Fire Yourself
During the next week of reflection, a non-early adopter, but loyal user of the product called the founder to announce that he would not after all, pay for the product. Not at the proposed price, not at...
View ArticleYou Are Here
As technologists working on new products and new markets, we tend to forget where we are on the technology adoption lifecycle curve. That's a mistake. Here's why: 1. Nobody cares See all that white...
View Article8 Easy Steps to Get Started on Twitter
Even since I began tweeting -- as a non-early adopter in early 2009, btw -- I've wanted to create a 10 steps blog post for something, because, well, because that's what you're supposed to when you...
View ArticleCrossing the Lean Startup Chasm
As an early believer in Lean Startup movement, I can perhaps be excused for my unbridled enthusiasm for the release of Eric Ries’ new book, The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous...
View ArticleWhy UX? Why now?
When you hear concepts over and over, you often wonder is it because it's swarming or because your ear is newly attuned to it? Did you know there's a lot of people who believe that the #11 has super...
View ArticleDon’t Think Big. There, I Said It.
Those who run in #LeanStartup circles know too well the problems encountered with language. Eric Ries, Steve Blank and others are criticized for choosing terms and phrases -- lean, customer...
View ArticleLooking Back to Henry Ford and Ahead to Lean Startups
Whether you are a government entity attempting to grow a startup ecosystem, a university trying to commercialize technology, a big business intent on reinvigorating (or saving) your business, or an...
View ArticleSuccess and Failure — San Diego Startup Community
With Brad Feld coming to town this week, I think it's a good time to evaluate the state of San Diego's Startup Community. If you don't know Brad, you should take a few minutes to learn more about him....
View Article5 Ways to be a Better Mentor
Mentoring is also a more significant part of the economy today than since, perhaps, apprentorship in the craftsman age. Why? The rise of entrepreneurship and the freelance economy is similar to the...
View ArticleIt’s not the Mentors — it’s the Mentor Program
I’m going to go out on a limb here. I guarantee that good startup mentors exist everywhere, even in your neck of the woods. Without any more evidence than my personal experience—working alongside...
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