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Salim Virani, entreprenerd. Creator of Leancamp.

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Forcing myself to take Pomodoro breaks

I’m awful at taking breaks once I get in the zone, but I’ve noticed that this is counter-productive by the end of the day.  What’s “in the zone” earlier in the day ends up being staring at the screen by … Continue reading

“The best questions are the ones that create the most uncertainty.”

These days, we startups are learning from Science and getting comfortable with Uncertainty.  Which is why I find the viewpoint in the video below so helpful – it’s a scientist’s view about uncertainty and questioning. And not just any scientist, Beau … Continue reading

Scientists, Lean Startup and creativity

When I told a table full of biologists about Lean Startup, one asked, “doesn’t that mean you’re taking the creativity out of entrepreneurship?” I replied, “it means we can test our hypotheses and adapt more quickly. If you could have … Continue reading

Earlyvangelist t-shirts – what do you think?

via skitch.com Thinking about doing some kind of Earlyvangelist t-shirt for swag or fund-raising for Leancamp. What do you think? Worth paying for? Would you wear something like this? (Tell me like it is – I can take the criticism … Continue reading

Will your customers bite? The Dogpark Test.

via ow.ly When you think a customer group will have a specific problem that’s painful enough that they’re already looking for a solution, you can validate that through Customer Development interviews. When you need prospects to see it to get … Continue reading

“Building faster without measuring is like driving faster without looking.” Article: How Much Process Is Too Much? /by @ericries

Every process a startup uses operates at one stage of the feedback loop. But lean startup practices have the effect of optimizing the total time through the loop. Practices that are harmful are the ones that optimize our ability to … Continue reading

Lean Wireframing – choosing the right tools for the right job /by @giffconstable

This is a strong example of truly Lean Thinking (not just Lean Startup Thinking) used in practical design research. A wireframe is meant to communicate and test. You want to do the least amount of work required to fulfill those … Continue reading

Sorry, Tumblr. I’ve moved over to Posterous.

Sorry, Tumblr. I’ve moved over to Posterous.:

If you’d like to keep up with me, please follow me on Posterous. The Tumblr downtime last week was a bigger hassle than I expected, so I’ve taken the opportunity to give Posterous a good try.

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Sorry, Tumblr. I’ve moved over to Posterous.

Sorry, Tumblr. I’ve moved over to Posterous.:

If you’d like to keep up with me, please follow me on Posterous. The Tumblr downtime last week was a bigger hassle than I expected, so I’ve taken the opportunity to give Posterous a good try.

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Agile Retrospectives described in 2 minutes (by Agile Advocate)

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About Salim Virani

I founded Leancamp for people to share practical techniques on getting market traction. Now I help accelerators and entrepreneurship programmes make better founders at Founder Centric.
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