Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
The world of building profitable startups as the primary goal of Venture Capital would end in 1995. The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. billion.)
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability.
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ConversionXL
MAY 1, 2017
Reporting in the Harvard Business Review on a major study of growth stalls they conducted, Olson and his colleagues cite the case of the iconic brand Levi Strauss, which hit a historic high mark of sales in 1995, reaching revenue of $7 billion, but then, starting in 1996, saw a decline in sales so precipitous that by 2000, revenue was down to $4.6
Reid Hoffman
MAY 18, 2021
Another area in which I learned lessons from Star Fleet Battles is the importance of operational security and deception. The result was a new genre of games, focusing on economics and resource acquisition, with multiple paths to victory. In the real world, Apple is a particular master of this strategy.
Steve Blank
AUGUST 5, 2010
While individual VC’s inside venture firms specialized in particular domains (PC’s, peripherals, semiconductors, test equipment, operating systems, applications, etc.,) One could argue that there’s nothing new here, as Internet distibution models started in 1995. But in reality they only became mainstream ~5-7 years ago.
Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
In these uncertain economic times, how has Cisco been able to expand its business operations? Well, first off, Cisco has a focus on operational excellence and productivity. But we’re also fortunate that Cisco’s products and services are fundamental to business operations and consumer. online activities worldwide.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Replacing the founder when the company needed to scale was almost standard operating procedure. In 1995 Netscape changed the rules about going public. To continually innovate, companies need to operate at startup speed and cycle time much longer their 20th century counterparts did. 2. Information is everywhere.
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