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Learning to Dodge the Bullets That Kill Startups - John Prendergast, CEO & Co-founder, Value Media. Most startups fail but it doesn't need to be that way. This is a discussion of how to increase your chances of startup success through the Lean Startup and Customer Development approaches sweeping the west coast. Think of this two part conversation as a warm up for Eric Ries sold out appearance at MIT on November 19 presented by an entrepreneur whose currently walking the walk and looking for others interested in supporting one another in this approach.
Basics of the approach - Discussion of the Customer Development and Lean Startup methodologies developed by Steve Blank (E.piphany founder) and Eric Ries (IMVU, Kleiner Perkins Venture Advisor). We’ll discuss the underlying reasons that startups fail and some proven methodologies that can help you reduce your company’s flameout risk including identifying common management beliefs that kill companies, why speed in some areas can hurt you and why agile development alone isn’t sufficient for getting it right.
Building a local support system - Develop a local support system to help entrepreneurs to support one another in building companies using lean methodologies. Including a discussion of resources for learning more about these approaches and how to connect with others who are actively working on companies that are applying these methods.
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