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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Massive liquidity awaited the first movers to the IPO’s, and that’s how they managed their portfolios.

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

In search of Europes next tech stars. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Happy New Year 2008! Cracking The Code. software.

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Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2008!

Cracking the Code

Monday, January 28, 2008. Happy New Year 2008! The second part of the year has seen a lower flow of blog posts, but part of my 2008 resolutions are to remedy to this shortfall, so be prepared for a strong 2008. " Become.com is a search engine designed to help consumers searching for products on the web.

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Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot

Startup Lessons Learned

kaChing launched a virtual portfolio management game on Facebook in January 2008 and a similar version shortly thereafter on kaChing.com. Because kaChing prefers its portfolio managers to have a long track record, the marketplace launch (i.e., A portfolio manager’s entire track record & holdings had to be disclosed.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Happy New Year 2008! Add RSS feed. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Happy New Year 2008! Add RSS feed. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook.

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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

Since the financial crisis of 2008, policy makers have kept interest rates at near zero, flooding the market with cheap money in an attempt to restart growth. So how does a company act like a startup in search of new business models while still continuing to successfully execute? Act Like a Startup.