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The Air Force Academy Gets Lean

Steve Blank

In 2007, I graduated United States Air Force Academy as a computer engineer and entered the Air Force’s acquisition corps , excited and confident about my ability to bring technology to bear for our airmen. Graduation day with classmate Joseph Helton (right), killed in action in Iraq in 2009. I was busy.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. And some companies didn’t even have to go public to get liquid.

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Rally Acquires AgileZen

Feld Thoughts

This is the second acquisition Rally has made – the other was 6th Sense Analytics which they acquired at the beginning of 2009. But I love targeted acquisitions that build out specific capabilities on an established company’s roadmap or add key people to the team. and We’ve joined Rally Software.

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Understanding Virtual Data Rooms And Their Significance Today

YoungUpstarts

This required high operational costs like round the clock staff, abundant paper supplies and couriers. percent between 2009 and 2014. Some of these benefits include the following: Reduced cost of operations. These cloud based software programs are connected and operated on extranet. Mergers and Acquisitions.

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IT Management Company InvGate Just Got a Huge Cash Injection

ReadWriteStart

The company, which started up in 2009 , has grown steadily over the past three years, expanding by an average of 60% annually. Companies can reallocate resources back into core business activities and new product development by streamlining IT operations. Q: How important is customer acquisition for IT management firms?

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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

Dave McClure’s AARRR metrics and Andrew Chen ‘s specifics on freemium models, viral marketing, user acquisition and engagement both offer examples of exit criteria for Customer Discovery and Validation for startups on the web. Reply Nivi , on November 16, 2009 at 9:47 am Said: Great stuff. Great quote.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Founding Date: 2009. Revenue Growth: 2241% YoY (2010 vs 2009), 1357% YOY (Q1 2011 vs Q1 2010). Gross Profit Margins: 42% (Q1 2011), 39% (2010), 36% (2009) –> i.e. for every $1 of Groupons sold, the company currently keeps $0.42 Cumulative customers (unique buyers of Groupons): 15.8M (Q1 2011), 9.0M (2010), 0.4M (2009).