Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
State Regulation In addition to federal laws, each State has its own regulatory environment that applies to businesses operating within the state in areas such as land-use , zoning, motor vehicles, state banking, building codes, public utilities, drug laws, etc. The tech ecosystem got a rude awakening in May 1998 when the U.S.
Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 19, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 19, 2009 Lean hiring tips In preparing for the strategy series panel this week, I have been doing some thinking about costs. And all of that cost was caused by one activity: hiring. Hiring is no different from any other company process. Sounds a little abstract, though, doesnt it?
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Version One Ventures
MAY 17, 2016
But as a start-up scales, founders can’t have their hands in everything: many companies lose focus on the customer; decisions get bogged down; and there are hiring mistakes. Amazon ’s magic is that it’s a behemoth of a company that still operates like a founder-driven start-up in several key areas.
Up and Running
JULY 11, 2014
in 1998 and eventually became Yahoo!Store. The UK has a similar scheme called Barclays Cycle Hire (affectionally dubbed Boris Bikes after London Mayor, Boris Johnson) which was started in 2010 with the aim of making journeys from point A to B shorter. In fact, the company has done so well that it now operates in 13 countries.
BeyondVC
DECEMBER 22, 2006
As I started thinking about his question, I remember what it was like setting up our office in 1998 and the headaches and cost of buying a Nortel phone system and phones and hiring a Microsoft networking expert to get our office set up for file sharing, back up, and email. What a nightmare!
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. There was no repeatable methodology, startups and their VC’s still operated like startups were simply a smaller version of a large company. Carpe Diem.
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 13, 2019
I founded Perception Kayaks in 1975 and eventually sold it in 1998. Owning and operating a business is very hard – but VERY rewarding. Hire people smarter than you and lean on their expertise. Now I teach forums and mentory as I am 69 and retirement is on the horizon. Anything else additional you want to tell our readers?
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