Comments on: The Customer Development Manifesto: Reasons for the Revolution (part 1) http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/ Entrepreneurship and Conservation Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:39:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Your most important customer is your sales channel — On Product Management http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-12409 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:06:52 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-12409 [...] There’s a lot of talk in product management and product development circles about Customer Development. [...]

]]> By: J Gabriel Islas http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-11516 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:14:25 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-11516 Cannot stop reading, I am just about to decide whether I should find a “normal” job or if I should follow my heartbeats and become an entrepreneur…the more I discover and learn entrepreneurial things, the more I want to try to disrupt my status-quo

]]> By: Talking on Techie-Biz Divide at Communitech Guelph on Sept. 3 « GrowthTimes http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-11503 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:10:52 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-11503 [...] post, recommended by Guelph’s very own Brydon of start-up Brainpark, arguing for the need to shift from a product development mindset to a customer development approach. I added some comments there [...]

]]> By: My Universal Startup Advice « the dan blog http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-11049 Tue, 17 May 2011 07:01:11 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-11049 [...] in the real world. Do it fast and iterate quickly (see Lean startup and Steve Blank’s ferocious customer-centric rapid iteration for more information). The key takeaway is to remember that if you aren’t moving forward, [...]

]]> By: Tom http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-9360 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:16:57 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-9360 I think that many entrepreneurs fall in love with their product, when they should really fall in love with their customers.

Or even worse than falling in love with their product: falling in love with their idea. Products and ideas are just a means to an end.

]]> By: “You Don’t Get To Define Quality” « Blog of Amanda http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-6047 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:34:26 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-6047 [...] in question is not that products need only be “good enough”, it’s a move away from a product development philosophy to a customer development philosophy.  It’s a recognition that you don’t hold all the [...]

]]> By: Adil Wali » Blog Archive » A culture of innovation http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-5882 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:40:04 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-5882 [...] to combine creativity and rigor. Not sure the best way to teach this yet, but Steve Blank’s Customer Development is a good [...]

]]> By: Adil Wali » Blog Archive » A culture of innovation http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-5651 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:51:19 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-5651 [...] to combine creativity and rigor.  Not sure the best way to teach this yet, but Steve Blank’s Customer Development is a good [...]

]]> By: Presentación de Actuable - Álvaro Ortiz / furilo http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-5468 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:34:15 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-5468 [...] al máximo las premisas del MVP. Paco está haciendo un estupendo trabajo siguiendo el modelo de Customer Development, y ya tenemos a unas cuantas organizaciones que se han apuntado a colaborar y tener presencia en [...]

]]> By: Durant School of Entrepreneurship Manifesto (Part 2) « Theory to Practice http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-4346 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:14:57 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-4346 [...] business model. An example of how the new paradigm differs from the existing paradigm is the customer development model, which demonstrates how traditional ideas about how to start a business need to be radically [...]

]]> By: Steve Blank 客户开发宣言：改革的必要性 （第一部分） | 中国精实创新网 http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-4236 Fri, 28 May 2010 07:09:48 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-4236 [...] 完整原文 发布时间: 五月 28, 2010 分类: 未分类 留言 姓名: 必贴 [...]

]]> By: Genlighten Blog — Genealogy Documented » Blog Archive » Amazon for Lookups vs. Yellow Pages for Researchers http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-2600 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:06:59 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-2600 [...] when we were first building Genlighten, I might have uncovered these design issues during the Customer Development process. But now that I’m belatedly trying to adhere to Lean Startup principles, [...]

]]> By: My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-2361 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:28:14 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-2361 [...] Steve Blank – Defined and developed most of these ideas in his book, The Four Steps to Epiphany. Have a look at his compelling case study on why and how he extrapolated the Customer Development methodology. [...]

]]> By: Manual da Startup » Blog Archive » O que há de errado com o modelo de Product Development - Conceitos e práticas sobre Lean Startups e empreendedorismo em geral http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-2041 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:39:18 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-2041 [...] livro e nesta série de posts como manifesto, Steve Blank dá explicações detalhadas dos problemas que há no modelo de Product [...]

]]> By: Canada compared to others Part 2 « The RIC Blog http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-1808 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:33:07 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-1808 [...] key to creating products that meet customer needs and to developing more sophisticated customers. Steve Blank and Eric Reis have proposed the Customer Development Manifesto and Lean Startup as ways for [...]

]]> By: Compared to others | DavidCrow.ca http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-1703 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:23:29 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-1703 [...] is key to creating products that meet customer needs and to develop more sophisticated customers. Steve Blank and Eric Reis have proposed the Customer Development Manifesto and Lean Startup as ways for [...]

]]> By: Haut Tech » SaaS: 10 Ways to Fail – Part 1 http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-1660 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:53:45 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-1660 [...] Steve Blank as so elegantly put it – there are no truths inside your office. Get out and meet the target market before you spend on developing the product whether it is [...]

]]> By: links for 2009-09-28 • Bare Identity http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-1609 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:02:05 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-1609 [...] The Customer Development Manifesto: Reasons for the Revolution (part 1) « Steve Blank "The reality for most startups today is that the product development model focuses all their attention on activities that go on inside a company’s own building. While customer input may be a checkpoint or “gate” in the process, it doesn’t drive it." (tags: marketing productmanagement entrepreneurship businessmodel businessplan) [...]

]]> By: Process for the Enterprise » Blog Archive » Why Doesn’t “Continuous Improvement” Philosophy Apply to #BPM Vendors? http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-1598 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:43:13 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-1598 [...] BPM vendor (every software vendor!) should read Steve Blank’s Manifesto for Customer Development. Steve Blank and Eric Ries writings should be mandatory for software developers in the BPM [...]

]]> By: You Don’t Get to Define ‘Quality’ | The Experience is the Product | Better product management and products http://steveblank.com/2009/08/31/the-customer-development-manifesto-reasons-for-the-revolution-part-1/#comment-1584 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:17:49 +0000 http://steveblank.com/?p=3529#comment-1584 [...] question is not that products need only be “good enough”, it’s a move away from a product development philosophy to a customer development philosophy.  It’s a recognition that you don’t hold all the [...]

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