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 sales professional.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

The Lean Startup movement has made tremendous progress in the past year. If you recall, around this time last year we were still fighting various myths , such as “ lean means cheap ” or that we don’t support having a big, world-changing vision. No BS, no vanity metrics, no launches, no PR.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

I know that this all seems obvious now with the movements started by Steven Blank ( Four Steps of Epiphany ) with the whole Customer Development processes / Lean Startup movements also popularized by people like Eric Ries. We then set out to build these features as quickly as we could. Back then it seemed foreign.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), The same was true for PR. And the results weren’t the traditional PR metrics of number of articles or inches of ink. The Potrero benchmark strategy was one component of this creating end user demand through PR.)

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) Thanks to Suns amazing PR blitz, there was tremendous demand for experts on Java, and I did my best to convince people that I was one of that mythical breed. Ive founded and self-funded a (lean) startup on my own.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." This theory has become so influential that I have called it one of the three pillars of the lean startup - every bit as important as the changes in technology or the advent of agile development. Expo SF (May.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

A poorly managed crisis could cost your nonprofit its reputation, yet developing a solid PR crisis management plan could help maintain the public’s trust through the worst possible crisis. An excellent place to start board discussions about PR crisis management planning is by defining a crisis. What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Engineers are offenders in this category too, but so is any gender-segregated activity, like an all-female PR or marketing team. I already advocate cross-functional teams as part of the lean startup methodology. Last year, I traveled to dozens of cities talking about lean startups and meeting people interested in entrepreneurship.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. If you think about it, these things are all of the goals of another function on the list--PR.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute. I’m looking for ones that understand that in order to build huge, meaningful companies they’ll need to likely build through these boom years and some lean ones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Thus I was happy to see a new 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. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And so, the concept for a digital PR service was born. Using my existing skills and resources (including an old domain name), I tested a productized digital PR offer. About 18 months later, we pivoted our messaging to evolve beyond digital PR. These days, many agencies start as a lean operation. Image source ).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

IdeaLab has a philosophy that if they can get a centralized group of expert staff to help with legal, accounting, recruiting, PR, etc. When he tells his stories from the 1990′s your realize that he was probably the original “lean startup.&# they can build teams that really focus on building & marketing great products.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Whats striking about these stories, if you get past the PR hype, are two very important themes: These prodigies were self-taught, and had a fundamental fascination with technology from a very young age. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science?

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 7, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Learning is better than optimization (the local maximum problem) Lean startups don’t optimize. The Lean Startup methodology does not advocate using optimization techniques to make startup decisions. That’s the local maximum. That’s right.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Joint PR/Ad study finds PR getting higher marks in social media compared to Advertising [link]. Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business – [link]. Bizarre to see agencies blaming clients for agencies’ failure to evolve their business models – [link]. Half Of U.S.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – [link]. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet – [link]. How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – [link]. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 15, 2013

Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. Did Google just kill PR agencies? Google Did Not Just Kill PR Agencies – [link]. Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. Do This | Entrepreneur – [link]. ” – [link].

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Four books helped me out a lot over the last few years: Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank, Running Lean by Ash Maurya, The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris and Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson. I couldn’t write a single line of code, and I didn’t have any clue how to start a business. You’re not alone.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

3 Rules for Building Features in a Lean Startup – [link]. 4 reasons why PR firms are taking over social media – [link]. Book Review: Rework (a fresh perspective on business by @jasonfried & @dhh of @37signals ) – [link]. How To Name Your Company – [link]. What Makes A Great Product Leader? – [link].

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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. ” PR. Most CEOs fancy their own product skills and like to weigh in on priorities. I did this. Your job as CEO is to be “ chief adjudicator ” not “chief dictator.”

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The Startup Toolkit

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Slides from “ Lean startup intro (with no buzzwords) ” by robfitz. Lean gets bogged down in tactics & tools. This presentation is about what are, in my opinion, the big principles behind lean startup. Lean begins from there and helps us make it better. A few tools from lean startup.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Leverage Performance PR to build trust with cold traffic. Performance PR taps into an undisputed fact of SEO content marketing: backlinks are best. In this example, Promotion PR overlaps with influencer marketing. Promotion PR is built on relationships. The other option is to partner with a PR agency.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet (with templates) – [link]. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet (with templates) – [link]. Four Lean Advertising Campaigns That Went Viral | Harvard Business Review – [link]. 5 Ways to Lose Investors in Under 3 Minutes – [link].

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Your plan doesn’t need to be a lengthy document either, especially if you follow a Lean Planning methodology. Now if you’re looking for an active plan that you can edit and adjust over time, you may want to consider creating a lean plan. Build an active online presence (be your own PR person!). Box address. Create a website.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 27, 2009

In lean times, it’s most important to focus on cutting costs in ways that speed you up, not slow you down. Journalists, PR firms, investors, and the public at large love a scrappy come-from-behind story about two guys in a garage who figured out how to take down Goliath. A crisis is sometimes needed to force that reexamination.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

They said the product reviews in these publications were by far the biggest influence on which card to buy. (This made our PR problem manageable and focused. Yet our customers said they got their company and product information from only three publications: MacWorld, MacUser and MacWeek.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – entm.ag/11mJBHi. How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – entm.ag/11mJBHi. How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – entm.ag/11mJBHi. More great examples in the Logo Design section below. 16J7Ge5. .

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 30, 2014

Agile UX vs Lean UX, which should you choose? Agile UX vs Lean UX, which should you choose? Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 2014 Logo Trends – crowdspring.co/1lDrFyz. 20 Wonderful Logo Sketch Examples to Get Inspired – crowdspring.co/1lDsBD4.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

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 sales professional.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

DIY Marketing and PR. Hiring a PR firm can be very costly, and if you’re passionate and knowledgable, you could be your own spokesperson. “Lean is in. Martin notes that the more money you process, the more clout you’ll have to negotiate a more favorable contract. Minimize Inventory.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 19, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link].

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Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2019

A useful framework for this type of planning is a Lean Plan —a shorter form version of a business plan. If you’ve heard of a business model canvas, a Lean Plan is a better alternative to that. You can download a free Lean Plan template here to help you get started.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Lean Startup 101 for Developers – [link]. Not Everything That Can Be Counted Counts – [link]. The VC Market: An Adaptive System – [link]. Strategy is Not a To Do List – [link]. Beware the Nile perch – [link]. Silicon Valley’s Disruption Deficit Disorder – [link]. Steve Jobs’s Strategy?

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 9, 2023

When the unexpected happens we can maintain business as usual and don’t have to turn off key functions like marketing and PR. We also run a lean business, with regular budgets and reviews of expenses. Thanks to Sonia Gibson, Accounting Heart Chartered Accountants !

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Interview: Rand Fishkin CEO of Moz on Lean Marketing – [link]. PR Nudges Its Way to the Content Table | by Josh Sternberg – [link]. Yes — GigaOM – [link]. 7 Ways to Guarantee Instant Customer Happiness – [link]. Innovation Isn’t an Idea Problem | David Burkus – Harvard Business Review – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: trust & loyalty, marketing insight, lean business – [link]. Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business | Smashing UX Design – [link]. You’ll find a fun collection of 44 more creative print ads in the Social Media & Marketing section below.

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