Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

The decision on which industry one should venture in is often determined by factors such as advancement in technology and availability of capital. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the industries that are ripe for disruption and here are the response; #1- The hemp extraction. Is your industry ready for a change?

Technical Review 156

Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur China 156

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

We now have the tools, technology and data to take incubators and accelerators to the next level. Teams can prove their competence and validate their ideas by showing investors evidence that there’s a repeatable and scalable business model. We focus on evidence and trajectory across the business model.

Oakland 326

Oakland Incubator Lean Metrics 326

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

They made other assumptions about the type of sales channel, partnerships and revenue model they would need. And they rolled all of this up into a set of financial forecasts with a “size of market” forecast from brand name management consulting firms that said they’d have 42 million customers by 2002. Lessons Learned.

Business Plan 335

Business Plan Customer Business Model Customer Development 335

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. Steve Blank: When I first starting teaching, the capstone entrepreneurship class was how to write a business plan. Distribution channels, brand loyalty, etc. Innovators are not entrepreneurs.

Incubator 331

Incubator Lean Programming Government 331

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. The best drivers apply the brakes just ahead of the curve (they take out excess costs), turn hard toward the apex of the curve (identify the short list of projects that will form the next business model), and accelerate hard out of the curve (spend and hire before markets have rebounded).

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Ryan Smith co-founded Qualtrics in 2002 with his father in the family basement. As CEO, Ryan has grown Qualtrics to one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the world. But in the corporate world in 2002, no one was ready for it. Tune in Thursday at 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET on Sirius XM Channel 111.

Cofounder 145

Cofounder New York City Entrepreneur New York 145

Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Ryan Smith co-founded Qualtrics in 2002 with his father in the family basement. As CEO, Ryan has grown Qualtrics to one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the world. But in the corporate world in 2002, no one was ready for it. Tune in Thursday at 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET on Sirius XM Channel 111.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder New York City Entrepreneur New York 120