April 2010
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WatchIn less than 7 minutes this video shows us that kindergarteners are the natural champions of the lean startup methodology and every business class we take further dilutes our successful, natural instincts.
“Business students are trained to find the single, right plan…what kindergarteners do differently is that they start with the marshmallow and they build prototypes” (Biz...
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“We don’t pay you to work here—we pay you so you can work here.”
– Venture Hacks “We don’t pay you to work here”
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The Difference between a CTO and VP of Engineering →
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WatchThis presentation explains how to use Survey.io to measure product/market fit. You will get more out of it if you visit the source of this presentation at Venture Hacks and take a look at the sample survey. You should also consider reading the transcript or listening to the audio that goes along with this presentation.
“There are lots of ways to make money, if you have a lot of traffic. It is kind...”
– Evan Williams on making money with Twitter
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“The Lean Startup methodology does not advocate using optimization techniques to...”
– Eric Ries
Go read the full article ”Learning is Better than Optimization” because the idea that we don’t have to use optimization techniques to make startup decisions is heresy in a lot of circles and this quote just doesn’t capture the whole article.
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The best thing about starting a company in...
The best thing about starting a company in Indianapolis is you can avoid the “startup” hype. Indianapolis in general (not the tech community, but the general community) doesn’t care about startups. The only way they’ll pay attention to you is if you’re successful.
This is a good thing.
Even the most good intentioned founders can get caught up in the hype.
The hype...
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“In the predator model, the entrepreneur’s advantage is analytical -...”
– Malcolm Gladwell, “The Sure Thing”