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August 21, 2015
In: Blog, Lean Product Methodology, Technology Advisory, Thought Leadership
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CTO Panel Series: Finding Your CTO (WeWork) image

Everyone knows that finding great engineers is difficult, but even more challenging is finding a great technology leader. For a technology company, there are many important software decisions to be made. Getting them wrong can cost you big down the road. Thus, finding the right senior, strategic-level technology expert is critical to the success of your company. In this ...

August 20, 2015
In: Blog, Lean Product Methodology, Technology Advisory, Thought Leadership
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How Bias Can Derail Your Startup image

The Lean Startup is now a ubiquitous, well understood approach to business innovation, but it often unravels when put into practice. The bias of the entrepreneur or technology executive can lead to delays, expanded budgets and aimless results. This should not be wholly unexpected, as misuse has long plagued Lean’s forebear, the scientific method.

August 5, 2015
In: Blog, Lean Product Methodology, Thought Leadership
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WeWork – It’s Not About Office Space image

Last month, WeWork announced a massive ~$450M fundraise that values the company at $10B. As with much of the recent fundraising news, the immediate speculation from media outlets was that this is yet another sign of “the bubble” forming in Silicon Valley. We would like to offer a different perspective.

July 7, 2015
In: Blog, Digital Transformation, Lean Product Methodology, Technology Advisory, Thought Leadership
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A Prototype is Not an MVP (Part 1) – Know What You’re Building image

First time founders often miss the difference between a prototype and a MVP (minimum viable product). In this post, we explore the difference.

March 11, 2015
In: Blog, Digital Transformation, Lean Product Methodology, Technology Advisory, Thought Leadership
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Choosing the Right Technologies for your Next Product image

Hear from a panel of experienced CTOs discussing best practices for choosing the right technologies, engineering team and lean practices for your Next Product. When: April 2, 2015, 6PM-9PM Where: General Assembly - 225 Bush Street, 5th floor (East Entrance), San Francisco, CA ...

January 15, 2015
In: Blog, Lean Product Methodology, Thought Leadership
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The Five Pillars of Seed Stage Fundraising. image

There are five attributes that investors commonly use to value early stage companies where the valuations range from $0-5M. In this post, we explore these five attributes in detail: market, team, product, distribute, and traction.

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