Comments on: Top 5 myths about the lean startup http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/04/27/top-5-myths-about-the-lean-startup/ Grow your own Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: brian-mcfarlane http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/04/27/top-5-myths-about-the-lean-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 brian-mcfarlane Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:17:26 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/?p=2107#comment-2475 One more myth to add-Lean startups rely on feedback from surveys,questionnaires and analytics to make informed decisions on their assumptions about customer development. This is a good start, getting out from behind you computer and talking to real people will reward you with unresolved problems you may not of thought of to help you get to a product-market fit sooner. Brian Mcfarlane http://www.productlaunches.co One more myth to add-Lean startups rely on feedback from surveys,questionnaires and analytics to make informed decisions on their assumptions about customer development. This is a good start, getting out from behind you computer and talking to real people will reward you with unresolved problems you may not of thought of to help you get to a product-market fit sooner.
Brian Mcfarlane
http://www.productlaunches.co

]]> By: slenner http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/04/27/top-5-myths-about-the-lean-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-1956 slenner Mon, 10 May 2010 13:16:15 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/?p=2107#comment-1956 I agree that speed is very important in today's world of Web 2.0.Today's new business plan is history unless start ups execute immediately. What's also very important for any start up is to be able to be able to plan and to manage their cash flow. In order to stay lean business must be able to monitor their profitability and cash flow from inception in real time. Otherwise they will loose the ability to quickly navigate as circumstances change. Sandor Lenner http://www.SL-cpa.net I agree that speed is very important in today’s world of Web 2.0.Today’s new business plan is history unless start ups execute immediately. What’s also very important for any start up is to be able to be able to plan and to manage their cash flow. In order to stay lean business must be able to monitor their profitability and cash flow from inception in real time. Otherwise they will loose the ability to quickly navigate as circumstances change.

Sandor Lenner
http://www.SL-cpa.net

]]> By: jstaf http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/04/27/top-5-myths-about-the-lean-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-1933 jstaf Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:38:35 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/?p=2107#comment-1933 This approach is a great way to go, not new really, I wrote a column on Faling Fast which was about testing performance against KPI's concurrent with the beginning of alpha or when possible, actual sales. Taking the money you need is another thing that people have learned, both out of need but also restraint. Don't forget that ten years ago Internet CEO's were in the news for crazy behavior before the bankers came along and showed them how insane greed really works. This approach is a great way to go, not new really, I wrote a column on Faling Fast which was about testing performance against KPI’s concurrent with the beginning of alpha or when possible, actual sales.

Taking the money you need is another thing that people have learned, both out of need but also restraint.

Don’t forget that ten years ago Internet CEO’s were in the news for crazy behavior before the bankers came along and showed them how insane greed really works.

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