Lean Questions


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How can I apply the Lean Startup technique to an online course

The course will be made up of videos and we're going to have them professionally filmed all at one time, and we won't be able to do them twice, so I'm not sure how I would make a minimum viable...

asked Nov 17 '12 at 12:36
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User1739162
3 points

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After private beta, when would a SaaS startup need a public beta before public launch?

We currently running an early adopter with about 30 users getting ready for a private beta of our SaaS collaboration/project management tool for Agile software development team. Lean Startup camp...

asked Sep 3 '12 at 20:45
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Kulawat The Eidos
106 points

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Is bootstrap a startup development methodology?

I've always understood bootstrapping in the context of startups to mean that the business achieves sustainability through customers, not loans, equity deals, etc. Ash Maurya has a blog post from a...

asked Aug 13 '12 at 21:21
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Blunders .
899 points

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How to get honest feedback from users you know personally?

I am about to build a proof-of-concept website, and I intend to build on it using "Lean Startup" principles. I have friends and acquaintances lined up to try it out, and I will solicit their...

asked Apr 28 '12 at 05:14
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Dan B
118 points

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What's the best way of validating your idea with AdWords?

I have an idea that I want to try and validate via a landing page and Google adwords. The plan is to try and get 100 visitors a day for a few weeks and measure conversions. Pretty standard...

asked Apr 17 '12 at 11:46
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James
139 points

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Does the Lean methodology make sense for B2B and if so what are the important aspects to consider?

The Lean Start-up methodology seems to make some implicit assumptions (such as about the number of available customers) that, IMHO, do apply well to B2C but not so much to B2B. Can anyone point me...

asked Mar 11 '12 at 23:23
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Michael Hausenblas
118 points

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How can I get to product-market fit?

Context: I've been reading up on lean startups for a year and have been flailing unsuccessfully trying to launch one. It's been a tough go, but I have gained a lot of validated learning through my...

asked Jan 9 '12 at 05:23
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Hart
21 points

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What kind of project collaboration tools are used in a lean startup

We would like to understand the kind of tools which are used by other startup(s) for maintaining their projects. Project hosting (SVN or Git) - We have finalized on using Git. Email collaboration...

asked Dec 8 '11 at 17:33
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Priya
111 points

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Does Lean startup work in Mobile?

I started reading into the lean start-up method, and it makes a lot of sense that this is the way to start a company. The thing is, can this method work with a mobile app, where it can take a while...

asked Nov 18 '11 at 05:47
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Ron Ga
2,181 points

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Are books, videos, and blogs targeting startups really useful or are they just a distraction?

These days internet startups have gained a lot of popularity among young people and developers of all ages. Because of this same reason, many people have also started to benefit from this...

asked Nov 7 '11 at 13:29
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Ricardo
4,815 points

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MVP testing - what metrics should I record?

I recently launched a small MVP. It's a web app which is supposed to make file uploading easier, without the need to register, use complicated UIs or have porn popups be thrown at you ( ;)...

asked Oct 31 '11 at 19:50
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Itai Sagi
337 points

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Should I show pricing on a test landing page?

I put up a test landing page for a SAAS product/service that I think has potential. My goal is to test the market to see if there is enough interest to justify building out the...

asked Oct 19 '11 at 23:07
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Bc Web
16 points

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Is there any mix from Agile Methodology with Customer Development Process?

Is there any mixed source or book about how to use Agile Development with Customer Development Process? Or with Lean or Toyota strategy? I'm really curious about it. Thanks

asked Aug 22 '11 at 04:36
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Yogi Zoli
101 points

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Right action, right time--what's the next action?

I'm following the lean startup/customer development process (particularly Ash Maurya's 'Running Lean' book) and I have been implementing tasks in parallel rather than in a queue. At the moment, I...

asked Jul 11 '11 at 04:23
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Hart
21 points

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What if you didn't START lean?

I have successfully launched a startup. It is a niche school management system for Montessori Schools. It's profitable but doesn't produce a lot of income (translated: can't quit my day job). My...

asked Mar 26 '11 at 03:57
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Keyton Weissinger
126 points

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finished beta testing, fixing stuff before launch. what are some good sites to spread news about your launch date?

I am looking for some sites to submit to. paid or free. Currently on my startup web app site, I have a screencast up there, and an email submit form. I am quite close to having a finalized...

asked Mar 19 '11 at 15:34
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Kim Jong Woo
644 points

5 Votes
4 Answers
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What do you do when your software with minimum features is taking forever to develop?

This will be tough to explain but.... What do you do when you are developing a software that needs to deal with large amount of variations of semi structured data from the web ? I told myself it...

asked Dec 29 '10 at 14:31
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Kim Jong Woo
644 points

12 Votes
1 Answers
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Question on lean startup approach

I am coming across a lot of material (blogs, books and videos) about lean startup. The overall approach is nothing new but the availability of a lot more details, case studies and statistics are...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 02:45
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Birender Saini
271 points

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3 Answers
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Where can I find site or wordpress themes based on call to action?

I would like to find themes based on the call to action I need - for example, I need a theme with an email signup as the main call to action - any one know of a themes website? Should I build one?...

asked Sep 23 '10 at 03:04
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Bob Cavezza
191 points

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Testing an idea using Google PPC

So you put a page with a description of the idea, put up some ads using AdWords and you had say 10 clicks with a CTR of 0.45%. Of the 10 clicks, 1 person signed up for a newsletter. Is this a good...

asked Sep 23 '10 at 23:32
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User3272
48 points