Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2020

I remember the first time I read the Innovator’s Dilemma in 1997. Christensen changed the trajectory of my career and was the guide star for my work on innovation. I never got to say thank you. Eye Opening. Christensen, writing for a corporate audience, explained that there were two classes of products – sustaining and disruptive.

Lean 428

Lean Business Model Government Agile 428

Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2012

By 1997 E.piphany was a fast growing startup with customers, revenue and something approaching a repeatable business model. 1997 was also that year that Microsoft was in the middle of the browser wars with Netscape. 1997 was also that year that Microsoft was in the middle of the browser wars with Netscape.

SQL 282

SQL Naming Internet Software 282

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

It went bankrupt in 1997.). (The State Science and Technology Commission and the Ministry of Finance formed the China New Technology Venture Investment Corporation in 1986, but it was a government agency supporting national technology venture policy objectives, rather than a profit-oriented private enterprise.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 271

Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2013

Jim has founded six companies, including Preview Travel, one of the first online travel agencies, which went public in 1997 and subsequently merged to create Travelocity.com as an independent company. Jim Hornthal splits his time between venture capital, entrepreneurship and education. And Zignal Labs. Jim co-taught classes with me at U.C.

Lean 282

Lean Cofounder Dividend Business Model 282

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

It went bankrupt in 1997.). (The State Science and Technology Commission and the Ministry of Finance formed the China New Technology Venture Investment Corporation in 1986, but it was a government agency supporting national technology venture policy objectives, rather than a profit-oriented private enterprise.

Venture Capital 163

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 163

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

In 1997, RIM introduced the first packet-switched messaging device. In 1996 RIM was still in the hardware business selling packet-switched wireless radio modems to OEMs. In a major strategy shift, they decided to sell a product directly to businesses. It used narrowband PCS and was housed in a clamshell device with a full keyboard.

Hockey Stick 271

Hockey Stick Customer Development Silicon Valley Networking 271

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

Hillary has been working to make government more accessible and available online for nearly two decades, starting as a web designer for Arkansas.gov in 1997. She came to the GSA as a Presidential Innovation Fellow in 2013, where she worked on the development of MyUSA.gov.

Small Business Administration 120

Small Business Administration SBIR United States Entrepreneur 120