Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

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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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

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.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

The first hint lies in its name; this is a product development model, not a marketing model, not a sales hiring model, not a customer acquisition model, not even a financing model (and we’ll also find that in most cases it’s even a poor model to use to develop a product.) 3 , on August 31, 2009 at 12:48 pm Said: [.]

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

We want money to make some acquisitions (investors would prefer to fund M&A if they know specific deals – not to encourage bad behavior. In a world where the economy only heads in one direction (read: 2009-2014) most investors & entrepreneurs forget to pay attention to gross burn. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 6, 2009

This episode’s Micropreneur is Thomas Kjeldahl Nilsson who recently launched his online mind mapping software ThoughtMuse. == Rob: Hi Thomas. I’m a 31 year old Norwegian software developer. By day I work in a small startup specializing in mobile software. Thanks for taking the time to appear in the Spotlight.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

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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ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2023

The company, which started up in 2009 , has grown steadily over the past three years, expanding by an average of 60% annually. Products offered by the business consist of a help desk for employees, security compliance tools, and budgeting software. Q: How important is customer acquisition for IT management firms?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 21, 2014

Following Google’s acquisition of Nest last week Venturebeat published the following list of Google’s top ten acquisitions by value: Motorola Mobility – $12.5 AdMob – $750 million, 2009. ITA Software – $700 million, 2011. billion, 2012. Nest Labs – $3.2 billion, 2014. DoubleClick – $3.1 billion, 2007.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

You create something that has value and gets traction and yet youve created it in a way that the software is considered "free." There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. I understand his frustration.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over. I wanted several of the software engineers to join me at our next startup but their employment was tied to BuildOnline. They wanted to employ our entire team post acquisition.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

For that, he turned to a previous relationship he had with Apple’s Senior Vice President Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue. They snagged Lala for $80 million in December, 2009. Or its software engineering team could be the target, if Apple was impressed by their work. Yes, we know, it seems crazy.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

However, virtual data room software came as a huge relief to many companies because it reduced wastage of time and numerous expenses made to physically store data. percent between 2009 and 2014. These cloud based software programs are connected and operated on extranet. Mergers and Acquisitions. VDRs protect stored data.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

September 24th, 2009 | Micropreneurship Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. I will be adding many more in the coming months as members launch their products and request to be included in the showcase.

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Software By Rob

MAY 3, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Join My Online Split Testing Class on May 11th I’m Writing a Book: “Start Small. I will be speaking at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston this October. Stay Small.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Freshdesk First, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, pitched Freshdesk , a SaaS company that provides small and medium businesses with on-demand customer support software that offers multi-channel social support. Bizosys Technologies, a Bangalore, India based software engineering company was founded in 2009.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

When I talk to people who are thinking about launching a software product, whether a high-growth or Micropreneur endeavor, from time to time I hear that if they could get to the front page of Digg or get a mention on TechCrunch that they would be “set.&# September 23rd, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup?

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Kayak Software Corporation. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008). This was the large round to fund the acquisition of Sidestep.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Micropreneur Spotlight: Online Mind Mapping Software ThoughtMuse Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? October 8th, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup?

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View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

Starting in 2009, Savoia began using an approach as an engineering director at Google that helped the tech giant know whether it was about to build the right product for the market … or a product that would flop. ” So I left Google to do another startup, Agitar Software. Why doesn’t everyone do this?”

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. So, here is the first edition, including the recent Q4 2009 earnings and the updated 2010 forecast. Cracking The Code. Friday, March 12, 2010. State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

On future occasions, whenever I expressed an interest to invest, the founders came back and told me that they had an acquisition offer on the table! One occurrence of this was in Q1/Q2 2009. In August/September 2009, the founders and I agreed to work together to raise a round of financing for the company.

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