Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Posted on December 7, 2009 by steveblank In my 21 years of startups, I had my ideas “stolen” twice. Our business model changed as we realized that to become a large company, we needed to automate more than just a few marketers. We had validated our new assumptions by a set of orders, and we had pivoted on our business model.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Vuzit was launched in 2006, but in its first few years, did not bring in sufficient business to sustain itself. By 2009, it had run out of cash. The article highlighted the case of a startup called Vuzit, which commercialized a cloud-based document delivery system.

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Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Don’t forget to choose a sound business model. Whether it is advertisement model, B2C (Business to Consumer) ecommerce, affiliate or subscription, picking the right choice could determine the rise or fall of your business. Avoid using potentially offensive words or phrases in your business name and slogan.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

Their business model was to provide retailers with a new interface for shopping for soft goods — something that hasn’t changed a whole lot since Web 1.0. 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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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2009

Innovation – Business Model? Business Development – What type of partnership or whole product is needed? Business and Revenue Model – How do we organize to make money? Intellectual Property/Patents – Strategic or Tactical, timing? Others you need to know when you execute the plan. Technology?

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Depending on how the transaction is structured, investors could block a financing and potentially take over the intellectual property. ► 2009. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Intellectual Property At the next class I said, “You all ought to get out and start talking to customers on day one, and get early feedback on your idea. You don’t need to worry about any Intellectual Property (IP) issues. on May 26, 2009 at 6:18 am Said: [.] Just get out of the building.”

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