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Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP. Towards An Integrated Approach to UX Design You should definitely look at Steve Blank's book and review his blog. Quite often these things get old quickly. That's fairly uncommon.

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How I Gamified My Own Brain to Lose Weight & Improve Fitness

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Suddenly I look at the screen and 45 minutes have passed. The metrics are you scoreboard and your self-talk and your coping strategies (gum not ice cream, pickles not potato chips, 6pm dinner not 8:30pm dinner) are your mental toughness, accountability and hacks for improving performance. This is when all the good stuff happens!

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. He started targeting the ad by location and interest, and the number of potential people he was reaching began decreasing on screen (Facebook tells you dynamically). You could just outspend. Stay Tuned.

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How to Solve the Biggest Frustration Marketers Have With Social

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It is what is commonly referred to as “vanity metrics” as in, “Look at how many more followers I got us! Here’s a screen shot of my home page on awe.sm. Clicks are also a simple measure that you can get from basic link tracking packages. End of story. Or Likes – LIKES! No brainer. Startup Advice'

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Working with Developers

SoCal CTO

Poor machine, screen, connection, chair. If your developers have a better machine, screen, internet connection, or chair at home than they do in the office, then there’s a problem. Provide the metrics you are trying to achieve. Developers don’t communicate well This one is going to take up it’s own blog post.

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Raising $$ on AngelList? Working w/ McClure? Ask Jody Sherman

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Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. He had just written another one of his way-over-the-top blog posts. I think Dave has blogging Tourettes Syndrome when he hears the word VC. We then started talking about Dave McClure.

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