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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

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. However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web.

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Best of Breed

thebarefootvc

These vertical solutions would focus on specific pain pain points in the enterprise, such as logistics or customer relationship management. Client-server has moved to the cloud (dramatically decreasing the cost of software development and deployment), and mobile apps are everywhere. Or at least get some of them on your advisory board.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #14: Selling to the “Cool Kids”

Austin Startup

As I’ve helped entrepreneurs find their own product-market fit and connected them to potential clients, investors, and Advisory Board members, I’ve spent a lot of time telling them about the “cool kids”. Develop a personal board of advisors about that topic. it isn’t easy. Go seek out the experts.