Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

You may have read my previous posts about the Lean LaunchPad class taught at Stanford , Berkeley, Columbia , Caltech and for the National Science Foundation. 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.

Lean 321

Lean Georgia Michigan Business Model 321

Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

The Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship curriculum has caught fire. 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. So what would a search process for a business model look like? In 2003 U.C.

Lean 291

Lean Agile Customer Development Business Model 291

Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

The Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship curriculum has caught fire. 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. So what would a search process for a business model look like? In 2003 U.C.

Lean 183

Lean Agile Customer Development Business Model 183

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

Ann Miura-Ko is a founding partner at Floodgate , a seed-stage VC firm. Ann will be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference in October about all of this and more. The first time was just for a couple years, from 2001-2003, before I went to grad school. Then above that is business model power—so, how do you make money?

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Founder Lean Venture Capital Cofounder 68

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2016

Focus on the new business model so it doesn’t lead to any confusion with employees and investors. It’s not easy giving up on the original plan but startups are so lean that they can only execute on one plan at a time. Make the change as quickly and cleanly as possible. Resiliency is key.

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Early Stage Lean Revenue Global 100

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Eric Ries of The Lean Startup has called Andrew Chen’s blog “one of the best entrepreneurship blogs of all time.” It’s a great blog to visit, especially if you need help with your subscription business. Probably the grand-daddy of VC blogs, Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson has been posting every day since 2003. andrewchen.co.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Silicon Valley Cofounder 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 225