Steve Blank
DECEMBER 7, 2009
Posted on December 7, 2009 by steveblank In my 21 years of startups, I had my ideas “stolen” twice. The initial hypothesis for Epiphany (from my much smarter partner Ben ) was that as departments in the enterprise (manufacturing, finance, customer support sales) became automated, the marketing department would eventually get its turn.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active.
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Steve Blank
APRIL 10, 2009
Martin , on April 10, 2009 at 9:27 am Said: A post that would delight F.A. link] Reply craig sparer , on April 10, 2009 at 5:44 pm Said: So true. link] Reply steveblank11 , on April 10, 2009 at 10:32 pm Said: Prakash, Thanks for the link. Reply Daily Links #52 | CloudKnow , on April 12, 2009 at 10:18 am Said: [.]
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. Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.
Steve Blank
AUGUST 31, 2009
Or at times an even more honest answer, “My senior partners say this is the only way to do it.” Reply Greg Boutin , on August 31, 2009 at 12:33 pm Said: A very interesting contribution, Steve. 3 , on August 31, 2009 at 12:48 pm Said: [.] Why change something that has worked so well over the last three decades?”
Steve Blank
MARCH 19, 2009
Yet two smart VC firms, Sigma and Matrix Partners, realized that somewhere in this mess there was value. And with all of that they had gone broke, out of business and into Chapter 11. Their guess was that they would find value in the high margin graphics business. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Blog at WordPress.com.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
Filed under: Customer Development | Tagged: Entrepreneurs « Customer Development Manifesto: The Path of Warriors and Winners (part 5) Unintended Lessons » 6 Responses Twitter Trackbacks for Let’s Fire Our Customers « Steve Blank [steveblank.com] on Topsy.com , on September 24, 2009 at 7:19 am Said: [.]
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