Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

But it wasn’t until 1998 that corporate-backed VC firms could be established, and that started a wave of VC funds backed by government, corporate and foreign capital. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital' Lessons Learned.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

In 1998 RIM quickly followed this up with a next generation product with an 8-line display, ran on AA batteries and would last 500 hours. But RIM decided to hide all of that from their customers. In today’s language of Customer Development , a TiVo positioned as a segment of an existing market (VCR’s) was a no brainer.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Bezos reimagined the way leaders write, speak, and motivate teams and customers. So in an age when we are being bombarded by information, all of our customers, our clients, now let's focus on marketers and the people who are listening to our podcast specifically, How do you rise above the noise? Now, these tools are available to you.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. The lesson was learned over 30 years in Silicon Valley: you create ecosystems where third-parties can innovate and thrive and you become the legitimate center of it all and can tax the system later.

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www.ere.net

JULY 15, 2012

It should go without saying, but the performance level should be set with input from your customers. Sadly, the user system that has powered our website since 1998 no longer plays nicely with todays technology. He is a frequent speaker and advisor to Fortune 500 and Silicon Valley firms. Valentino Martinez.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Saying “No” To Customers Can Save Your Company – [link]. How small businesses and startups should deal with difficult customers – [link]. How small businesses and startups should deal with difficult customers – [link]. How small businesses and startups should deal with difficult customers – [link].

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Romer analyzed every fourth down that occurred in every quarter of every NFL game from 1998 to 2000. A recent article on Venture Beat talks about how Venture Capital firms are starting to take a Moneyball approach: “ In Silicon Valley, new firms are going a step further by creating an entire investment thesis around data.

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www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

Series A rounds, where you raise a million dollars or more, will be custom deals for the forseeable future. The way to get really big returns is to do things that seem crazy, like starting a new search engine in 1998, or turning down a billion dollar acquisition offer. silicon valleys.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

We are unbelievably lucky to be here right now, with a team of über-talented people from the best and brightest Silicon Valley companies, at a moment when what a book should be is morphing before our very eyes. 2) Help Others & Improve Upon Customer Service. That’s it. That’s what we do. 3) Love Solving Puzzles.

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Diego Basch

MAY 25, 2011

He was referring to the time back in 1998 when I built an mp3 search engine in C, hosted it on my desktop computer, promoted it until it reached 200k daily queries, and made six figures out of it (all in a matter of months). ” I like that phrase, and I take it as a compliment. For example… um, well, you get my point.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

By freeing up your time it really helps you focus on more important tasks and this can be things ranging from improving the product quality to hiring a great team to rewarding your people to thinking more holistically about customer experience or understanding your competition. Bates: You know Josh—. Just to dive into the first.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2012

1998 – the MPAA got congress to pass the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), making it illegal for you to make a digital copy of a DVD that you actually purchased. 2006 - broadcasters sued Cablevision (and lost) to prevent the launch of a cloud-based DVR to its customers. The reality? DVR’s reignite interest in TV.

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