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Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

Me : Product definition, use cases, feature list, wireframes, comps, really whatever you have. what format would you and the developer want that in? So, I promised this founder to do a post talking about how you go about create specifications of your MVP. Founder : Ummm. what do you mean? Founder : Umm.

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6 Cost-Cutting Recommendations For New Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Of course, not all new businesses can benefit from all these recommendations, so think carefully about what you can do, and what you can’t. Martin Zwilling.

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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities

Both Sides of the Table

I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. At this time I can tell you that the Brits definitely didn’t have a culture of failure. I talk about it often including in my own personal narrative. Everything I learned about startups I learned by making mistakes at my first one.

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Steve Blank Discusses The Origin And Future Of The Lean Startup Movement

InfoChachkie

No matter how much you think you know about Steve’s lean startup philosophy, Eric Ries’ contributions to the movement, or the methodologies by which companies have put lean startup tenets into practice, I am confident you will be enlightened and entertained by Steve’s frank and insightful remarks. . Preaching What You Live.

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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

It has also brought about my favorite new term – Ramen Profitable. So, definition: when I talk about a business plan I’m not talking about a 40-page Word document outlining your market approach. That died with waterfall software development. I’m talking about your financial spreadsheet.

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Entrepreneurs Today Don’t Need A Big Budget To Start

Startup Professionals Musings

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Of course, not all new businesses can benefit from all these recommendations, so think carefully about what you can do, and what you can’t. Martin Zwilling.

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LeanLA Presents: Beware of False Prophets

Tech Zulu Event

Vision-Driven (You’re definitely going to need a strong vision when those sleepless nights, crying kids, and angry spouse enter the picture). He went on to explain a bit about the customer development model from Blanks: State business model assumptions. Lean Approach. Model-Focused. Metrics-Guided.

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