Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

If you are a practitioner of Customer Development, ESL was doing it before most us were born. In 1962 Wheelon left for a new job as the first director of the CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology where he was responsible for development of OXCART , the A-12 Spyplane, and three major satellite reconnaissance systems.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Resource scarcity leads to innovation — as those of us who have lived and worked in the developing world are acutely aware. While credit was relatively easy to obtain in the developed markets for much of the last 20 years, the 2008 economic crisis made it more difficult for even the middle class and small businesses to obtain loans.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

Although this reseearch would lead to the development of the Backward Wave Oscillator and Traveling Wave Tube for military applications, Stanford was building tubes and circuits not entire systems. Stanford had a Customer Development loop going on inside their own lab. The labs basic research was done by graduate students or Ph.Ds

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The) first thing was I wanted to be a land developer because I wanted to be my own builder. What did I know about land development? He left EA in 2009 to start Vaporware Labs, a product incubator that mostly failed, but also created products including Commonred, which was acquired by Income.com in 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

You start traveling around Europe, starting working for them overseas. Or did I want to move to Europe? I only went because I wanted to live and work in Europe. DEREK 8:33] So you’re working in Europe. 00:12:57] DEREK: This was in Europe? Be an intern” And by the way, this is 2009.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Startups are keen on business development and will seek partnerships. In 2009, business angels invested 160 times more than their counterparts in continental Europe. In comparison with Europe, lesser teams with lesser technology have access to more resources and will get further, faster. we don’t).

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 30, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 30, 2009 Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder Im very excited to announce a pair of events that will kick off a very busy fall speaking tour. So far, Im going to be on the east coast at least three times, and in Europe twice. July 30, 2009 7:35 AM Hazem Awad said.

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Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Or something. ”Yes, but… ” Those who have spent much time in the developing world are likely accustomed to dealing with this sort of frustration on a daily basis. The risk-reward tradeoff in finance should hold true in developing and unstable regions as well.

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Transformify

JULY 25, 2016

There may be immediate political implications in continental Europe. This is worth recognising if there are more positive developments. “We now face a period of uncertainty as the exact terms of Britain’s exit from Europe are negotiated,” said Neil Woodford of Woodford Investment Management.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2013

It is as if the superrich are like the new royalty and the top 1% are living in mansions like the old castles of kings in the kingdoms that eventually melded into Europe and the U.K. which was about $54 trillion in 2009.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Resource scarcity leads to innovation — as those of us who have lived and worked in the developing world are acutely aware. While credit was relatively easy to obtain in the developed markets for much of the last 20 years, the 2008 economic crisis made it more difficult for even the middle class and small businesses to obtain loans.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

I pushed for Accenture to transfer me to Europe. Always developing. Next post: two “4-Hour Workweek&# like hacks I started in 2009 to try and take back control of my life that are saving me hours. years in LA (early 90’s) many of my friends left to start companies in Silicon Valley. I chose a different path.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

When I came to Paris in 2006, I had a well-developed idea for a startup and nothing else. There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers. billion online in the first quarter of this year.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 6, 2009

I’m a 31 year old Norwegian software developer. I formally launched the product in late July 2009, after running a beta for a few months. The site currently (as of September 2009) has a couple hundred registered accounts, and a handful of paying customers. Thanks for taking the time to appear in the Spotlight.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

The Cold War After World War II ended, our wartime ally the Soviet Union kept its army in Eastern Europe and forcibly installed Communist governments in its occupied territories. As tensions rose, there was a growing fear that the Soviets could invade and occupy all of Western Europe. Meanwhile the U.S. monopoly on atomic weaponry.

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thebarefootvc

MARCH 4, 2022

The unspeakable violence and aggression that Russia has unleashed against Ukraine and its people is the first all out “hot war” invasion in Europe since WWII. Since its debut in 2009, Bitcoin has been heralded as a self-sovereign alternative to government controlled fiat.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData).

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VC Cafe

JUNE 20, 2011

trillion GDP of Europe in total. Spain is growing also in terms of online and mobile penetration, albeit slowly: Following a surge in 2009, growth is continuing at less than 5% per year. Europe is often accused of just copying proven models from the US and localizing them in Europe. A few numbers about Spain.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Thursday, January 22, 2009. Thanks for sharing Sophie Dupont Business Development Director SD-Efficiency Paris - France. Just stumbled upon your blog as I'm working on developing my companies Saas comp plan. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. ▼ 2009. (9). anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Instead of increasing the tax burden on these companies driving job creation, why not take full advantage of this evolution of the tax law to position France as the most attractive country for entrepreneurs in Europe? France is indeed a country with a proven track record of developing innovative business models. for France vs. 26.5%

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. He not only has experience in dealing with the carriers where at JAMDAT he established all the carrier relationships but he also led the international expansion of JAMDAT in Europe, Asia & South America giving them a footprint in 40 countries.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Thanks again to all of our amazing sponsors, volunteers and staff who are working very hard to make this event a reality.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, November 12, 2009 New York: three straight days of Lean Startup (two of which are free) Greetings from Europe, where Im just wrapping up an incredible (and exhausting) speaking tour. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 8, 2010

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Most events are free, but they all require that you RSVP in advance. Special thanks to our streaming sponsor Justin.tv

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

In particular, partners will need to: - develop integration capabilities to be able to deliver solutions with good economics - adapt their sales process to be able to articulate a clear business value to line of business managers (instead of IT managers) - Adapt the marketing materials (webminars, events.) Europe Consumer. (1).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Although Learning Management is old news, Talent Management represents a broader set of emerging functionality around internal employee management and development, and has come to define the broader category which is also known as Human Capital Management. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

If youre in Europe, for example, keep an eye out for the innovative YikeBike , a new kind of personal transport device. If youre in Europe, for example, keep an eye out for the innovative YikeBike , a new kind of personal transport device. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 14, 2009 International tour about to begin For my international readers: are you in Washington DC, Paris, Barcelona, London, Amsterdam, Malmo, or even Oulu, Finland? Next up is a second swing through Europe. September 15, 2009 7:24 AM Mikesaid. September 18, 2009 12:21 PM max said.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

I believe I am qualified to talk about this as I spent ~6 years at Google in strategic partnerships (commerce), as head of Campus London (Google’s first physical startup hub), Head of Google for Entrepreneurs Europe (now called Google for Startups) and eventually general partner for Google Ventures. M&A – Acquisitions.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

But a subsequent visit in January 2009 saw a massive change: the students were excited about entrepreneurship. Before I start discussing the businesses, I'd like to highlight the role the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) has played in developing the e-cells at 470 different schools and colleges in India.

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Eric Friedman

JUNE 3, 2015

Foursquare began its journey in 2009, with its flagship app connecting people to places and introducing a series of game mechanics that got people hooked. Throughout this time I was on the other end of all the inbound requests and deals on the business development team and learned a ton. Chapter 2: Building the Sales Machine.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 18, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Fall speaking tour starts tomorrow Tomorrow morning, I hop on a plane to Boulder, Colorado to kick off the largest speaking tour Ive ever attempted. The second trip to DC will come a week later as part of Geeks on a Plane Europe. August 19, 2009 12:30 AM unifyingnotion said.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Companies like Microsoft have developed subscription-based licensing contracts without a SaaS delivery model and SaaS companies are selling multi-year contracts for their services. Requires more capital because: - It is harder to develop for many new factors like tenant data isolation, user management, subscription services, etc.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

billion in 3,277 deals, and while this is certainly up from the death spiral period of the 2008-2009 period, it is still much less than the $30 billion average that venture funds were investing annually through most of the past decade. We are doing well in Europe, but the processes for the U.S. And Government Just Gets in the Way.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Since January 2009, when the XYZ Phone was introduced to the world, particularly after its market release, journalists, bloggers, industry experts, other stakeholders and customers have privately and publicly expressed negative opinions about the XYZ Phone’s keyboard. Trust: Developing a basic trust in yourself and your feelings.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 14, 2011

From 2005-2009, Mr. Calvoz and his family lived in Europe, during which time he served as Vice President and Executive Committee Member for Travelocity in its London headquarters and received the Sabre Holdings (parent company of Travelocity), Sam Gilliland CEO Award for Outstanding Leadership. 2010 [link] program.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 9, 2009 10 years of entrepreneurship I recently passed my ten-year anniversary of becoming an entrepreneur. July 9, 2009 7:32 AM Peter Kane said. July 9, 2009 8:46 AM Anonymoussaid. July 9, 2009 8:48 AM Marco said. July 9, 2009 9:19 AM WhatDoYouThink? Great post.

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