Congrats to @dapunster taking his Start-Up to The Valley

Thanks to Thomas Pun for sharing with us about his Y Combinator audition experience. Now the real work begins!

Good luck @Dapunster we’ll be following you from Hong Kong!

When you’re ready make sure you post the launch date here!

Stealth Startups, Get Over Yourselves: Nobody Cares About Your Secrets

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/19/stealth-startupsget-over-yourselves-nobody-cares-about-your-secrets/

Since there is only one Steve Jobs who makes things before you know you want one, talking to as many potential customers as possible will help you focus on what to build first.

Building a Company with Customer Data – Why Metrics Are Not Enough « Steve Blank

Gathering real-world feedback from customers is a core concept of Customer Development as well as the Lean Startup. But what information to collect?

Only 57 Questions
Yesterday I got an email from an ex-student lamenting that only 2% of their selected early testers responded to their on-line survey. The survey said in part:

The survey has 57 questions, the last three of which are open ended, and should take about 20 minutes to complete.  Please note that you must complete the entire survey once you begin.  You cannot stop along the way and have your responses to that point saved.

This is a good post about how just collecting data isn’t enough. At some point you really have to directly connect with customers.