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Making Sure You Are Ready to Begin Building Your MVP

SoCal CTO

They look at the following high level definition of Lean: and they interpret that as write up an executive summary with your ideas and hand it to developers to build. Have you conducted Problem, Solution and Feature Interviews with customers? What's Going to Go Wrong A lot of founders don't really understand Lean Startup principles.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a long post, so I put an executive summary here if you want to get the point without reading all the detail. If you plan to read the post you can skip the summary if you want. My framework gives me a deeper understanding of the sector. Just 12 bullet points & you’re done.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

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By not forcing the publisher to go through a Gaikai portal where they tried to control customers, they engendered trust from the publishers. He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. I agree with him.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

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Link has a summary of his argument plus a great video). We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. When Apple learned of this they frowned heavily on it.

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Be Careful About Being a Meddling Startup CEO

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So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.” It’s harmful and hurtful to the startup and those that lead it. ” Of course I agree with this. So I would get ANYTHING I wanted within the confines of my budget.

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Looking At Startups By The Rules Of Natural Selection

Startup Professionals Musings

In reality, more important treasures often include intellectual property, the ability to innovate, and well-defined processes that can deliver great products and reach new customers more efficiently and effectively than competitors. The jungle framework is a great one to set the right perspective. The laws of the jungle apply to all.

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10 Creativity Mistakes Jeopardize Long-Term Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. Here is my summary of the ten top creativity mistakes we both still see too often: Criticize any new idea or employee suggestion.

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