2004 Cofounder Design Product Development 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. It helped that in the nuclear winter that followed the crash, 2001 – 2004, startups and VCs were extremely risk averse and amenable to new ideas that reduced risk.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
So the natural comparison, we thought, would be to other 3D avatar based products, like The Sims and World of Warcraft. This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. Most of the people building our product werent themselves target customers.
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Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 7, 2008
It was fall 2004, and the presidential election was in full swing. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R.
Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
I liked the flattering Venture Hacks commentary so much Ill just quote it: Many founders believe that early stage startups are endeavors of execution. The customer is known, the product is known, and all we have to do is act. What happened when we got early press (circa 2004) in violation of our own no-PR rule.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 13, 2008
BillSeitz - yes, but that was already true back in 2004. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. Thoughts on scientific product development Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you?
Software By Rob
AUGUST 18, 2010
So when I launched Bidsketch — a SaaS based proposal application for designers — offering a free plan was a no-brainer in my book. I asked CrazyEgg co-founder Hiten Shah why they decided to drop their free plan back then. If you offer a product for free you get more users and more feedback on your product.
mashable.com
JUNE 11, 2013
In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). Perhaps the team is working on a product that really isnt that great or useful. Or maybe the co-founders have a poisonous relationship that will hinder the companys growth.
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