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. That resulted in a new process for Search: Customer Development + traditional product management/Waterfall Engineering.

Lean 317

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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

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 14, 2011

Mon – Justin Severidt Tues – Elizabeth Frederick Wed – Denise Sheehan Thurs – Nicholas Hammernik Fri – Jennifer Nagel Books by John Jantsch Duct Tape Marketing: The World’s Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide – by John Jantsch. Business owners and marketers don’t necessarily need.

Small Business 56

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Up and Running

MAY 6, 2015

Jonathan: What should I expect if I wanted to go in and get a business loan? Peter: One of the things they’ll ask you for is a business plan. The business plan has to contain a thoughtful overview of your entire business. The search engines have done a wonderful job of really serving that up.

SBA 60

SBA Technical Review Software Review Small Business 60