10 Steps to a Successful Start-Up

10 Steps to a Successful Start-Up

How to succeed in a Startup? Certainly there are more than ten steps to building a successful start-up. There is an extensive body of literature on the subject, and some of our favorite books and articles are listed in the next post on Start-up Success Literature....
Start-up Science in 1 Hour

Start-up Science in 1 Hour

Start-up Science introduction in 1 Hour: Steve Blank is the father of modern entrepreneurship. He and his Student Eric Ries have made a science of the processes involved in engineering new start-ups. Here he explains his journey and the work his Stanford MBA students...
Ensuring Product Adoption

Ensuring Product Adoption

Product Adoption, often realized as traction, is the ability of a new product to capture the attention, engage and modify the behaviors of a group of users. I have been fascinated with the dynamics of product adoption since I started developing strategic (not...
The Lean Startup Paradox

The Lean Startup Paradox

Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden, in their book on Lean UX, describe how founders often operate in a “reality distortion field”. They recognize that it takes a nearly unrealistic level of confidence to form a new & innovative business venture. Startup founders must...
Low Fidelity Artifacts

Low Fidelity Artifacts

A Low Fidelity Artifact is a fancy word for something that is often no more than a scribbled doodle. A Low Fidelity Artifact is an inexpensive way to capture ideas and develop a shared understanding without generating a cumbersome design document that the team is...
Channeling Energy on Pitch Day

Channeling Energy on Pitch Day

We have all felt the rush of energy we get when we are presenting in front of a crowd. Presenting your startup dreams in front of investors can multiply that energy several fold. Here’s how to channel and manage that energy so that it helps you make a great pitch...