2001 Cost Lean Revenue 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. The Rise of the Lean Startup. The idea of the Lean Startup was built on top of the rubble of the 2000 Dot-Com crash.
ConversionXL
MARCH 19, 2020
Yet in expansionary periods, successful leaders spent significantly less on [selling, general, and administrative costs] than did their former peers. Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. A focus on cost cutting—every decision is viewed through a loss-minimization lens. Promotion.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe. If you are interested the Vimeo is here. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. and profits!
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2010
The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. Staying “lean&# is not an option.
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter.
ReadWriteStart
AUGUST 26, 2022
I will say the one thing we tell all our portfolio companies is to get fit and lean in. So the “get fit” part of it is whatever your circumstances are today, lean inwards a little bit, do some introspection, and figure out which part of the house requires some cleaning up. I like the get fit and lean in. Jonathan Siddharth .
Campus Entrepreneurship
JANUARY 18, 2012
— sound like its time for the Lean University. State funding declined as a share of these universities’ budgets from 28 percent in 2001 to 19 percent in 2009. Good piece covering NSF’s new “ Science and Engineering Indicators ” and its data on the funding of research universities in the U.S.
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