Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. I like the guy because he’s credited with coining the word entrepreneur. Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Now look around.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2010

They start with an innovation, search for a repeatable business model, build the infrastructure for a company, then grow by efficiently executing the model. outpace an existing company’s business model. You want to start executing the business model. Companies have a fairly predictable life cycle.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. While there was an occasional bad apple, the public markets rewarded companies with revenue growth and sustainable profits.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. They have seen one side of a market where many of us have seen the ebb and flow multiple times. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. If you are interested the Vimeo is here.

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you. The Golden Age for Entrepreneurs and VC’s. Startup lifecycle in an IPO Market. Suddenly there was a public market for companies with limited revenue and no profit. Here’s why. Source: NVCA.).

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each and brand. We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. I did start my business because I have a dream. I was the first social entrepreneur in the coffee world.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

How startup ideas are conceived and nurtured was the focus of the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

How startup ideas are conceived and nurtured was the focus of the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Up until late August, Lightning Labs had capped the channel capacity and payment size for users of their popular implementation of the network to ~$2000 USD and ~$500 respectively to better protect user funds with experimental software. . But that’s a discussion for another time ?? . 2) Gaming . At least not yet.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In 2021, the startup landscape looks much different than it did in 2000. Traditional business models have changed as globalization takes hold on a global scale, and technology changes our lives day by day. Employee ownership gives these entrepreneurs this autonomy as well as equity in the startup! supermarkets).

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. 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.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

Tim O’Reilly’s recent article, “ The fundamental problem with Silicon Valley’s favorite growth strategy ,” makes an impassioned argument that the ideas in our book, Blitzscaling , encourage entrepreneurs to behave in ways that are irresponsible or even dangerous in the pursuit of what he characterizes as “runaway growth.”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. They looked nervous at having to speak with me impromptu and without the benefit of financial figures to scoff at, product pitches that they’ve seen 100 times and a market sizing to unpick. Page 1: Market Size. $3 Consumer approach to software for business users.

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Ben's Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Gaurav Dhillon was one of the great enterprise entrepreneurs of the ‘90s and early 2000s. He founded and ran the premier integration company of the era, Informatica, took it public and built it into the number one company in the market. The market change: Software as a Service. Informatica is currently worth over $4B.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2011

That’s why investors invest in entrepreneurs, rather than ideas. People and operational excellence have to converge in every business, large or small. Both had access to the same technology, people, and market. Make sure you understand this chain, as well as market dynamics, to drive operational innovations and every decision.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

capital markets are essential and intimately linked to new funding commitments to basic scientific research. The article cites the extraordinary decline of Bell Labs over several decades as an example of the model that we must seek to restore, and he makes other basic points about the decline in our nation’s R&D efforts.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Transcript of Get Rich Today by Teaching written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In this episode with Danny Iny, we’re going to talk about Teach and Grow Rich, and how to build courses to grow your business. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. Back to Podcast.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 1, 2013

Many small business owners and young entrepreneurs are intimidated by marketing. There’s a good reason for this: marketing is expensive, can be time-consuming, and can be a waste of time. But marketing, when planned and executed correctly, can also lead to more sales and revenue. Online Marketing.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Americas new business model: Sharing. Weve hosted some interesting tech entrepreneurs. But the ventures launched in recent years with gobs of venture-capital funding and targeting niche markets have accelerated the movement with user-friendly designs and a tight knit to social networks Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Are they consistent with your founding team, are they competitive in the market, and will they not create precedents that you’ll regret in the next round of hiring? Keep a close eye on your competitors but also on your peer entrepreneurs in your town; they provide the context relevant to you. How about your Marketing Plan ?

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Todays Small Business News | Daily. Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Internet and Online Business. Business Software. Bringing Innovation to Market.

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Scalable Startup

DECEMBER 15, 2011

There seems to be a lot of this going around these days – the “I’m just about to start a startup” category of entrepreneurs, or “I just started a startup” when they haven’t. the barriers are now very low for actually forming a business, as is the cost. micro funding ($25K). millionaires.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

As an entrepreneur, you have probably heard or read the “maxim” that only 10% of startups are successful, but is this true? The product/service did not satisfy any need in the market. It is fundamental that during the market research process, you observe if what you have in mind can solve some substantial problem in it.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

percent in 2000 to 19.6 At present, there are more than 386,000 home health care businesses in the U.S., With a low barrier to entry and a growing demand, it is an appealing business for eager entrepreneurs. How to Fund Your Business: A Comprehensive Guide. Market research and your competitive landscape.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

To learn about the impact of properly timing a trend - or of missing one - we asked 8 successful young entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council ( YEC ) for their experiences. And we also got their advice on how to perfectly time your business: 1. Missed Opportunities Open New Doors. Timing is essential.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Witness, for example, this terrific Fast Company article on Bill Nguyen , serial entrepreneur who’s seventh startup “Color” famously raised $41m for a new mobile app before it even launched. invested, IPO’ed in 2000 for $32/share — stock price now $2. The launch, by the way, was a failure.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Every investor and entrepreneur knows there is something scary about the current startup economy. More entrepreneurs get to try out their ideas with smaller amounts of capital, but the bar remains the same to get to the bigger rounds. Is 2012 going to be 2000 all over again? stock market." Are we in a bubble? Valuations.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Having worked in VC backed growth businesses for many years, I’m now changing seats and changing gear, looking forward to helping the best UK entrepreneurs succeed. I am truly excited about being instrumental in defining that model. I’ve tested pricing models and conversion rates.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

From around 2000, and perhaps coinciding with the need to work harder to win deals as opportunities dried up after the internet bubble burst, individual partners at VC firms began adding ‘helping CEOs win’ to their job descriptions. . This trend accelerated through the emergence of VC and operator blogging in the early 2000s. .

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

To learn about the impact of properly timing a trend - or of missing one - we asked 8 successful young entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council ( YEC ) for their experiences. And we also got their advice on how to perfectly time your business: 1. Missed Opportunities Open New Doors. Timing is essential.

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thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

It’s important to note that a fair amount of the recent capital in the market is driven by speculation from the astronomical returns that cryptocurrencies have achieved in 2017, and a “fear of missing out” (FOMO). In 2000, there were only 415M internet users in the world, only 8% of which were in developing markets.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 3, 2018

During the dot-com boom around the year 2000, and the years that followed (before I started this blog in 2005), I was a guy in his early twenties looking for a business idea to make my riches. The post What Is A Many-To-Many Business And How Can This Model Produce Billion Dollar Outcomes appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

This drop in public valuations basically means that private companies lost half of their value in a comparable way and therefore the cost of capital doubled in the past month, pushing much higher the hurdle for any additional investment, be it in sales, marketing or R&D. How long will the downturn last? So were do we go from here?

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

But once the company has honed in on a strong value proposition and found initial product-market fit, what is the best approach to scaling it? So instead, I am picking a few companies with less well known stories that may resonate with today’s entrepreneurs. But the second year (2000) was simply astounding: nearly $90 million!

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 21, 2011

If there’s a jobs startup within 2000 miles of NYC, I will see it. I love helping entrepreneurs and want to add value, but I just can’t help but say the equivalent of “RUN!! business model. People are getting rid of their jobs businesses (Hotjobs) and not really looking to get into new ones.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2012

And Coursekit, a nascent challenger to Blackboard in the market for learning-management software. This isn’t the first ed-tech boom to crowd the market with companies whose names sound alike. Some companies pitched ideas that had no sustainable business model. Others, Mr. Moe added, were years ahead of their time.

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