Great talk about how to prototype and validate mobile apps: Remember the purpose of validation:The question is not: “Can it be built?” The question is: “Should it be built?” PDF
Month: March 2014
How to Acquire Your First Users For Free
Great, inspirational and actionable talk by Kathryn Minshew about how to acquire your first users with no budget. Another great case study of how Buffer went from 0 to 100.000 users with guest posting alone. PDF
How Product/Market Fit Feels Like
Great conversation with Marc Andreessen and Eric Ries about how product/market fit feels like, and some deep thoughts about the Lean Startup methodology. People who ask themselves whether they have achieved product/market fit usually haven’t achieved it You know when you get there. You feel it. The space ship is taking off. Customers are pouring…
Lean Startup Essentials
Even though I have pre-ordered the Lean Startup book in 2011, and started reading the first few pages in 2013, I have actually never finished it. So recently — as a usual Late Adopter — I have started studying the methodology. And I instantly fell in love with it. Here are some essentials if you want to get started…
Twitter Early Days
I have finished reading the Twitter founding story. I remember when I signed up for Twitter in April 2007 and instantly fell in love. I loved the concept of ‘blogging via SMS’ and did it using my Palm Treo at the time. Learnings: Twitter was born because Odeo — a podcasting company — has failed and needed a new…
PayPal Early Days
I have finished reading the PayPal founding story. I love reading stories about the products I use. Learnings: PayPal (Confinity-side) assembled a wonderful team and created a very entrepreneurial culture. David Sacks and Peter Thiel played important roles. It was actually David Sacks who was responsible for the last-minute deal with eBay. He played a…