Topic: Customer Development

B C posted a blog entry

State of Customer Development (Part II)
Thanks to all who have filled out the survey. I thought it would be fun to share some of the results!(For those interested,...

7 hours ago

Market By Numbers -- Brant Cooper | Topics: Customer..., Market By..., customer development...

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15 hours ago

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B C posted a blog entry

The State of Customer Development
When I first started blogging about Customer Development, last February, I felt like there were only a handful of people...

2 days ago

Market By Numbers -- Brant Cooper | Topics: Customer..., Market By..., customer...

Nivi posted a blog entry

How to measure product/market fit
Thanks to KISSmetrics for supporting our interview with Sean Ellis. If you want an intro to KISSmetrics, send me an email....

3 days ago

Nivi | Topics: Customer...

Nivi posted a blog entry

How to measure product/market fit
Thanks to KISSmetrics for supporting our interview with Sean Ellis. If you want an intro to KISSmetrics, send me an email....

3 days ago

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B C posted a blog entry

Seller Beware: Customers Have Their Own Agenda
Note: One of the more difficult aspects of customer development is understanding when to listen to customers/prospects and...

3 days ago

Market By Numbers -- Brant Cooper | Topics: Market..., customer..., entrepreneur, sales process

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How to bring a product to market / A very rare interview with Sean Ellis - Venture Hacks

4 days ago

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Nivi posted a blog entry

How to bring a product to market / A very rare interview with Sean Ellis
Sean Ellis recently sat down with us and explained how to bring products to market. You should listen to this interview for...

4 days ago

Venture Hacks | Topics: Customer...

Nivi posted a blog entry

How to bring a product to market / A very rare interview with Sean Ellis
Sean Ellis recently sat down with us and explained how to bring products to market. You should listen to this interview for...

4 days ago

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Sachin Agarwal posted a tweet

Requirements Gathering Is Not Customer Development - But It Does Define The Problem Statement http://post.ly/F3LO

5 days ago

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[Daily Dopeness] Customer Development Slide | Market By Numbers | San Diego | Encinitas | Calif.. http://dopen.es/Q

9 days ago

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10 days ago

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Instigator: Why are Customer Development and Lean Startup Principles So Popular?: Customer Development is hot. Lean... http://bit.ly/7bT03R

10 days ago

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Len F posted a blog entry

What does "Pivoting" really mean?
Lean Startup and Customer Development are techniques/processes being used by a lot of startups, especially software and...

11 days ago

feldmanfile.blogspot.com | Topics: Start Up, Small..., Customer..., Lean Startup

Ben Yoskovitz posted a tweet

Great example of how customer development + lean startups are frameworks for further discussion: http://bit.ly/6JzrWk

11 days ago

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Ethan posted a tweet

I love this, it really hits home: Customer Development is Not a Focus Group http://bit.ly/6n0mrm /by @sgblank cc @danmartell

11 days ago

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Nivi posted a blog entry

Sometimes the feature is the product
Investors often dismiss startups with the refrain, “That’s a feature, not a product.” I do the same. They...

13 days ago

Venture Hacks | Topics: Customer...

Nivi posted a blog entry

Sometimes the feature is the product
Investors often dismiss startups with the refrain, “That’s a feature, not a product.” I do the same. They...

13 days ago

Nivi | Topics: Customer...

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The Startup Pyramid
Excellent post on defining the first stage of a startup about making a product customer actually want. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fstartup-marketing.com%2Fthe-startup-pyramid%2F%23ixzz0TGramvZ4

16 days ago

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SKMurphy » The Best Way To Get Feedback From Early Customers Is a Conversation

17 days ago

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Swan posted a blog entry

Customer Development
I am in the early stages of a new start-up idea so I am poking my head up to look around for the latest best practices before...

17 days ago

Future Business | Topics: Uncategorized, agile, Blank, customer...

gjporto64 posted a tweet

The Dark Side of Customer Development and Lean #startups @venturehype @com_marketing http://bit.ly/6KPD3Y

18 days ago

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Jack posted a blog entry

Customer Development Defined
Steve Blank gives us a very succinct definition of Customer Development:In a startup the role of Customer Development is to: ...

18 days ago

Venture Adventure | Topics: Uncategorized, customer..., Steve Blank

John Prendergast posted a tweet

Customer Development is Not a Focus Group @ http://bit.ly/7VxpiR

19 days ago

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Nivi posted a blog entry

3 customer development case studies
If you’re trying to implement customer development at your startup, you’ll learn more from these 3 case studies...

26 days ago

Venture Hacks | Topics: Customer...

Nivi posted a blog entry

3 customer development case studies
If you’re trying to implement customer development at your startup, you’ll learn more from these 3 case studies...

26 days ago

Nivi | Topics: Customer...

Cindy posted a tweet

"Customer Development-Past, Present, Future" @sgblank Presentation at LeanStartup Circle available at http://bit.ly/1LHnOj #leanstartup

28 days ago

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Nivi posted a blog entry

The ignorant VC
Thanks to Atlas Venture for supporting Venture Hacks this month. This post is an interview of Fred Destin — one of...

29 days ago

Nivi | Topics: Customer..., Supporter

Nivi posted a blog entry

The ignorant VC
Thanks to Atlas Venture for supporting Venture Hacks this month. This post is an interview of Fred Destin — one of...

29 days ago

Venture Hacks | Topics: Customer..., Supporter

Nivi posted a blog entry

The sultans of startup marketing
I recently re-connected with an up-and-coming venture capital Associate who thanked me for introducing her to the masterworks...

29 days ago

Nivi | Topics: Customer..., Resources

Nivi posted a blog entry

The sultan of startup marketing
I recently met with a venture capital Associate who thanked me for introducing her to the masterworks of Steve Blank and Eric...

29 days ago

Venture Hacks | Topics: Customer..., Resources

ashmaurya posted a blog entry

Achieving and Measuring Product/Market Fit
After my last post on landing page (UVP) optimization, Nivi, from VentureHacks, pointed me at Sean Ellis’s blog and...

39 days ago

WiredJournal | Topics: Uncategorized, customer..., product/market...

tomaszeman posted a tweet

talk about customer development: http://bit.ly/sVhRz

40 days ago

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asethi posted a tweet

RT @VCMike: Raising Money Using Customer Development « Steve Blank http://bit.ly/10BwuP

43 days ago

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Matt M Pérez bookmarked links

SVASE: Lean Startups-What are they and do they work? on Vimeo
The Panel:• Steve Blank, Founder, E.piphany• Rob Hayes, Partner, First Round Capital• Craig Jacoby, Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP• Sean K. Murphy, CEO, SKMurphy, Inc.• Rashmi Sinha, Cofounder & CEO, SlideShare, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIN EVENT: Lean Startups – Do They Really Work? (SOLD OUT!) | Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE)
• Steve Blank, Founder, E.piphany• Rob Hayes, Partner, First Round Capital• Craig Jacoby, Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP• Sean K. Murphy, CEO, SKMurphy, Inc.• Rashmi Sinha, Cofounder & CEO, SlideShare, Inc.

44 days ago

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Nivi posted a blog entry

Customer development by the book
Ash Maurya’s new blog documents his journey through customer development. This is the most by-the-book application...

46 days ago

Nivi | Topics: Customer..., Resources

Nivi posted a blog entry

Customer development: By-the-book
Ash Maurya’s blog documents his journey through customer development. This is a by-the-book application of customer...

46 days ago

Venture Hacks | Topics: Customer..., Resources

ashmaurya posted a blog entry

How I built my Minimum Viable Product
The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is a key lean startup concept popularized by Eric Ries. The basic idea is to maximize...

53 days ago

WiredJournal | Topics: Uncategorized, customer..., lean startup, minimum viable...

Kingsley posted a tweet

RT @jboutelle"if @kathysierra and @sgblank wrote "head first customer development" would sell a BILLION copies"<< AMEN

56 days ago

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ashmaurya posted a blog entry

How I learnt to grok Customer Development
Chapter 1: An Engineer’s ItchI’d love to claim that I’ve subconsciously used Customer Development practices...

60 days ago

WiredJournal | Topics: Uncategorized, customer..., lean startup