in new product development is building something that nobody wants. Leverage product development with open source and third parties.

Technical Review 168

Technical Review Software Review San Francisco Lean 168

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 8, 2009

Periodic or on-demand reports are one possibility, but we can do much better. I got a powerful taste of datablindness recently, as I’ve started to work with various large companies as partners in setting up events, speeches, and other products to sell around the Lean Startup concept. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

San Francisco 84

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 84

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

As a consumer internet company with millions of customers, it may seem to have little relevancy for an enterprise software company with only a handful of potential customers, or a computer security company whose customers demand a rigorous audit before accepting a new release. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

Continuous Deployment 167

Continuous Deployment Software Review San Francisco Lean 167

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

I believe its important that product teams be cross-functional, no matter what other job function the product champion does. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC 60

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

The other revels in the world as we all know it will be someday: limitless distribution enabled by new technologies, the importance of collaborative filters, and on-demand availability of all content for end-users. When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. Is that a lot?

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 11, 2010

High-profile startup Friendster had first-mover advantage in the social networking space, but created openings for competitors when it could not scale to meet demand. High-profile startup Friendster had first-mover advantage in the social networking space, but created openings for competitors when it could not scale to meet demand.

San Francisco 120

San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC 120

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Money to be used for hiring and additional product development. Based in San Francisco with 13 employees, CEO Zach Coelius. -A A demand side advertising platform which allows advertisers to bid on individual ad impressions in real time, based on the site and who would see it. Competitors: Gowalla.

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San Francisco Venture Capital Analytics Mobile 248

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Many journalists and conference organizers attempt to fill this demand by giving successful entrepreneurs the opportunity to tell their stories: in magazines, on blogs, and on stage. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Most of the received wisdom about business and entrepreneurship is simply wrong. Bring your questions.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco Lean PR Metrics 167

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 29, 2008 The ABCDEFs of conducting a technical interview I am incredibly proud of the people I have hired over the course of my career. This second objective plays no small part in allowing you to hire the best. Hiring decisions are among the most difficult, and the most critical.

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San Francisco Lean Agile Java 146

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 3, 2009

I was delighted to be asked to give a brief talk about the MVP at the inaugural meetup of the lean startup circle here in San Francisco. First, a definition: the minimum viable product is that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco Product Lean Continuous Deployment 168

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

A few of the detailed case studies include: Tech legend Bill Gross building an MVP in 1999 to test demand for online car sales, which grew into CarsDirect.com. Eric Ries, San Francisco, December 2012 If you want to read more, you can find an excerpt of Chapter 6, Viability Experiments here.

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Lean Entrepreneur San Francisco Agile 167

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and.

Advertising 60

Advertising San Francisco Media Continuous Deployment 60

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

It’s important to note that system I’m about to explain evolved organically in response to new demands on the system and in response to post-mortems of failures. Nobody gets here overnight, but every step along the way has made us better developers. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. If it didnt, wed trash it.

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Continuous Deployment San Francisco Software Review Lean 123

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

One of the sayings I hear from talented managers in product development is, “good enough never is.&# And, most importantly, it helps team members develop the courage to stand up for these values in stressful situations. What if customers actually like the “crap&# product? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment Software Review 167

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2009

Labels: five whys root cause analysis , product development 15comments: Anonymoussaid. " paragraph have the heading "Training New Hires", above the "Returning to the meeting itself." April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Leave your thoughts in a comment. I’ll do my best to help.)

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Software Review 164

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

The fact that the San Francisco Bay Area’s electronics industry began close to the turn of the Twentieth Century should lay to rest the notion that industrialization and urbanization on the scale of Silicon Valley can be quickly induced in other areas. What is customer development? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

Silicon Valley 68

Silicon Valley San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 68

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 60

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

As the company grows, hes the go-to person for almost everything technical, and so hes very much in demand. And we cant hire new engineers any faster, because you cant be interviewing and debugging and fixing all at the same time! Even with the highest standards imaginable, theres no way to hire just genius hackers.

Software Review 94

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Part-Time VPE 94

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2009

It could be fixed by refactoring the code itself, or by partitioning the data horizontally or vertically, or by adding additional capacity at the point of the bottleneck, or by shaping end-user demand, or even by removing the feature itself. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Bring your questions.

San Francisco 133

San Francisco Architecture Lean Continuous Deployment 133

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

If I have some budget for outside help, should I hire a vendor to help us drive down our payment fraud rates by 1% (ROI easy to predict), or hire a market research firm to give us insights into potential customers (ROI hard to predict)? What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online.

San Francisco 79

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 79

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and.

Software Review 167

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Continuous Deployment 167

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

In other words, the minimum viable product is designed to answer the question: does the product generate enough demand and margin to support a growing ecosystem? In other words, the minimum viable product is designed to answer the question: does the product generate enough demand and margin to support a growing ecosystem?

Customer 156

Customer San Francisco Viral Lean 156

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

You are here: Home » Hiring » Crazy! Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Ability to hire top talent (A+ talent).

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and.

.Net 158

.Net Operations San Francisco Lean 158

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

You see the business of innovative solutions does not include services or products that are demanded by the market. These are some of the places you can start looking for support: - F6S : One of the best platforms to hire talents and get in touch with potential mentors, and apply for acceleration programs.

Austin 49

Austin DC Texas San Francisco 49

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2010

This is just like a startup to me, complete with distribution and product development challenges, ecosystem design and many, many customers. Ive been blown away by the level of demand you all have expressed in having a forum for the whole community to come together and share what were learning. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

San Francisco 122

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 122

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

It takes advantage of the idea, which I owe to Clayton Christensen , that customers buying a product are really "hiring" it to do a specific "job" for them. An employer is trying to hire someone for a specific job, and they think they know what that job is. There are four: Existing market. This is applying for an open job req.

San Francisco 89

San Francisco Continuous Deployment Ruby Lean 89

mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Hiring Poorly. Make sure that new hires understand your rate of innovation. If you dont manage this expectation upon hiring, you will be managing employee issues six months down the line. Someone told me recently, Any time Im talking to someone who doesnt work for me already, Im evaluating if I should try and hire them.

Cofounder 111

Cofounder Technical Review Startup Software Review 111

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Wed train them on-demand as they came in, and send them into the world (or onto the phones) with written instructions and voter contact data. What is customer development? Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and.

Campaign 84

Campaign San Francisco Lean Agile 84

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

In fact, I am convinced that if you could find some of IMVU’s earliest adopters, they would say something like this: “sure, those guys at IMVU HQ were helpful in writing code and stuff, but in the end they were just the hired help. It was really the community who built that product.&# So I gave up. REALLY NEEDS it IMHO.

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Community Management Lean Software Review 158