Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

I wondered if business plans and 5-year forecasts were the right way to plan a startup. It dawned on me that the plans were a symptom of a larger problem: we were executing business plans when we should first be searching for business models. We were putting the plan before the planning.

Lean 286

Lean Agile Customer Development Business Model 286

Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

I wondered if business plans and 5-year forecasts were the right way to plan a startup. It dawned on me that the plans were a symptom of a larger problem: we were executing business plans when we should first be searching for business models. We were putting the plan before the planning.

Lean 178

Lean Agile Customer Development Business Model 178

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. But years ago, we had no alternative – how to write a business plan was it.

Incubator 331

Incubator Lean Programming Government 331

Up and Running

AUGUST 23, 2016

In 2003, Matthew Kinsman was traveling around the world and found himself in Hong Kong. I had a lot of requests for freelance work,” Kinsman says, “so I decided to set up a branding and marketing business in Hong Kong.”. The agile strategy is all about brand flexibility. It makes sense.

Agile 60

Agile Viral Social Media Differentiation 60

The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This is a representation of 2003 – 2013. Failure plagues those who believe in the traditional business plan; the long-term planning model; the belief that sales and marketing numbers are facts. So you learn to be agile, to take it in your stride, to pivot based on the shortcomings of your competitors. Bill Gates.

Europe 163

Europe South Korea San Francisco Portugal 163

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

A Word on Strategy Every good business begins with a solid understanding of the proposition and business plan - in short, your strategy. Its worth reading Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 Rule of Powerpoint ; it’ll provide you with an idea of what should be included in your business plan and strategy.

Web 40

Web AJAX Software Review Development Team Review 40

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

I wondered if business plans and 5-year forecasts were the right way to plan a startup. Experienced entrepreneurs kept finding that no business plan survived first contact with customers. It looked like this: This meant that the Search for a business model as a process now could come before execution.

Lean 317

Lean Georgia Michigan Business Model 317