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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The reward for doing so was a liquidity event via an Initial Public Offering. Customer Development , Agile Engineering and the Lean methodology enforced a process of incremental and iterative development. Rules for building a company in 2011 are different than they were in 2008 or 1998. The New Exits.

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Why Uber is The Revenge of the Founders

Steve Blank

20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. In the 20th century tech companies and their investors made money through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). For three decades (1978-2008), investors controlled the board. Filed under: Venture Capital. Board Control.

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