ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 23, 2023

Whatever the case, you’ll need to make some big sacrifices and strategic managerial decisions if you want this lean startup budget to work — and it’s definitely possible. If you take your lean startup remote, forgoing a physical office space entirely, you can cut multiple different costs simultaneously.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There are many books written on this subject, but this classic by Chris Ducker, “ Virtual Freedom ,” manages to pack a lot more practical guidance into a small space that many others I have seen. Contractors and freelancers, like any other business, manage their own internal processes, but they can’t manage your business.

Entrepreneur 303

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. Team Fleetwise – Vehicle Fleet Management. All the presentations are worth a watch.

Lean 417

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

“Lean” is great in the early days but if you discover an attractive market opportunity you need to get “fat” really quickly or somebody else will. And the “stay lean” argument isn’t only good for entrepreneurs, it can be good for VCs, too. It is VC math, like it or not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Set expectations accordingly. Get a loan or line-of-credit. Barter your services for their services.

Intellectual Property 341

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TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

However, an overly attractive site could indicate a leaning towards design over development. Project Management: Get a clear understanding of the company's process. Is there a project manager? An account manager? While beneficial, some project managers hinder effective communication. If so, what’s the vibe like?

Software Developers 297

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 297

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Set expectations accordingly. Get a loan or line-of-credit. Barter your services for their services.

Finance 320

Finance Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 320

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

What had previously been a strength – their great management processes – now holds back their ability to respond to new challenges. HR processes, legal processes, financial processes, acquisition and contracting processes, security processes, product development and management processes, and types of organizational forms etc.

Government 322

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

When you face a crisis while managing a business, you really can’t do anything. But, at some point in time, you may have to recruit interim managers. Such professionals can help to manage the transition or the change. As you employ the manager for a short period, he would come up with solutions.

Management 165

Management Technical Review Agile Hiring 165

Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

To help a large Defense organization wrestle with how to increase the velocity of innovation in their ranks Steve Blank and I spent the better part of last week with our heads together reviewing everything we learned in the five years since we merged the concepts of problem curation and Lean while launching the innovation pipeline.

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Curation Technical Review Lean Australia 353

Both Sides of the Table

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. Manage to them compassionately. Set hard deadlines. Seek ways to cut scope and do fast follows.

Software 344

Software Part-Time VPE Engineer Leadership 344

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

He nails the current key startup parameters, including the following: Crafting a lean business plan as your road map. Set milestones and manage to those targets. Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S.

Intellectual Property 404

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 404

VC Cafe

MARCH 31, 2025

Michael later served as a group partner, managing director, and CEO of YC. Manage operations leanly: The most common problem for startups is spending too much money. The YC companies Michael has worked with are worth a combined $192 billion. A few weeks ago Siebel announced that he is stepping down from Y combinator.

Cofounder 88

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Many small businesses are turning to customer relationship management systems(CRM) to better understand customer wants and needs. Customer Relationship Management is a technology designed to help your business manage customer relationships and interactions in an organized way. What is CRM? Share information.

Management 116

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

” She looked at bit puzzled, so I continued to explain… One of the virtues of using the Business Model Canvas as part of a Lean Startup is that it helps you frame each one of your nine critical hypotheses. Therefore the ideal medical device team might be a physician; engineer; operator; business development/financial analyst.

Cofounder 335

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2014

I’m sure I would speak for the entire board and management team in asserting this. In our video we discussed leadership topics such as managing product and engineering teams, communication and company organization. Here are some things we discussed: User experience focused product management. Company Organization.

Technical Review 315

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Set expectations accordingly. Solicit funds from friends and family. Barter your services for their services.

Intellectual Property 261

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

The eight teams spoke to over 945 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. And the trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and kept the same class structure – experiential, hands-on, driven this time by a mission -model not a business model.

Oakland 315

Oakland Asia Lean Video 315

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

— I just watched a very smart company try to manage innovation by hiring a global consulting firm to offload engineering from “distractions.” A canonical Lean Innovation process inside a company or government agency would look something like this: Curation. A shorter version of this post first appeared on the HBR blog.

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Incubator Curation Engineer Government 319

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. The operations superstar.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. The operations superstar.

Technical Cofounder 308

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Stock Options 308

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Larry didn’t practice any kind of textbook management, but he was an intense communicator and inspiring leader. Pragmatic and Lean. He liked to experiment with novel management ideas, like competing teams. It was a gift to be able to work with him and see him in action. What a gift!

Technical Review 335

Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review Database 335

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Set expectations accordingly. Solicit funds from friends and family. Barter your services for their services.

Intellectual Property 219

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

Up and Running

MAY 21, 2020

Do a lean business plan. If you can, then you’ve now broken your uncertainty into more manageable pieces, and you’re over your block. Develop a lean business plan. Use the lean business plan to test whether you know enough to go further. Maybe this means that your idea just failed the test. Still there? Passing so far?

Lean 186

Lean Business Plan Software Review Angel Investor 186

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2019

Most of you aspiring entrepreneurs have no idea how dramatically your own role has to evolve as you develop a solution, start a business, and expect it to scale into a successful self-managed company. Here is an outline of the stages that we both see: Envision, implement, sell, and manage every step.

Leadership 248

Leadership Technical Review Cofounder Social Media 248

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Board meeting gets scheduled Nobody thinks too much about it until a week or two before Management team has a last-minute scramble to pull materials together Management is super focused on its daily work of … winning customers, signing biz dev, shipping product … so this prep is a last minute “fire drill” and is seen as a slight distraction.

Stock Options 226

Stock Options Metrics Stock Valuation 226

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

With proper awareness about the SaaS product development process, your costs can be managed better. Follow lean product development strategy (MVP strategy). Lean product development strategy or MVP (Minimum Viable Product) refers to creating a product with core features and offering it to a specific audience to get feedback.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

I reminded her that all the Lean tools she learned in class–Customer Discovery, business model and value proposition canvases– contained her answer. Or people inside companies with a specific title, like product or program managers, CIOs, etc? influencers”) and how they manage them (e.g. Here’s how.

Marketing 318

Marketing Audience Technical Review PR 318

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2023

The 5 Key Skills That Successful Managers Possess written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Dave Dodson In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Dave Dodson. Questions I ask Dave Dodson: [02:08] How do you define the term manager ? [03:27] Like this show?

Management 91

Management Hiring Technical Review Operations 91

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

He nails the current key startup parameters, including the following: Crafting a lean business plan as your road map. Set milestones and manage to those targets. Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S.

Intellectual Property 261

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Angel Groups Social Media 261

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2019

Start Lean. As tempting as it can be to do everything at once, be patient and start lean. . Building a lean business with lean products ensures you don’t pigeon-hole yourself into a situation where you’re unable to back your way out. Most startups fail. This is a fact.

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Burn Rate Startup Lean Early Stage 176

Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2022

That often involves working long hours and keeping your costs lean. This typically includes reviewing financial reports, overseeing budgets, managing overall financial planning, and more. Investing in your workers can also help bridge any communication gaps between workers and executive management.

CTO Hire 163

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Hiring 163

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

We discuss best practices for system hardening, managing security in a distributed workforce, and the significance of password management and compliance standards. Managing security in a distributed workforce requires clear policies. Password managers are essential for secure password storage. What about users?

Software Review 79

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

It is no surprise that Agile as a revolution of the software development and project management world is still picking up its pace. This has caused a need for Agile professionals within the IT sector who understand the principles and methodology behind this concepts of Scaled Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean. Quality Improvements.

Software Developers 147

Software Developers Software Development Agile Software Review 147

Steve Blank

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.

Community 244

Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 244

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Being able to hire talented professionals remains a difficult proposition in the current job market, especially when sourcing experienced developers, designers, and project managers. It fine-tunes the processes needed to properly manage these teams and execute projects. Manage Agency Growth to Expand at a Proper Rate.

Incubator 188

Incubator Startup Software Developers Software Development 188

Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2023

Now at Imperial College Business School and Co-Founder of the Wicked Acceleration Labs , Cristobal and I wondered if we could combine the tenets of Lean (get out of the building, build MVPs, run experiments, move with speed and urgency) with the expanded toolset developed by researchers who work on Wicked problems and Systems’ Thinking.

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