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Why Founders Should Know How to Code

Steve Blank

I was driving home from the BIO conference in San Diego last month and had lots of time for a phone call with Dave, an ex student and now a founder who wanted to update me on his Customer Discovery progress. A startup is not just about the idea, it’s about testing and then implementing the idea.

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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

TLDR: Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits , authors of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development are back with a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur. Since then, Brant and Patrick have been tireless advocates for the whole Lean Startup movement. Illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. You can pre-order it starting today.

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Rocket Science 5: Who Needs Domain Experts

Steve Blank

Reply Cognitive Biases, Positive Black Swan Events and Startups | Market By Numbers | San Diego | Marketing Help , on January 3, 2010 at 9:13 am Said: [.] I left Sega and joined in the hopes of catching the Golden Ring and what I learned is nothing substitutes for just working hard. The mistake is assuming you are a Black [.]

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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

When I was a kid, the way I logged onto the internet for the first time (to play MUDs, naturally) was through an open dial-up console at San Diego State University. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? Expo SF (May.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Weeks 8 and 9

Steve Blank

Using the Lean LaunchPad methodology our teams do much more than just build a product or understand customer problems/needs. The team really got out of the building and traveled to San Diego (at their own expense) and visited the USS Sampson and the 3 rd Fleet headquarters. If you can’t see the week 9 presentation click here.

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5 Tips for Private Practice Optometrists to Grow Profits This Year

Mike Michalowicz

His practice, Complete Family Vision Care Optometry, is in San Diego, California. Lean on your accountant and hire a good financial coach to hold you accountable. Take that opportunity to ask for online reviews and referrals. . Dr. Eric White, OD has been in private practice since 1985. Learn more here: [link].

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There Has Never Been A Better Time To Fail Fast Or Win Big

YoungUpstarts

With new online technology, lean resources (think food cart/truck versus restaurant), cloud everything, you can “test” an idea with low risk and not too much money. by Bernhard Schroeder, author of “ Fail Fast or Win Big: The Start-Up Plan for Starting Now ” . If you have ambitions about creating a startup, then do it now.

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