Day: July 25, 2013
Lean startups should “pivot” on product and strategy, but not on passion – Chris Hoogewerff
Some entrepreneurs and builders are driven by the prosp […]
We’ve learned a lot about creating great products from the Lean movement, not surprisingly in the ‘measure’ and ‘learn’ steps of the ‘Build, measure, learn’ cycle. In this thoughtful article, Chris Hoogewerff proposes a 4th step. He argues convincingly that it’s vital to maintain passion even after major pivots, and when we pivot to something that departs too much from that “thing” that compelled us to create our startup, we may be in trouble. To paraphrase, the litmus test could come in the form of a ‘Visualize’ step where we ask ourselves, ‘Do I love this new product and will I be fanatical about serving the people that will use it?’
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Startup Product and Iteration Z
In February, I attended the inaugural Startup Product Summit, which was a fabulous one-day conference event in San Francisco. Startup Product is part movement, part community of passionate product…
We’re ramping up the team at Startup Product, prepping for Summit SF2 on October 11, and more…
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