Tag: Customer Development
Introduction to Usability Testing for Startups on Sept 2
 Have you asked the following kinds of questions? My team is working on an app prototype, but we are not confident that the app would...
#SUMHK Dec 12 – Paul Orlando “Customer Development: the methodology people love to talk about”
Paul will be in town for a bit and will be talking at this meetup about “Customer Development: the methodology people love to talk about,” and “A short list of mistakes I made when running my startup....
Customer Development Funnel Image v.4 | Market By Numbers | Marketing Help
> I’ve added a few notes on funnel stages, as well as a blank version (in a variety of formats) to my [Customer Development Tips download.](http://market-by-numbers.com/services/downloads/) (Other t...
When You’re a Hammer Everything Looks Like a Nail | Both Sides of the Table
> When You’re a Hammer Everything Looks Like a Nail > > by Mark Suster on June 14, 2010 > > []...
Startup Metrics: Anecdotes vs. Analytics | WePay
> Startup Metrics: Anecdotes vs. Analytics > > By Rich Aberman > > Consumer web companies (especially startups) should measure as much as they can; otherwise, they’re just prodding around in the da...
» Customer Development Interviews How-to: Finding People | The Experience is the Product
> Customer Development Interviews How-to: Finding People > > Date: Thursday, February 4th, 2010 > > “OK,” you say, “I’m convinced – I need to talk with potential customers to make sure my start...
Here’s The Real Reason Why Business Plan Competitions Are A Huge Waste Of Time
> Here’s The Real Reason Why Business Plan Competitions Are A Huge Waste Of Time > > [Steve Blank](http://www.businessinsider.com/author/steve-blank) > > | > May. 17, 2010, 11:26 AM > > | | > | -...
KISSinsights
> [KISSinsights](http://beta.kissinsights.com/) > > Receiving instant customer feedback takes 3 easy steps: > > 1. 1 Select a template or create your own survey > 2. 2 Add the survey widget to yo...
Justin.tv – Startup Lessons Learned – Videos
> Startup Lessons Learned’s videos > > [ 40:16](http://www.justin.tv/startuplessonslearned/b/262674992) > > [Customer Develop...
No Plan Survives First Contact With Customers – Business Plans versus Business Models « Steve Blank
 via [steveblank.com](http://steveblank.com/2010/04/08/no-plan-survives-fir...
Lessons Learned: Learning is better than optimization (the local maximum problem)
> [Learning is better than optimization (the local maximum problem)](http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2010/04/learning-is-better-than-optimization.html) > > Lean startups don’t optimize. At le...
Users Know: Pain Driven Design
> What Is Pain Driven Design (PDD)? > > The PDD methodology requires that, before you start design for a product or feature, you need to figure out what is causing pain for your users and potential...
Wufoo: Online HTML Form Builder – Contact, Survey & Payment Forms
> What is Wufoo? > > Wufoo strives to be the easiest way to collect information over the Internet. > > Our HTML form builder helps you create contact forms, online surveys, and invitations so ...
mite.blog. Facts & figures: The first 20 months of our small SaaS start-up going for premium-only instead of freemium
 via [blog.yo.lk](http://blog.yo.lk/en/2010/03/08/facts-and-figures-the-fir...
Garry Tan on Getting Traction – Gabriel Weinberg’s Blog
> [posterous](http://posterous.com/), “the dead simple place to post everything.” Posterous was part of [Y Combinator](http://ycombinator.com) in the summer of 2008, and immediately got traction after...
Customer Development Checklist for My Web Startup – Part 2
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how Zynga (Farmville) uses minimum viable products « Grattisfaction
> Zynga is a social gaming giant. Farmville,their largest game, has more than 69 million monthly active users, making it [larger than Twitter](http://mashable.com/2009/12/02/farmville-bigger-than-twi...
Customer Development Flow Chart | Market By Numbers | Marketing Help
> By [brantcooper](http://market-by-numbers.com/author/brantcooper/ "Posts by brantcooper"), January 13, 2010 2:32 pm > > Based on input from [Steve Blank](http://www.steveblank.com) and others, I upd...
The Magic Word in Customer Development Emails
> In [Four Steps to the Epiphany](http://www.cafepress.com/kandsranch), Steve Blank covers (pp. 59-60) strategies for making first customer contacts, the process for engaging early potential customers...
A Startup is Not a Smaller Version of a Large Company « Steve Blank
 via [steveblank.com](http://steveblank.com/2010/01/14/a-startup-is-not-a-s...