The Equity Kicker
JANUARY 30, 2018
The term ‘pre-chasm’ is a nod to Geoffrey Moore’s 1998 classic Crossing the Chasm and refers to companies that may have sold to early adopters, but haven’t yet found a way to sell to the mainstream. They’re good at distributing things where there’s already an educated customer base.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Facts: Many popular startup companies are tech companies because they can create highly specific products quickly and distribute it to a large audience fast, but a startup does not necessarily have to be a technology company. Facts: Only a few new companies are startups. Myth #2: All startups are technology companies.
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Ben's Blog
JUNE 18, 2011
In 1998, I was working at Netscape, which owned well over half of the browser market. Software is eating the world. Back in 1994, very few people would have predicted that the largest bookseller in the world would be a software company. Books were just the first of many industries to be eaten by software. What is next?
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
Software companies had to buy specialized computers and license expensive software. Rules for building a company in 2011 are different than they were in 2008 or 1998. Startups that win in the bubble will be those that get wide adoption (using freemium, viral growth, low costs, etc) and massive distribution (i.e.
K9 Ventures
AUGUST 13, 2010
In fact, at the time (1996-1997) we offered both a downloadable product, that our customers could install on their own servers, and a “hosted-offering”, which came to be known as “On-Demand”, then the “ASP” (Application Service Provider) model, and today we call it “SaaS” (Software as a Service). The product worked.
Reid Hoffman
JULY 27, 2021
When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.
Reid Hoffman
JULY 27, 2021
When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.
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