Welcome to 2014
My resolutions for 2014 are for habits, systems and capabilities: think marathon not sprint; reduce variation; formalize rules of thumb; play our own game.
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–December 2013
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Product Market Fit Metrics
Q: I am considering product market fit metrics for an add-on new product launching in a well established company that makes equipment to test electrical cables (for the last 29 years). We are introducing a new product that is an add-on to existing products (it is only useful if used with the existing product). This is
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Through The Rude Wind’s Wild Lament And The Bitter Weather
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.
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Lean Startup Conference 2013 Roundup
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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Peer Advisors
Mastermind groups complement our Bootstrappers Breakfast meetings, they are for entrepreneurs who want to meet with a smaller group of the same people on a regular basis and really get to know each others’ businesses. In addition to the four Bootstrapper Breakfasts in Silicon Valley we facilitate three Mastermind groups. Napoleon Hill coined the Mastermind
Where To Find Us in December 2013
The regular schedule for the Bootstrapper Breakfast fit nicely with the holidays this December. One around the table question we will ask at all three December breakfasts is, “What did you learn in 2013 that will make you more effective as an entrepreneur in 2014?” Fri Dec 6 7:30am Bootstrapper Breakfast Palo Alto Tue Dec 17 7:30am
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Terry Frazier: How to Do Real Competitive Analysis
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.
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Tom DeMarco on Leadership, Trust, and Training
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
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–November 2013
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Recap From Nov-20-2103 MVP Clinic
This MVP clinic helps a researcher looking for action research topics in the KM4Dev community and an entrepreneur making athletic contests more engaging.
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Thanksgiving 2013
Some observations on Thanksgiving 2013, punctuated by quotes from Soren Kierkegaard, W. T. Purkiser, W.N. Rieger and Albert Schweitzer.
The Illusion of Omnicompetence: Smart and Competent Are Domain Specific Adjectives
The illusion of omnicompetence is the failure to recognize limits. Smart and competent are not a generic quality: they’re incredibly domain-specific.
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BeamWise Demo For BiOS 2014
I have blogged about BeamWise™ 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 Giacomo Vacca
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7 Years & 1226 Blog Posts: Lessons Learned So Far
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.
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Two Mastermind Open House Events in November and December
SKMurphy Mastermind groups have a unique high-technology focus and are limited to eight qualified members. We guide a small group of peers to brainstorm and critique your critical business issues. Our use of ‘workout buddies’ provides a level of feedback and joint accountability that will help you to become more effective. Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to
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Veterans Day 2013
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 to meet the needs of early customers by
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Don’t Give Your Investor Pitch To Customers, They Have Different Questions
Q: Can you please take a look at this pitch. I have created it as a promo for investors and potential users. Selling your offering to customers and selling your business to investors requires two different presentations They have fundamentally different questions they need answered before they “buy.” Customers want to understand how your product
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–October 2013
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