Lean Startup

The Difference Between a 'Pivot' and a 'Reboot'

Tom Grasty | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Pivot, Knight News Challenge, Apoc, Lean Startup, Stroome, Collaboration, Editing, Participatory Media, Annenberg, Reboot, Jon Kraft, Seth Goldstein, Stickybits, Tim Westergren, Eric Ries, Online Video, turntable.fm, Entrepreneurship, Billy Chasen, Pandora, Video, Small Business News
Tom Grasty

Of course, we all know that if there's one truism in entrepreneurship, it's that change is the only constant we can rely on. And sometimes we really do need to change course. So how do you know if you should pivot or reboot?

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The Startup Skill Set

Daniel Tenner | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: UK, Small Business, United Kingdom, Lean Startup, Startup Skills, Startup Skill Set, Venture Capital, London, Small Business America, Startup, UK Startup, Eric Ries, Startups, Fundraising, Small Business News
Daniel Tenner

Success in the startup world has more to do with skills than with ideas. The best approach as a new entrepreneur is to try and fill the glaring gaps in your skill set, so that if your startup fails, at least it will be failing for an interesting reason.

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How to Win the Talent War

Dorie Clark | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: High Tech, Lean Startup, Venture Capitalists, Eric Ries, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Lean Startup Methodology, Lean Manufacturing, Tech Startups, Business News
Dorie Clark

Being certain about what really works means you're selecting the best people -- without the potential bias of pattern recognition. And that means a better return on investment.

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A Startup Inside a Fortune 500 Company? The Nordstrom Innovation Lab

Eric Ries | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Startups, Innovation, Nordstrom, Lean Startup, Video, Business News
Eric Ries

Commonly, when we think of the word startup, we think of those "two guys in a garage" tinkering, inventing, and changing the world. Big companies, by ...

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Federal CIO VanRoekel's 'Future First' Vision for Government Focuses on Cloud, Open Standards, Modularity, Shared Services

Alexander Howard | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Steven VanRoekel, Gov 2.0, Government 2.0, Lean Startup, Government IT, Open Government, Government Spending, Open Source, Information Technology, Cio, Federal IT, Technology News
Alexander Howard

While no speech is going to simply fix an entrenched issue, articulating principles based upon the need for modularity, interoperability and open standards represents at least a breath of fresh air.

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What It Means To Be 'Lean'

Fred Wilson | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Small Business, Startup, Lean Startup, Eric Ries, Steve Blank, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Lean Startup Methodology, Customer Service, Small Business News
Fred Wilson

To me, lean is a state of mind that a founder and team needs to have across all aspects of the business. The specific product and engineering approaches are at the core of the lean startup movement. But if you can apply lean to hiring, sales, marketing, customer service, finance, and everything else, you will be rewarded with a fast, nimble company.

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Stanford's Hottest Startups Hunt For Customers

Steve Blank | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Lean Startup, Customer Development, Stanford, Innovation, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Business News
Steve Blank

This week Stanford's hottest student startups are testing who the customer, user, payer for the product will be.

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