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chrisabruce

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About chrisabruce

Lean Entrepreneur, iOS/Ruby Hacker, Product/UX Lover

I’ve worked at a lot of start-ups and as a consultant to companies such as Kaiser Permanente, Lucent Technologies, Morgan Stanley, Dell, and Fujitsu. During the last six years, I have worn the hats of a co-founder, technical product manager, and senior software developer, building digital products and services. I was the first non-founding employee at Rupture (founded by Shawn Fanning and Jon Baudanza) which was a game centric social networking start-up that was sold to Electronic Arts (eventually becoming EA Origin). Later I founded Lofty which built a location based iPhone game that was acquired by Diversion. Currently, I am a co-founder at a social gaming company called Diversion.

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    I think Ash Maurya's book "Running Lean" should be on this list and probably near the top.

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    Comment #3820539

    Thanks for be honest! It is great to admit mistakes and even greater to share and learn.

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    This might not be exactly what you are looking for, but could be very helpful to look at some of the responsive web frameworks like Foundation ( http://foundation.zurb.com/ ).

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    So happy for you guys!

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    This article nicely summarizes the pains of finding a co-founder. I will definitely share this with others in the same boat. I believe the saying goes, "you will find someone when …

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    Comment #3156122

    One of, if not, the most important lessons first time entrepreneurs should learn.

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    Comment #3148181

    If you still confused, go read Running Lean (www.runningleanhq.com). A very concise and step-by-step approach.

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    Comment #3136424

    Simple yet poignant. I feel like we are getting to a point that if you don't have this embedded into your startup culture, you are already failing.

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    Great article! I have a rabid passion about this space and have been thinking and researching it for last 2 years. The five minutes I spent reading this has taught me more about th…

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    Comment #3058165

    Great article. It think you nailed them, I especially like the "Surprise" item as this is often cited in game design as an element of fun.

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    Good and Bad? This problem is very basic and might attempt to demonstrate the candidate's competency around basic algorithms, data structures, and performance (although nothing was…

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    Execution over ideas in every case. However, after diving a lot into Lean Product and UX Design, I have learned that the hardest part is finding problems worth solving. In my opini…

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    Comment #3031815

    Thanks! Was on the fence about getting this, but think I will go ahead and grab it after reading your review.

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    Comment #3030146

    Meant Foodspotting instead of Spotify.

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    A little late in the conversation. I think if it is something you are passionate about, you should stick with it. Maybe you can find a partner that can do UX/Graphic design or whic…

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    This book: http://www.runningleanhq.com/ called Running Lean is a concise how-to for Lean Srartups. I think it is the only book that gives you real specifics.

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    Comment #3018729

    This title should be changed to "Lean Startup Distilled". Direct and to the point about being Lean.

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    Comment #3018349

    I think this is some of the best advice on hiring for a startup I have seen in a while. I just don't think the typical "reverse all the words of a sentence in place" is as helpful.…