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Steve Blank
MAY 6, 2015
Founders assumed they understood customer problems/needs, wrote engineering requirements documents, designed the product, implemented /built the hardware/software, verified that it worked by testing it, and then introduced the product to customers in a formal coming out called first customer ship. Microsoft Windows 3.0).
ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Successful product launch campaigns have a strong value proposition, multi-channel distribution, supporting content, and other trappings common to every marketing campaign. Most products are built by engineers and product people, and they are often uncomfortable cold calling customers to get meetings for early feedback.
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Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 15, 2010
I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. I think everybody heard about this acquisition. They bought distribution and engineering talent. On the founder’s side it’s about taking money off of the table and / or having strategic reserves for big acquisitions.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Without it, the page will take longer to load, which can damage the user experience and, ultimately, search engine rankings. A slow site means a poor user experience, and search engines will respond accordingly. Google has started to recommend a format called JPEG 2000. Image source ). Measure your server response time.
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble. Tech IPOs were a receding memory, and mergers and acquisitions became the only path to liquidity for startups.
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