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Retirement and Redemption « Steve Blank

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Home Books for Startups Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Resources Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Categories Air Force (9) Ardent (9) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (29) California Coastal Commission (3) Conservation (2) Convergent Technologies (1) Customer Development (98) Customer Development Manifesto (..)

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Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod

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In the universe of lean marketing tactics, best practice always includes a healthy mix of public relations efforts. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Lean Marketing Tips: Public Speaking. Listen to the experts and much pain can be avoided! Photo: Sandor Weisz.

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The Product Development Model « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Reply Best books for the lean product managers — Justin Gibbs , on April 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm Said: [.] 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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Lean Marketing Tips: Increasing Lifetime Value With Email Campaigns

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Which, BTW, is a phenomenal rate of redemption in the universe of online marketing.). Related posts: Lean Marketing Tips: Hyperlocal Marketing Channels. Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition. Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool. Target and segment. Photo: bby.

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The Customer Development Manifesto: The Startup Death Spiral (part.

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Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Reply links for 2009-09-07 « Blarney Fellow , on September 7, 2009 at 6:10 pm Said: [.]

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Ardent War Story 6: Listen more, talk less

Steve Blank

Getting Out of the Building Wasn’t Entertainment – Discovery and Validation Now that I was the master of the “facts” about customer needs in these specialized vertical markets , and with my team of vertical marketers , I thought I had achieved absolution and redemption. But there was one fatal flaw. Nobody enjoys a rejection.