After attending Lean Startup Machine L.A., I can say that the LSM model provides some of the most practical and focused guidance on how to define and launch a business that I’m likely to ever receive. By Kelsey Greenberg (Co-Founder, Difference Lab) My Lean Startup Machine (LSM) team was formed of two separate MuckerLab companies [...]
Posts Tagged "Pivot"
How To Make Tiny Changes For Greater Career Success
August 20, 2012 – 9:00 am
What small adjustment or change could you or do you want to make in your personal in professional life? By Rania Anderson (Co-Founder, Women’s Capital Connection) The idiom “Put your best foot forward” generally refers to making a great impression. But, watching Aries Merritt — the 2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalist in the 110 meter [...]
Pivoting: It Just Keeps Getting Better (And Better And Better…)
July 17, 2012 – 5:00 am
Editor’s note: Jessica Bishop was a 2010 PITCH finalist – Apply for the PITCH NYC Startup Competition by August 31, 2012 for your chance to present onstage in November at our conference. By Jessica Bishop (Founder, Klink Mobile) Feeling low on energy working on your startup? Maybe you just need to move in a new [...]
Why Pivot After Making $10,000 Our First Month At LaunchBit?
January 9, 2012 – 5:00 am
By Elizabeth Yin (Co-Founder, LaunchBit) Happy New Year! 2011 was quite a ride for us at LaunchBit. Jennifer and I are so thankful to everyone who’s helped us. We started LaunchBit in January 2011 as a way to help entrepreneurs start and grow their internet businesses. This is a problem I’ve become really passionate about, [...]
How Often And When Should We Pivot?
December 24, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Joanne Wilson (Blogger & Angel Investor, Gotham Gal) Women 2.0 has been compiling questions for a book project called 101 Questions About Launching Your Company. Of course all the answers are by female investors, founders and CEOs. Love that! Here is the question that I chose to answer: How often and when should we [...]
When Should You Pivot, Jump, or Shoot? (LaunchBit)
October 18, 2011 – 11:30 am
By Elizabeth Yin (Co-Founder, LaunchBit) “Pivot” is probably the most overused word in the startup community. Everyone is pivoting his/her company from this to that. So how do you know when you should pivot your company slightly, jump to a completely new business idea altogether, or just shoot for the moon with what you have? [...]
Can Product “Disruption” Become a New Paradigm?
October 17, 2011 – 2:00 pm
By Sarah Tavel (Senior Associate, Bessemer Venture Partners) Facebook is an incredible company, and it’s incredible for many, many reasons. But one of the things that most impresses and amazes me is Facebook’s relentless reinvention. The company has disrupted its product, and therefore its users, on multiple occasions. I’m sure everyone remembers the backlash Facebook [...]
Guidewire Group Pivots Toward Software
September 6, 2011 – 11:31 pm
By Chris Shipley (Co-Founder, Guidewire Group) You no doubt know Guidewire Group as an analyst firm committed to the success of early-stage technology companies. Indeed, when we started the company in 2004, our goal was to accelerate emerging businesses and emerging markets around the world. Across the years, we’ve consulted with startups and large companies, [...]
Learning to Be a Lean Startup: Interview with Elizabeth Yin of Recently Pivoted LaunchBit, an Ad Network for Email
August 19, 2011 – 8:11 am
By Cass Phillipps (Executive Producer, Failcon) I had a chance to chat with Elizabeth Lin on the mistakes made in her first startup. She is now the CEO and Co-Founder of LaunchBit, an ad network for email. Learn more http://launchbit.com. Cass Phillipps: Before LaunchBit, I’ve heard you founded and lost a fair amount of time [...]
Patents, Pivots, (Good) People: DNA Guide’s Evolution
July 12, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Alice Rathjen (Founder & President, DNA Guide) My latest company DNA Guide is a physician/patient engagement tool for personal genetic data. We’ve built a full genome browser for the iPad and eventually want to offer an electronic medical record (EMR) solution that uses a person’s DNA for their user account and has a map [...]
