Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2014

For those who don’t know, I wrote the book Open Innovation in 2003, and followed it with Open Business Models in 2006, and Open Services Innovation in 2011. A corporation, by contrast, is a permanent organization designed to execute a repeatable, scalable business model. First, let me recap a key insight for me from Steve’s post.

Startup 330

Startup Business Model Lean Russia 330

infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Other than a second-rate musician, “Cisco” is descriptive of nothing, offering no hint as to the company’s initial core competency in router design and development. At the time of its launch, the name “cisco” was also confusingly similar to SYSCO, the $20B food distribution company. link] Worst Corporate T-shirt Designs Ever. [.]

Naming 40

Naming Technical Review Product Product Name 40

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We did GroupMe for around three years, turned into a company and ended up selling it to Skype for around eighty million dollars and that was in 2011. I have been involved in startups since I graduated from college in 1996. It’s designed for small and mid size companies and it all started based on a focus of the employees.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95