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Why Hopscotch Is Behind Your Favorite Mobile Sports App, with Laurence Sotsky

socalTECH

The platform approach we took allows teams and companies and venues to access the best functionality, at a subcription price, rather than a custom development price. Beta customers are key, and listening close to make sure you have product-market-fit with that beta, before you expand lots of sales and marketing effort.

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LeanLA Presents: Beware of False Prophets

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He went on to explain a bit about the customer development model from Blanks: State business model assumptions. Finally, came the headliners, the three false prophets, defined as: activities that provide positive feedback, but don’t necessarily contribute to the search for a sustainable business model.

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Domain Experience Gives Entrepreneurs an Unfair Advantage

Both Sides of the Table

So when it came time to start their next company the starting questions was, “OK, what big problem could we solve for local TV broadcasters?&# They’re taking on the declining revenue streams of local TV and creating new, measurable ad activities. So the whole customer development cycle is very streamlined.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

prefer instead to divide it according to the mindset of users: whether or not they are actively looking to purchase something (i.e. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. Do fewer structured activities. they have purchasing intent ).*. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

The Ultimate Combination of Startup Business Development Methods - ArcticStartup , November 16, 2010 I've been a huge fan of Steven Blank's Customer Development methodology for a long time. Venture Bonsai enters the increasingly active market of enabling new methods to fund startups. What went wrong?

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

If you are an entrepreneur or active in the angel/seed sector, you should read it. " Solving the Innovator’s Dilemma – Customer Development in a Big Company - Steve Blank , August 23, 2010 One of the ways I learn is to teach. He wrote it in response to Paul Graham 's tweet that said: Convertible notes have won.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

- SoCal CTO , January 13, 2010 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 No Accounting For Startups - Steve Blank , February 22, 2010 Startup Advice In Exactly Three Words - #StartupTriplets - OnStartups , January (..)

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