Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. With fewer than 10 employees but almost $2-billion dollars in the bank, they plan on jumping right in. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. But NewTV doesn’t plan on testing these hypotheses. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

It can also keep your employees employed or help you retain your job—a modicum of security in uncertain times. A Harvard Business Review (HBR) study of 4,700 public companies looked at the three years before, during, and after recessions. These companies tend to over rely on reducing the number of employees. Pragmatic.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3 Image Credit: Natalie Harper.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. In ad tech there’s Seth Levine at Foundry Group and both Dana Settle & Ian Sigelow at Greycroft.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

I think many business owners who started as solopreneurs can likely relate to this, as it can be an awkward transition from being a one-person business to being a business with contractors, or even employees. I came up with my business name, Kate’s Theatrics at about 9pm April 14, 2001. Thanks to Devin Beverage, DevBev Co. ! #6-

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

I sent notes to my clients, thanking them for their business, notes to my employees for all of their support over the years, and notes to HelloWorld directors, for their trust in purchasing my company. It was so bad that I almost wrote my first Yelp review. Today, Aventis Systems, Inc. Thanks to Hesam Lamei, Aventis Systems, Inc. !

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

Corner Piece Productions doesn’t have its own website currently, but here’s the site for West of Her, which picked up five Best Narrative Feature awards over our festival tour this summer, along with rave review from critics across the country, and is set for wide video on demand distribution this year.

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