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Minimum Viable Product: Enthusiastically Proceed Skeptically

1 Idea Stage, 2 Open for Business Stage, 3 Early Customer Stage, Customer Development, MVP, skmurphy / By /

In a candid discussion about the challenges of managing your own expectations for a minimum viable product (MVP), Tristan Kromer observed, “It’s psychologically hard to enthusiastically proceed with skepticism.” And that is the challenge, we have to be enthusiastic about our product ideas to persevere to complete them and tell others about them, but we have to […]

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Don’t Get Distracted Raising Venture Capital

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It’s not a mistake to accept venture capital if your business merits and requires it for growth. Don’t get distracted seeking it until then. Don’t Get Distracted Raising Venture Capital “The seductive narrative of Silicon Valley stars a genius-hero who goes on a journey, overcomes myriad obstacles, has a flash of insight and is rewarded

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Ten Principles for Trust and Integrity from Adventures in Missions

1 Idea Stage, 2 Open for Business Stage, 3 Early Customer Stage, Rules of Thumb, skmurphy / By /

Shared trust and integrity form the basis for the key resource in a bootstrapping startup: morale. Founders must foster actions and behaviors that build trust in the early days if they hope to create a startup with a culture that will enable it to prosper.

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IEEE-CNSV Panel Explores Engineering in Japan vs Silicon Valley Mon-Mar-3

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IEEE-CNSV Panel Explores Engineering in Japan vs Silicon Valley Mon-Mar-3 I am helping to moderate a panel 7pm Mon-Mar-3 at IEEE-CNSV on “Innovation: Work and Life of the Engineer in Japan and Silicon Valley” The event takes place at Agilent Technologies, Inc. in the Aristotle Room, Bldg. 5 located at 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa

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Getting More Customers Workshop on March 25, 2014

1 Idea Stage, 2 Open for Business Stage, 3 Early Customer Stage, 4 Finding your Niche, 5 Scaling Up Stage, Events, skmurphy, Workshop / By /

Let’s face it, finding customers can be quite a challenge. In this interactive workshop, we will cover a variety of proven marketing techniques for growing your business: attendees will select one or two that fit their style and develop a plan to implement them in their business in the next 90 days. Speaking – small

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