ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

5 Essential Web Apps for the Lean Small Business – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. email obsolete? Good rebuttal from Reed Hastings directed to people shorting Netflix stock – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. As Lean Startup methods have been used now for a number of years, we’ve become increasingly interested in how companies use them to sustain growth. Next Tuesday, October 22 at 10a PT, we’ll take a look at this advanced entrepreneurship question. So what was going on?

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 29, 2012

Brian Fargo, who created Wasteland 2 and [crowdfunded] nearly $3 million, said, “Our software development company all but stopped for three weeks so we could get our ducks in a row.” It’s important to know upfront who you can call on for support, because you’re going to need to lean on your backers, partners, and friends and family.

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Campaign Stealth Social Media Audience 142

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The traditional method of product development, known as the waterfall model , the design and creation of a product follows a very liner, and sequential process. Though the waterfall model is specifically to software development, it’s core principles resonate beyond software and into startups across the board.

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Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Smoke tests are specifically designed to be run quickly and frequently during the software development stages. Of course, if the Pijon Box team had taken this route, they would’ve spent a month on development and missed the end of April deadline for the last box. Does clicking the key functionality do anything? The result?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups – [link]. 10 Design Lessons From HTML Email Templates That Actually Sell – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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