Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. What metrics do we use to see if we learned enough in Customer Discovery ?

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Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 13, 2013

Client-server has moved to the cloud (dramatically decreasing the cost of software development and deployment), and mobile apps are everywhere. Whereas I may have seen a dozen companies in 1999 with a point solution in a particular area, now I see multiples. Or at least get some of them on your advisory board.

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Advisory Board Cloud Venture Capital Vertical 70

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

I’ve been founding and helping run technology companies since 1999. Use a bug tracking system and religiously manage development action items from it. . Use them as a sounding board for corporate development issues. Advisory boards never amount to much. Fab.com Bradfords Blog Fab Feed.

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Post-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution Advisory Board 92

David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

Admit you have biases, like we all do, then recognize you need to put steps in place to overcome that – like start an NBA development league in China.” . When I was running an Israel-based company in 1999-2001, my location was a significant barrier. Prove more through metrics. Your bias is a fog over opportunity.

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