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by thesash 15y ago
> "If you handed down the Scientific Method to someone who is not a trained scientist, in theory they should be use it to derive new laws of nature. In practice, though, what would most likely happen is that they would mis-apply this me
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by thesash 15y ago
100% agree that viable is context driven, but I kind of disagree with your example. If you want to compete with an established player, focus on the differentiating factor that you think is game-changing rather than competing on features, ot
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by thesash 15y ago
+1 on being sick of correcting people who shit on these concepts while defining them as the opposite of what they actually are.
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by thesash 15y ago
1) MVP != half assed, cheap, shitty product. It is exactly what it says, a minimum viable product, keyword being viable. An MVP for a mission critical application or a cutting edge piece of research isn't going to be cheap or easy, becaus
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by thesash 15y ago
There are a great many people out there who are intimidated by exactly this type of mindset. While this may be true for solving extremely complicated problems or building massive applications, the reality is that people across a vast number
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by thesash 15y ago
It would be fascinating to analyze this in verbal communication. I've thought about this in the past, specifically in how idiomatic expressions, "inside jokes" and the like are disseminated through social groups. It always seems that certai
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by thesash 15y ago
So cool to see him speak about his values reals rivet early on in his career, knowing that he stuck by them.
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Bill DeRouchey (Creative Director at Simple) on Designing with an Opinion(vimeo.com)
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by thesash 15y ago
The most inspiring thing about the whole story to me is how he was able to generate a massively successful marketing campaign simply by being authentic, and engaging his fans directly. I think this follows a lot of the "Thank You Economy" c
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by thesash 15y ago
Of course direct feedback to congress is a crucial part of fighting the legislation, but choosing where to spend our money is an extremely powerful method of indirect action to enact political change. Companies like GoDaddy pick their sides
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Louis CK's self distributed special up to 1MM revenue in 12 days(buy.louisck.net)
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Lean Startup Action Summary and Outline(newtome.wordpress.com)
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3 Quick and Easy Ways to Check Social Metrics(distilled.net)
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by thesash 15y ago
I find this article troubling for two reasons: it fails to back up with evidence some of its boldest claims, and it suffers from the same problems presented by it's own argument. Claims like this one: > "First, all of the easy causes ha
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by thesash 15y ago
This one's awesome: teehan+lax recreated their logo by painting the partners blue http://www.teehanlax.com/holiday2011/
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I think it's a good point that
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by thesash 15y ago
The bottom line is: manage hype, and don't buy into your own. One of the most interesting takeaways I got from hearing Eric Ries speak a few weeks ago, is how toxic hype can be to startups not just in the press, but also among investors, fr
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by thesash 15y ago
The key differentiator addressed by both Steve Blank and Eric Ries in their definitions, is that a startup is innovating. A company taking an existing, proven business model and attempting to build a business based on it (whether in the tec
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by thesash 15y ago
This video about what motivates people is really interesting for this topic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
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by thesash 15y ago
Design is not a pretty facade to a product, and designers aren't just responsible for aesthetics. Design is as much about how the product works as how it looks, and a designer worth their stock options understands that they aren't drawing p
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by thesash 15y ago
Spoiler alert: the #1 most overused word of 2011 is... Pivot! Half of these are not pivots at all, at least not according to the definition Eric Ries originally coined: "A change in strategy without a change in vision." SkillSlate: looks li
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Here Are The 11 Biggest Pivots Of 2011(businessinsider.com)
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by thesash 15y ago
Being able to find the opinions of so many like minded individuals is both a blessing and a curse-- it's great to be able to skim the responses to major news items, but often I find myself just nodding along to every comment, even though th
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by thesash 15y ago
I think dropbox had a similar change and also found that it dramatically increased referrals once both the referrer and the new user both got extra space.
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by thesash 15y ago
Apparently not a lot of office space fans on HN...
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by thesash 15y ago
One key point to keep in mind is that this article is specifically speaking about startups, not mature organizations, so obviously some of the modifications to the original test and added points won't be universally applicable. I think the
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by thesash 15y ago
This is exactly the problem that makes the Lean Startup so interesting and radical. Everything we think we know about business has ingrained in us a sense of change equating to failure. We build up inflated expectations for our non-existant
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by thesash 15y ago
Changing the product is not necessarily changing the vision. Read the article you referenced... IMVU changed the direction of their product drastically from IM to social networking while still adhering to the vision of avatar mediated
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by thesash 15y ago
It's not hard to recognize when you have a good product when it's feature complete and selling like hotcakes. Recognizing that you have the core of a good product with potential to be great if you slog it out and stick to your vision is
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HTML5 Interactive Google Music Tour(music.google.com)
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