Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. Similarly, government purchasing is a frustrating series of hoops, even compared to enterprise sales. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2020

If possible, offering stock options in lieu of raises or to counteract pay cuts is another way to build security. People still spend money in the lean times — in fact they are much more likely to spend money on small luxury items when they are holding off on big purchases.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2020

Our aim with this post is to share a handful of management strategies that you can lean on to not only help you through this recession but also to assist you in thriving at any time. Anything you can do to make products more affordable or position them in a more essential light will go a long way for sales. Consider Alternate Markets.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Be honest with yourself VCs are now going to be looking closer at margins, cost structures and true sales, and product market fit. Lean” doesn’t come to mind when you think of a business that needs trucks, warehouses, cross-docks, and thousands of employees to run efficiently. You’re going to spend A LOT of time with them.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

And I really believe I can do, on the sales part, so much more if I have additional people. Jason: That’s true in engineering; it’s true in sales; it’s true in marketing. I think I might be able to speed things up, especially now that everybody always talks about the book The Lean Startup. Edwin: Yes.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 7, 2016

A good answer is previous experience in the industry, including easy sales contacts and insight into the language, life, and challenges of that industry (although this is also a trap ). Not for the stock options — you won’t be doling out 1% of the company to anyone by then. But why will the 50th employee join ?

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

link] The Best Programming Language for a Lean Startup [.] link] Three Ships Media » MORE Sage Start-Up Advice from Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg [.] Last month we wrote a quick post on Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg’s Techcrunch guest blog series on start-ups. [.] Hopefully you have some idea for how you’re going to pivot.

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