We have a week left in 2013. This is a short post to collect some odds and ends on the day after Christmas, also known as Feast of St. Stephen or Boxing Day depending upon where you are reading this.
Through The Rude Wind’s Wild Lament And The Bitter Weather Read More »
This post curates content and commentary related to the 2013 Lean Startup Conference: videos, blog posts, slides, articles, etc.. I will continue to update it until about mid-February 2014 as videos, slide decks, blog posts and articles related to the 2013 Lean Startup Conference are published. If I have overlooked a post or other content
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Comparing notes with peer advisors, other knowledgeable entrepreneurs, is a great way to get valuable perspectives on challenges.
At 3 Bootstrappers Breakfasts in December we will ask, “What did you learn in 2013 that will make you a more effective entrepreneur in 2014?”
Where To Find Us in December 2013 Read More »
A Q&A with Terry Frazier where he outlines his view of real competitive analysis, advising firms to stop relying on SWOT (Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) analysis.
Terry Frazier: How to Do Real Competitive Analysis Read More »
I re-read Tom DeMarco‘s “Slack” over the Thanksgiving break and came away with a couple of good ideas worth sharing. Slack: Speed Difference Between Prudent and Breakneck Tom DeMarco offers the following definition of slack in the second to last chapter “Working at Breakneck Speed” Back in the time of sailing ships, going anywhere by ship
Tom DeMarco on Leadership, Trust, and Training Read More »
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–November 2013 Read More »
This MVP clinic helps a researcher looking for action research topics in the KM4Dev community and an entrepreneur making athletic contests more engaging.
Recap From Nov-20-2103 MVP Clinic Read More »
Some observations on Thanksgiving 2013, punctuated by quotes from Soren Kierkegaard, W. T. Purkiser, W.N. Rieger and Albert Schweitzer.
The illusion of omnicompetence is the failure to recognize limits. Smart and competent are not a generic quality: they’re incredibly domain-specific.
The Illusion of Omnicompetence: Smart and Competent Are Domain Specific Adjectives Read More »
I have blogged about the BeamWise demo in “BeamWise Blends Biophotonic and Model Based Design Expertise” A First look at BeamWise in Operation” If you are interested in getting a closer look, Kinetic River will be demonstrating it in booth 8639 at the BiOS Conference February 1-2, 2014. If you don’t want to wait that long contact
BeamWise Demo For BiOS 2014 Read More »
A look back at what I have learned from writing, starting in high school, with a focus on the last seven years working on the SKMurphy blog.
7 Years & 1226 Blog Posts: Lessons Learned So Far Read More »
We have two Mastermind Open Houses in November and December of 2013. Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to present their businesses issues and advise one another in a confidential, supportive environment during two meetings a month.
Two Mastermind Open House Events in November and December Read More »
On Veterans Day 2013 I am grateful to the men and women who have put themselves in harms way to protect our way of life.
Lean Innovation 101 at SF Bay ACM Nov-20-2013 I am trying out a new talk on “What is Lean? – Lean Innovation 101” at the SF Bay ACM on Wed-Nov-20-2013. Here is a brief description: “Lean” provides a scientific approach for creating a product and developing new businesses. Teams can iteratively build products or services
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It’s a mistake to give your investor pitch to customers: they have different questions from investors, and that requires a separate deck.
Don’t Give Your Investor Pitch To Customers, They Have Different Questions Read More »
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–October 2013 Read More »
A deconstruction of the “How to Change Cars Forever” commercial for redesigned Dodge Dart as a distillation of engineering vision and an analysis of results
Balancing Engineering Vision vs. Customer Expectation Read More »
MVP Clinic for Social/Community Apps Wed-Oct-23 If you are planning a new service offering, involving technologies and social interactions between customers, this clinic on minimum viable service can help you learn your way out of conflicting assumptions, lack of relevant data, difficulty understanding service value, and resource constraints. This is especially the case if you
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Dr. Giacomo Vacca of Kinetic River will present a briefing on BeamWise in operation at the Twenty-Third Cytometry Development Workshop in Asilomar today. Here is a silent four minute video of some key aspects of BeamWise operation he will narrate live as a part of the briefing. Tapio Karras of Design Power will also be on
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