Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

I packed up my life in Michigan and spent five days driving to California to start work. No one will say work less and go home and spend time with your partner and/or family. Steve Job’s 2005 Stanford commencement speech still says it best - Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish. You’re Hired, You’re Fired.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. It was a strange contrast for me having grown up in Northern California where failure seemed to be a badge of honor. 4:30 How did you come up with the idea of customer development? I remember this lesson well.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners. Their Partners all come from industry, where each has held senior level executive positions delivering industry-leading products.

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Steve Blank

MAY 30, 2016

or out here in California, to contribute in the fight against terrorism, to help the young men and women who are out there putting their lives on the line for us. . I also was part of helping create the Technology Commercialization Fund created in 2005 to help get research out of labs and into creation of new products.

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