Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 6, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan On August 20, Eric will sit down with developer and Hut8Labs co-founder Dan Milstein for a webcast you can join to discuss “Getting Engineers Into the Lean Startup Cycle.” This conversation will be a great opportunity for engineers and engineering managers to learn more about implementing Lean Startup ideas.

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APRIL 2, 2014

It’s why I’m such a big proponent of Eric Reis’s Lean Startup movement and of virtually anything written by Steve Blank – the latest is The Startup Owner’s Manual written with Bob Dorf. This is exactly where leadership comes in. Leadership Startup Lessons' This happens on 100% of projects.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In his new book “ People Over Process: Leadership for Agility “, technology expert Michael K. I was an early adopter in financial operations and software of lean operational and product development techniques that originated at Toyota, and then of agile as it was promulgated in the Manifesto.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2017

Lean is a methodology that can be applied to all disciplines of knowledge work to increase business efficiency, agility, and visibility. Due to its roots in manufacturing, Lean is often equated with the elimination of waste, but this view of Lean misses the mark on realizing its true value. Lean Transformations.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

Together Pete, Joe Felter and I created Hacking for Defense , a nationwide program to teach university students how use Lean methodologies to solve defense and national security problems. The Lean Innovation process is a self-regulating, evidence-based innovation pipeline.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

It didn’t help that “innovation” was the new hot-button buzzword from senior leadership, and incubators were sprouting in every division of their company, it just made their job more unmanageable. A canonical Lean Innovation process inside a company or government agency would look something like this: Curation. Lessons Learned.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

These processes reduce risk to an overall organization, but each layer of process reduces the ability to be agile and lean and – most importantly – responsive to new opportunities and threats. Process helps ensure that you can deliver solutions that scale without breaking other parts of the organization. Process Versus Product.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2022

That often involves working long hours and keeping your costs lean. But there comes a time when bringing on executive leadership is the reasonable and right next step. Another benefit of filling executive leadership roles is that doing so will likely free up time you can spend on other things. What does the C-suite look like?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

EE Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:30 am Said: [.] This is the pivot, a crucial tactical maneuver for the lean startup [.] Reply Ashu Sharma , on April 27, 2010 at 11:44 pm Said: Steve, Great post!

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. After three of these slides, smart VC’s will recognize that by iterating on your assumptions you have dramatically reduced risk– on your nickel, not theirs. They will realize that you have built a startup that’s agile, resilient and customer-centric.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2021

Cohen in his classic book, “ Just Ask Leadership: Why Great Managers Always Ask the Right Questions ,” as leaders advance, they tend to oblige by asking fewer questions and providing more answers. Cohen provides specific insights to seek in particular situations, while also explaining how to create a culture of question-based leadership.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:29 am Said: [.] Reply Lean Startup Customer Discovery & the Value of First Impressions , on January 25, 2010 at 6:12 am Said: [.] Reply Yuri Ammosov , on December 15, 2009 at 4:28 pm Said: Hmmm. Then WHAT it IS?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

Follow me on twitter @sgblank Follow my speaking schedule on Plancast @sgblank RSS Feed RSS - Posts Email Subscription Blogroll Alexander Osterwalder Andrew Chen Ben Horowitz Brant Cooper Dave McClure Eric Ries Great Advice Lean Startup Circle Mark Suster – Both Sides of the Table Sean Ellis Sean Murphy To Be an Entrepreneur Tom Byers – (..)

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Follow me on twitter @sgblank Follow my speaking schedule on Plancast @sgblank RSS Feed RSS - Posts Email Subscription Blogroll Alexander Osterwalder Andrew Chen Ben Horowitz Brant Cooper Dave McClure Eric Ries Great Advice Lean Startup Circle Mark Suster – Both Sides of the Table Sean Ellis Sean Murphy To Be an Entrepreneur Tom Byers – (..)

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

So much so, I took a Customer Development approach to my startup, which I wrote up as a Case Study for the Google Group Lean Startup Circle. Reply EventSession , on November 10, 2009 at 7:10 pm Said: Hi All (including Steve), I am much inspired by Steve’s and Eric Ries’s thoughts on entrepreneurship.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For example, Lean Startup offers many benefits to emerging organizations, especially considering its focus on crafting a minimum viable product (MVP). However, quickly determine other sectors worthy of interest and try to hire leadership and tech talent experienced in those areas. Manage Agency Growth to Expand at a Proper Rate.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2019

Leadership requires braving uncharted waters and choppy seas. As a leadership coach, I often witness well-developed plans collapse shortly after they’re born. A purpose-driven leadership style. Purposeful leadership involves: Knowing why you’re doing what you’re doing. Boldness: The Good Versus the Bad.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2015

I was in New York last week teaching my annual 5-day version of the Lean LaunchPad class at the Columbia Business School. Women founders already had leadership roles in the industries they’re about to disrupt? Filed under: Family/Career/Culture , Lean LaunchPad , Venture Capital. —— Entrepreneurship at Columbia.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Based on my years of experience as a new business advisor, I always find leadership to be more important to business success than any new technology or innovative solution. The challenge is to adequately define leadership in terms of everyday activities. The most effective and satisfying leadership comes without a title to lean on.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Lean Six Sigma. Whereas Six Sigma is focused on achieving consistent results, Lean Six Sigma aims to increase flow by reducing wastage and shortening cycle times. Training is typically based on Lean Six Sigma and uses a system of belts based on Karate colours. Project Management Professional (PMP).

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Leadership Experience. It should be no surprise that great startup leaders also have some kind of past leadership experience, but this doesn’t have to come from a startup. You can get leadership experience in any context where you’re in charge of other people. There are many different viable leadership philosophies.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Though women currently make up only 14 percent of Fortune 500 executives, as the role of AI and smart machines grows the need for women in leadership roles, specifically in the C-suite, will grow as well. High emotional and social intelligence and the ability to relate and emotionally engage with others will be key leadership requirements.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 25, 2015

I’ve spent this year working with corporations and government agencies that are adopting and adapting Lean Methodologies. Several pockets of innovation in his agency have begun to look to startups and have tried to adopt lean methods. —– What Have We Lost? Yet today at dinner his frustration just spilled out.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

At times I wanted the engineering team to produce features to support our sales efforts to I occasionally leaned on them a bit. But as your company grows and you bring in professional sales leadership you can no longer do this. But overriding sales leadership is as destructive as overriding product management. I did this.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2019

If you lack leadership skills or poorly manage your company’s time and resources, it is likely your business will be left behind. Organizational and leadership management (Enhance your management capabilities). To ensure you create a successful, profitable and long-lasting brand, read the six biggest challenges businesses face today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Leadership with general and domain knowledge. Implement “lean startup” principles. The lean startup methodology, popularized by Eric Ries about ten years ago, expedites new business success through iterative solution cycles, focused business experiments, and validated learning. Instead, find a partner with domain experience.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. The Lean Startup team has been hard at work finalizing the details of this year’s Lean Startup Week. Welcome to Lean Startup Week 2016 TL;DR: Before you dive into the details, here’s a quick look at what you can expect during your week with us: On Oct.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 14, 2014

This is the magic number for leadership teams, product teams, research teams, design teams, and more. For example, FedEx — a giant, incredibly complex company — has streamlined its core leadership team to CEO Fred Smith and 10 direct reports. Remember, lean and hungry is always better than fat and comfortable.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

Go lean with your planning. A startup is about execution and speed, so you need to start lean. You need your minimum viable product (MVP), you need to show how you’re better than competitors , you need good leadership skills, and you need traction. You learn this a lot faster by working at other startups first.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

I have been swinging for the fences for several years as a young entrepreneur at the executive leadership level for several start-ups and most recently starting my own. Reply jim bennette , on June 15, 2009 at 11:56 am Said: I love this post. I now have 6yr old and 3yr old boys.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2013

First, a little background: I teach my clients there are three default roles that people lean toward — Victim, Rescuer, or Persecutor. Professionalisms change management Christine Comaford employee management leadership leading change management managing employees' You focus on problems rather than outcomes.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2013

by Vickie Milazzo, author of “ Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman “ The release of “ Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead “, the new book by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (pictured), has sparked a firestorm of attention from the media and folks around conference room tables throughout the country.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

These days, many agencies start as a lean operation. Inversely, if you’re using the agency model to fund another startup or product, you should probably keep things lean. The hard work is building out a team that can deliver on those services, along with leadership that can ensure a smooth operation and a stellar service for clients.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Now they are starting to use the Lean Innovation process (see here and here ) to turn ideas into solutions. Test if the Lean Innovation process actually accelerates technology adoption and an innovation ecosystem. Lean Innovation is a Process. The Lean Innovation process is a self-regulating, evidence-based innovation pipeline.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2019

Don’t just ‘lean in.’ Women need to take a posture of leadership and readiness, taking ownership of their own development and job advancement. You have to stop this line of thinking in its tracks the minute you catch yourself going there. Stay in your own lane, doing the unique things you were wired to do. You must Stand Up!

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Up and Running

JULY 19, 2017

Their study wasn’t specifically about entrepreneurship, but it stands to reason that women, especially millennial women, had some good reasons to lean toward forging their own path—essentially sidestepping inequalities by building their own companies. Millennial women are redefining leadership and entrepreneurship. Work harder.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 26, 2013

For instance, maybe your leadership is consistently undermined because you avoid confronting insubordinate team members. If he leans forward, you should lean forward too. With this information, you can acknowledge that your critter brain wants to avoid a fight at all costs. If he speaks softly and slowly, so should you.

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