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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. Filed under: Customer Development , Technology. Customer Development Technology'

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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

Meanwhile our company was pouring an enormous amount of dollars into building tools and video compression technology, while also hiring a lot of high-priced Hollywood talent like art directors, and script and story editors. Successful pinball companies didn’t hire Hollywood talent. The mistake isn’t having a vision and taking risks.

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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

That data is completely consonant with the people I know who are successful technologists today, and similar patterns are documented in each recent wave of technology innovation. 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.

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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. Or conversely business team members draw timelines and costs without a deep understanding of the technology hurdles. They continued their MVP development underwater in a pool at Stanford. WEEK 8 Presentation.

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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. Whether it’s music, fashion, technology, food, or entertainment, they are disruptors. If you have ambitions about creating a startup, then do it now.

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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. Get the word out that your practice is newly certified or uses the latest technology. Lean on your accountant and hire a good financial coach to hold you accountable. Take that opportunity to ask for online reviews and referrals. .

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