The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

link] Cost-Effective Solution for High-Level Leadership Startups must be judicious with their spending, particularly in the early stages. At the same time, for almost half the salary of a full-time CMO, these part-timers provide high-level leadership and marketing expertise.

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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. As a result, product development time was cut nearly in half in a three-year period.

Agile 196

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Own the development methodology - in a traditional product development setup, the VP Engineering or some other full-time manager would be responsible for making sure the engineers wrote adequate specs, interfaced well with QA, and also run the scheduling "trains" for releases. Labels: product development 15comments: mukund said.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2014

It was strong leadership. Whether the arena is politics or business, the difference between mediocre leadership and exceptional leadership often is defined by your ability to cultivate and engage your own Kitchen Cabinet. Thinking Aloud Dan Quiggle leadership mentorship Ronald Reagan'

Leadership 154

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

You take that money and invest a good portion of it in traditional sales and marketing efforts — including product developers, creative people, and salespeople, all of whom are paid to figure out what buyers want and to say good things about your company — in a quest to get even more customers. In return, the customers pay you money.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The Customer Development Model is designed to minimize the risk of launching a product for a market that does not exist. It encourages a startup to invest in customer discovery and validation in parallel with product development prior to product launch.

Lean 263

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2014

Consider the following quote from its president, excerpted from The Soft Edge : “I believe in leadership rather than management,” Tom Mendoza of NetApp explained. You can be loud, you can be quiet, but leadership is what you are, not what you say. Most of us want to be known as creative, outside-the-box thinkers.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2014

Consider the following quote from its vice chairman, excerpted from “ The Soft Edge “: “I believe in leadership rather than management,” Tom Mendoza of NetApp explained. You can be loud, you can be quiet, but leadership is what you are, not what you say. Most of us want to be known as creative, outside-the-box thinkers.

Employee 160

Employee Leadership Balance Sheet Chicago 160

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Appointing Outpost leadership as a temporary assignment leads to weak relations between the innovation ecosystem and the Innovation Outpost and increases the risk of failure. Stage 3: Productizing the Solution to Corporate Problems. Is the Outpost product officially part of a corporate Innovation Portfolio? Lessons Learned.

Silicon Valley 120

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Studying an online business analytics masters is one way you can up your numbers game; whether this is the finance, marketing, or product development aspects of your company, the course can supply you with the tools, means, and knowledge to streamline your company operations.

Analytics 179

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

This product development diagram had become part of the DNA of Silicon Valley. That’s in stark contrast to the traditional Product Development Model where it’s expected a customer is already there and waiting and it’s simply a matter of [.] familiar with Customer Development you should be.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Talented product developers. When 3M brought “lead users” into its innovation process, they improved revenues by a factor of eight times over innovations from internal product developers. If so, the business world is full of specialists who are all too eager to help. Highly trained salespeople.

Customer 154

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2011

Founders almost always cite lack of money as the reason for failure, but if you look deeper, I believe the reason is more often about dysfunctional people and leadership. There were product development problems, pricing problems, and early customers who demanded more features and delayed contractual payments.

Leadership 265

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Recommendations for usability in product development – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! image credit: monkeyworks illustration.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2018

However, running a successful company involves a lot of due diligence, some core leadership, management and even accounting knowledge, and the ability to delegate, entrust others with your weaknesses, and empower them to help you with critical elements such as tying decision-making to profitability, and not just gut reactions.

Due Diligence 133

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2010

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. To get competitive leadership, you can’t be an industry follower. Setting the wrong or no expectations is another of the most consistent problems I see with every startups.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 1, 2019

There are three important roles in product development, which are product owner, scrum master and Scrum development team. The product owner serves as a medium between the team and customers while the scrum development team works together to create and test the final product. Leadership skills.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Candid insight (not what you typically hear) on women & leadership from PepsiCo CEO: Women Can’t Have It All – crowdspring.co/1s3aFa0. But Ideally, Forever crowdspring.co/TqngIa.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Amazon’s Approach to Product Development – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! image credit: articotropical. – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2010

These new challenges require a different set of management and leadership skills. One of the most striking attributes of founders is their individual contribution to the company, be it in sales or product development. The Scalable Startup stage called for opportunistic and agile leadership. Lessons Learned.

Agile 120

Agile Development Team Review Leadership Merger 120

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. I help lead the Engineering Leadership SIG at SDForum and wonder if you would be interested in speaking to our group about lean starups. hope to hear from you.

San Francisco 155

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Six Myths of Product Development – [link]. Unlimited Vacation Doesn’t Create Slackers–It Ensures Productivity – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

My career spans customer service, engineering, finance, product development, marketing, sales, and corporate functions. At regular intervals (weekly, monthly and quarterly) I ask for feedback from my peers, our leadership teams and complete outsiders. Leadership career advice leadership'

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Successful entrepreneurs start with a customer problem, and develop a solution, rather than the other way around. They build a startup culture of working for customers rather than pushing a product. Develop market insights and a growth vision far beyond today. Foster leadership and accountability at all levels of the company.

Technical Review 120

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It outlines four major growth strategies: market penetration , market development , product development , and diversification. Product development. Product development allows you to expand your existing market share by developing a new product for that audience. New channels.

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SVPG

MARCH 5, 2011

However, it also represents an increased recognition of the importance of strong product leadership. I work with quite a few different product companies, and I am often asked to recommend and evaluate potential candidates.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

This can include: Fund raising, product development choices, sales, marketing effectiveness, competition, business development, M&A … whatever. But what are the KEY ISSUES management is grappling with. You can write this as a narrative in 3–5 key bullet points.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. The old models of leadership, including autocratic, defensive, and narcissistic, won’t brand you as a leader these days. Build relationships with known business leaders.

Stealth 362

Stealth Leadership Viral Social Media 362

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , Customer Development Manifesto , Venture Capital | Tagged: Customer Development , Early Stage Startup , Entrepreneurs , Startups , Steve Blank « The Product Development Model There’s a Pattern Here » One Response Ho-Sheng Hsiao , on April 14, 2009 at 9:35 pm Said: I recently found your (..)

Silicon Valley 133

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OnlyOnce

APRIL 21, 2011

Two years ago, one of our major company-wide initiatives/priorities was “Product First.&# This year, we decided that the top priority would be “Product Still First.&# The larger we’ve gotten, the more emphasis we’ve placed on product development in terms of resource allocation and visibility.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 11, 2019

She is a Silicon Valley veteran – having been the Senior Director of Engineering at Yodlee, then holding several CTO, Chief Architect, and other engineering leadership roles at a few startups before landing at Shippo in 2016. Above all, the purpose of product development is to create value for customers.

Part-Time VPE 99

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2018

Not sales, product development, or fundraising. It doesn’t take long to ask your employees and network, so do it. You need to truly embody what I call the ‘hiring mindset’. You need to believe that hiring is the most important thing. Hiring is the one thing that will have the biggest impact on your business.

Cofounder 164

Cofounder Elevator Pitch Hiring Dividend 164

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

It is necessary to cover the early stages of product development, thorough market research, and other processes during the initial step. They look for businesses with a novel business plan, proven leadership, and in-depth industry experience to back them.

Seed Stage 148

Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence 148

Steve Blank

MAY 28, 2009

Market Risk vs. Invention Risk - Click to Enlarge For companies building web-based products, product development may be difficult, but with enough time and iteration engineering will eventually converge on a solution and ship a functional product - i t’s engineering, not invention.

Vertical 167

Vertical Silicon Valley Marketing Customer 167

Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

They couldn’t keep up with the fast product development times that were enabled by using standard microprocessors. So their management teams were insisting that they OEM (buy from someone else) these products. Convergent Technologies was one of those OEM suppliers.

Technology 145

Technology Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 145

Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2013

Even if they become part of the founding team, it’s not a given that the founder, having come up with the idea has a “guaranteed” leadership role (CEO or VP) in the new company. They deal with the daily crisis of product development and acquiring early customers. Founder has the initial idea.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Without requiring a lot of meetings, it changes the perspective of the team (and its leadership) from fire-fighting to prevention. Sometimes, a great hacker has the potential to grow into the CTO of a company, and in those cases all you need is an outside mentor who can work with them to develop those skills. Does this sound familiar?

Software Review 94

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Part-Time VPE 94