2000 Distribution Employee Entrepreneur 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Given Verizon just shut down Go90 , its short form content video service, it will be interesting to see if Verizon distributes Katzenberg’s offerings.). With fewer than 10 employees but almost $2-billion dollars in the bank, they plan on jumping right in.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 4, 2017
By which they mean: Without stupid rules that assume employees are dumb or evil, without everything taking ten times longer than it should, without wall-to-wall meetings, without resorting to hiring anything less than the top 1% of the talent pool, and so on. Why is this impossible when you have 500 employees? From Brittle to Robust.
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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. And to keep executing large organizations hire employees with a range of skills and competencies.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 17, 2020
And then we also looked at our operations and said, "We have a footprint across the US that can produce and distribute millions of meals every week, fresh meals to 400 cities and towns at incredibly affordable prices given the way we have cost optimized our footprint and our program." You're going to be tired anyway.
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. The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. It’s true that it’s cheaper to start companies now and cheaper to get distribution. Remember it was only 2008 where Microsoft and even Google were laying off employees. Many may simply hit the wall. This requires novel thinking.
Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
If you'd like to try your hand at being an entrepreneur inside one of the world's largest bureaucracies, you can apply right here starting today. For my take on how this is possible, you can see my previous post on Lean Government here. I've excerpted descriptions of the program and summaries of all the projects below.
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