Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

These three tools allow startups to focus on the parts of an early stage venture that matter the most: the product, product/market fit, customer acquisition, revenue and cost model, channels and partners. An Evidence-based Curriculum (currently taught in the Lean LaunchPad classes and NSF Innovation Corps accelerator ).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2017

One of the most memorable campaigns was launched by Sony Ericsson back in 2002 in the early days of cell phones with a digital camera. It would be unfair to skip social media platforms as the most obvious and easily utilized channels for guerrilla marketing tactics. This tactic works great for new movies, books, or gadgets.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. I’ve written extensively on the topic , but in a nutshell it is: an RSS reader, a chat room, instant messaging, a marketing channel, a customer service department and increasingly a data mine.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Ryan Smith co-founded Qualtrics in 2002 with his father in the family basement. But in the corporate world in 2002, no one was ready for it. Qualtrics has 8500 customers today, but back in his father’s basement in 2002, things weren’t so rosy. Tune in Thursday at 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET on Sirius XM Channel 111.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

In contrast to China, India has had many fits and starts with economic liberalization and has to date failed to channel its potential due to government policies that have discouraged foreign investment. Enter Modi. Like Ma, he comes from humble beginnings (he was born to a tea seller in a poor rural family).

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. When it comes to identifying what has changed, Labay continues: I’d think the first stop is analytics—who dropped off, what channels, who remained, etc., This means more people behind a screen, which means more opportunity across distribution channels.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 7, 2020

I founded Wings Air Helicopters in 2002, which started out as a flight school with just one training helicopter and has since grown into a premier helicopter company. I continued my day job but I had somebody working for me as an instructor. And then, I bought a helicopter and started doing the same thing. 28- Shift in consumer behavior.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Ryan Smith co-founded Qualtrics in 2002 with his father in the family basement. But in the corporate world in 2002, no one was ready for it. Qualtrics has 8500 customers today, but back in his father’s basement in 2002, things weren’t so rosy. Tune in Thursday at 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET on Sirius XM Channel 111.

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ConversionXL

JULY 11, 2016

The quote first surfaced in 2002. Report tangibly and make content marketing comparable to direct marketing channels. All PPC channels will work for you if you stop using brute force. Your offers need to match your PPC Channel Temperature and you constantly try heating it up. ” But he never actually said that.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

So I started in 2002 and in 2006 we took financing in. Semrush is your one stop shop for online marketing, build, manage and measure campaigns across all channels faster and easier. Build, manage, and measure campaigns —across all channels — faster and easier. Learning how to code myself was the investment. Get Semrush.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2016

by Maxime Rieman, Director of Online Channel Product Marketing at CoverWallet. For example, in 2002 restaurant structure fires caused $116M in damages, and 65% of these incidents were caused by cooking accidents. Preparing ahead of time for potentially difficult scenarios is a great way to ensure future success.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. Distribution channels, brand loyalty, etc. The hard part in a company is not getting a demo or setting up an internal accelerator, it’s getting something delivered all the way through your existing sales channel.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

In 2002 after exiting his second company he was attracted to the variety of being a VC. It has become a short form premium destination that is verticalizing content in category channels. Do you think a multi-channel distribution strategy is important to guard against unforeseen changes? (51:30 How did you get into VC? (9:30

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

So when Lulu started in 2002, so about 20 years ago, we just celebrated our 20th anniversary. And I think you're right, you touched on the advent of technology surrounding publishing, as well as all the different things you can do now as a self-published author, as it relates to, you know, distribution channels.

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Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As a founding member of the World Pizza Champions (America’s #1 Pizza Team), he has traveled to Italy competing at the World Pizza Championships in Italy annually since 2002. He has been featured on the Food Network, ABC’s Master of Champions, Discovery Channel, and more.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2015

That was the message from the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Clips from their interviews are below, but first a word about the show: Entrepreneurs are Everywhere airs Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern on Sirius XM Channel 111.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 20, 2018

It also helped that the domain and social channels were available. When we bought the flooded, abandoned building that we’d restore and open as the *Elkhorn Inn* in 2002, we had basically one day to come up with our company name to meet a WV tourism deadline, and so named it for Elkhorn Creek which runs behind the building.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2010

We talked about why customers were slow to adopt (cloud computing was really early and most people had security concerns), we talked about how hard it was to raise money (2002/03), we talked about some of the tech challenges we were facing (AJAX didn’t exist yet, browsers were really bad) and, of course, we talked about other competition.

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Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

I’m obviously biased, but I still think LinkedIn is an awesome platform today and they continue to innovate, grow, and evolve nearly 10 years after we started the company at the end of 2002. His co-founder/CMO Alex Cote has run customer acquisition programs that have attracted millions of users via a range of channels.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Cons: Measurement of acquisition channels appears to be a mute point with Clicktale. By this I mean to say that getting completion rates of tasks by marketing channel is not a part of the tool. As such, multi-channel analysis and attribution modelling is non-existent in the platform. Why is it taking 15 seconds to calculate 3.5

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Harley-Davidson, Alexander McQueen, Clear Channel, The National, The Daily Show, One Laptop Per Child, Revlon, Cosmopolitan, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Grey Goose, Tiffany and Co, Vanity Fair. MCFaul+Day was founded in 2002 by John McFaul in Portsmouth, England. Headquarters: London. Locations: Austin, Berlin, New York, San Francisco.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 11, 2015

When Elon Musk received $200 million from the proceeds of the PayPal acquisition in 2002, he re-invested everything to build the next big thing: $100 million in SpaceX and $100 million in Tesla. . #6 Passion While everyone wants to make money, good VCs look for more in an entrepreneur than the desire to cash out.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Now, done correctly, what this really means is effectively using email communication in conjunction with efforts to produce educational content, amplify content throughout social media channels and turn Twitter followers into email subscribers. Serve Snacks.

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www.humbledmba.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

It seems very freeing to just give this away while I pursue investor channels for a bicycle handlebar awaiting patent. I did a lot of paper-work (and some coding) to evolve this further. Youre wasting a huge opportunity by not asking people for advice. 7 months ago. The first advice I got when I came up with the design was apply for a patent.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 22, 2020

Kirei was started in 2002 to bring beauty to the idea of sustainability in construction by selecting beautiful, functional sustainable materials for designers to use in commercial interiors. I named my company RVBlogger and use my company name for my website, YouTube channel, and social media platforms. 16- Focused on three elements.

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Up and Running

MAY 6, 2015

Also think about, Jonathan, you manage our social media presence among other things and so you understand more than ever it’s really about getting those specific posts out to people through those channels, through email and that’s very much the same thing. Jonathan: Interesting. Okay, so Peter, your thoughts?

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Pascal's View

MAY 13, 2011

This enabled consolidation among the brokerage houses and banks, which led to the loss of multiple distribution channels for securities and reduced the ability for small players to survive. (This is a good example of technology driven market change being accelerated by new securities regulations). cents or 6.25 cents or 6.25

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2019

I have been self-employed since 2002. Remembering that helps me channel my energy into what I can be doing to support my vision. Here’s the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1- 1- Regular vacation and self-care. Photo Credit: Andrea Travillian. First is regular vacations.

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Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

This was a chance that she took in 2002, when she merged her realtors with two successful real estate companies in order to establish this company. Her expertise shines remarkably in content strategy, execution and multi-channel marketing as well as aligning social media with business initiatives.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 14, 2018

Sagefrog Marketing Group, LLC was founded in 2002 as a two-person enterprise through the merger of two existing entities. Trumpia helps users trumpet their business’smessage to all their contacts in the most powerful channel available today, text messaging. Thanks to Tom McPhillips, ATOMIC Design, Inc. ! #4-

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Eric Friedman

APRIL 2, 2008

It shows the potential of widgets as an advertising platform, as well as the importance of them as a new channel. According to my own timeline, I would say 2002. First is the team up between DoubleClick (now Google) and Gigya widget network. According to Niall’s widget timeline widgets have been around for awhile.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 9, 2018

When I started the business in 2002 we mainly sold portable air cooling and heating products. We’re 2 best friends who became unemployed in 2016 and decided to start a YouTube channel and company to tackle the stigma around unemployment and create a support system for others going through it. 10- Memorable name.

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