Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. Yahoo would hit $104/share in March 2000 with a market cap of $104 billion.) The boom in Internet startups would last 4½ years until it came crashing down to earth in March 2000. carry on reading.

Silicon Valley 235

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

And I think that we need to start thinking much more about these seemingly unlikely events and how they'll change our companies, because it turns out that well, any one of these might be unlikely and aggregate. Well, Uber has actually made new things possible in cities, new business models possible, uh, new businesses possible.

Technical Review 61

Technical Review Networking United States Artificial Inteligence 61

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

It is the only way to ensure your leadership is not trapped in the let’s solve for 2% of our business success thinking. Remember: All data in aggregate is crap, segment or suck. We are a better humanity thanks to the work of journalists, I hope the industry finds a sustainable business model.

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Marc Hedlund of Wesabe talked about this in his post-mortem stating: Between the worse data aggregation method and the much higher amount of work Wesabe made you do, it was far easier to have a good experience on Mint , and that good experience came far more quickly. surrendered market leadership and thought leadership. #12

Cofounder 89

Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Between the worse data aggregation method and the much higher amount of work Wesabe made you do, it was far easier to have a good experience on Mint , and that good experience came far more quickly. surrendered market leadership and thought leadership. We had the wrong business model. Company : Wesabe.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

ConversionXL

MAY 16, 2018

Popularized in the mid-late 2000’s by the rise of DIY website testing tools like Optimizely, Monetate, and Adobe Target, A/B Testing turned a previously painful and statistically rigorous mathematical process into a comparatively easy method of improving conversion rates. Some business models use experimentation to great effect already.

Marketing 133

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Now I train people in communications and leadership. I’m here with some really phenomenal CEOs who are going to talk to us today about small business finances from funding to growth. You have to focus on for the nuts and bolts, what is the business model, how are we going to make money. Bates: You know Josh—.

Small Business 95

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