Remove 2004 Remove Business Model Remove Naming Remove Technical Review
article thumbnail

Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies.

Lean 335
article thumbnail

Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. In 2004, investors regained interest in the consumer internet again.

article thumbnail

REAL Lessons of The Social Network

Growthink Blog

Not mentioned in the movie is the unbelievable story of a Peter Thiel one of the founders of PayPal investing $500,000 in 2004 in exchange for approximately 5% of Facebook. No doubt Thiel's cat-bird seat as CEO of PayPal in the late 1990's allowed him to "get" instantly the scalability of the Facebook business model.

article thumbnail

The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Loading… Business. Loading… Tech. NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. more in Small Business. » More. » More. » More.

article thumbnail

Beyond the Full-Time CMO: How Companies are Opting for a Fractional Future

Duct Tape Marketing

We dive deep into the transformative realm of the Fractional CMO, uncovering the nuances and potential it holds for modern businesses. 05:20] Could you shed some light on your business model? 06:14] One challenge of the Fractional CMO model is essentially selling your time. Do you collaborate with a team or partners? [06:14]

article thumbnail

Optimizing Your Agency For Profitability

Duct Tape Marketing

More About Marcel Petitpas: His business — Parakeeto. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Marcel Petitpas (01:17): I, you know, you didn't even ask me how to pronounce my last name, which is the mistake most hosts make. Actually, my mother's maiden name was da Sonia and my, uh, wife's maiden name is Duval.