Founded in 2003, Rovio Mobile Ltd., like many startups, underwent several years of uncertainty and nearly went under Read More
HP Startup Story: History & Lessons of Angry Birds
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“Persistence & Commitment Are Key”
Shalu Attri is a first-time founder who recently launched GOAQUÍ, a social platform for travelers that enables them Read More
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“If You Have an Idea, Get Started”
Wildfire Interactive is an icon of a successful startup. Since founding in 2009, the company with its software Read More
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The challenge of targeting late adopters
We’ve met with several startups recently that are targeting market segments in which there is a lot of Read More
The New York Times recently took a giant step into the present. It started behaving the way entrepreneurial Read More
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The Myth of the One-Way Mirror
Since the early 1970s, professions such as user experience, market research, advertising, and law enforcement have been using Read More
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Rebranding Your Image
This is the new logo, start of a total rebranding initiative at SGB Media Group With all the Read More
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Groubal.com Indexes Customer Satisfaction
Angry Customers from all parts of the world are turning to Groubal to get their Voices Heard Loudly. Read More
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The customer validation conundrum
High tech startups rarely fail for a lack of technology; they mostly fail for a lack of customers. While entrepreneurs Read More
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The dangers of design by user
In last month’s column, we talked about ways to include users in the design process by employing Subject-Matter Read More
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Today’s entrepreneur: Adam Ayers
Entrepreneurs often choose the path of innovation, without realizing the kind of lifestyle that comes with it. They Read More
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo’s lessons learned
Dick Costolo, who was just appointed Twitter CEO, stepped off the stage here at Vator Splash, where he Read More
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Entrepreneurship: Nature over nurture
While there are many lessons entrepreneurs can learn to mitigate risk in the future and become better entrepreneurs, Read More
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Entrepreneurship: a faith-based endeavor
(Correction: This new video, uploaded 9/8/10, reflects an edit to Steve’s book) I first saw Steve Blank at Read More
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So, you want to do user research
One of the best things about user research is that anyone can do it. On the other hand, Read More