article thumbnail

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.

Cofounder 336
article thumbnail

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

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 [.]

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

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].

San Diego 111
article thumbnail

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.

San Diego 100