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. 2009 – Back to The Future The bad news is that since the bubble most VC firms haven’t made a profit. So what’s left?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , Customer Development Manifesto , Market Types « “Lessons Learned” – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch Closure » 21 Responses Tweets that mention Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development « Steve Blank -- Topsy.com , on November 16, 2009 at 7:20 am Said: [.]

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. photos by [link] November 16th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Check out my book Subscribe via RSS Thousands of entrepreneurs cant be wrong. Check out my book Like this post?

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MARCH 19, 2009

To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

I liked the fact that you linked to the wikipedia page for a payphone — nice touch Reply Chris Ryland , on October 5, 2009 at 12:06 pm Said: Where did Ben Wegbreit fit in the Convergent picture? Reply steveblank , on October 5, 2009 at 2:08 pm Said: Chris, Ben was the founding VP of Engineering at Ardent.

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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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AUGUST 13, 2009

Reply Raj , on August 14, 2009 at 2:45 am Said: Steve, This post has probably triggered a paradigm shift in the way that I’ve been approaching my startup. Raj Reply Knowtu » links for 2009-08-14 , on August 14, 2009 at 6:04 pm Said: [.] Maybe they just want to work with a start-up.

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JUNE 25, 2009

Reply steveblank , on June 25, 2009 at 9:04 am Said: Prakash, This is at the dawn of time, but I seem to remember when we first started selling the IWS, our first product, there weren’t any. rick , on June 25, 2009 at 8:57 am Said: Great post. rick , on June 25, 2009 at 8:57 am Said: Great post.

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MAY 11, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , Marketing , SuperMac , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , SuperMac « Love/Hate Business Plan Competitions Gravity Will be Turned Off » 17 Responses EricS , on May 11, 2009 at 11:05 am Said: I loved my Spigot. Reply steveblank , on May 11, 2009 at 4:07 pm Said: No.

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APRIL 9, 2009

on April 10, 2009 at 6:58 am Said: Amazing blog. Greetings from Crete, Greece Reply Jerry Ji , on April 10, 2009 at 11:09 am Said: Simply _THE BEST_ war story I’ve read in months. Reply How to close a term sheet quickly - Venture Hacks , on April 28, 2009 at 10:43 am Said: [.] The Sharp End of the Stick?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving Steve Filed under: Family/Career « Customer Development: Past, Present, Future Customer Development is Not a Focus Group » 8 Responses Tweets that mention Thanksgiving Day « Steve Blank -- Topsy.com , on November 26, 2009 at 6:28 am Said: [.] Your ranch has rattlesnakes and rabbits bigger than you?

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JULY 7, 2009

Reply John Muldoon , on July 9, 2009 at 1:52 pm Said: This was really fabulous to watch. luck… and as one of Steve Blank’s posts today mentioned, you can’t test hypotheses from within your building. How do I get in the room next time? To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Blog at WordPress.com.

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APRIL 2, 2009

» 8 Responses Strategy versus Relentless Tactical Execution « Yet Another VC Blog , on April 2, 2009 at 6:19 am Said: [.] Reply Dave Goulden , on April 2, 2009 at 9:55 am Said: Thanks for the great stories! The numbers were in. Overwhelmingly. What a surprise.) Go ahead and spill the beans!

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APRIL 6, 2009

The “Good” Student » 14 Responses Shane Rogers , on April 6, 2009 at 1:37 pm Said: The names of ‘secret’ customers is funny. Reply Bill , on April 7, 2009 at 12:09 pm Said: Interesting how much influence the military has had on our technology industry. If not they were Up the River w/o a Paddle.

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JULY 27, 2009

King James Bible, New Testament – Matthew 7:7 Filed under: Marketing , Technology , Zilog | Tagged: Entrepreneurs , Steve Blank « The Road Not Taken He’s Only in Field Service » 20 Responses Mike Paciello , on July 27, 2009 at 8:54 am Said: Thanks Steve. You’ve reinforced my own personal beliefs.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

I was between my 7th and 8th and final startup; licking my wounds from Rocket Science, the company I had cratered as my first and last attempt as a startup CEO. I have been working on getting a startup to revenue for a while, and while this is my 4th iteration and I have not yet succeeded, I’ve been learning new things every time.

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MARCH 20, 2009

Would love to read that whole thing at one go… Reply Alvin , on March 21, 2009 at 7:02 pm Said: Great stuff! Reply steveblank , on March 23, 2009 at 12:11 am Said: Alvin, you can buy the book online at [link] They ship to the Philippines. And why have you split this into so many parts?

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APRIL 30, 2009

Reply Bill Allred , on May 1, 2009 at 10:46 am Said: This is a really common pitfall. Reply Niall Smart , on May 2, 2009 at 12:20 am Said: Great story – your point about snazzy design vs. actual impact is still relevant in the context of spending money on outsourced web graphic design.

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MAY 28, 2009

Reply steveblank , on May 29, 2009 at 8:58 pm Said: David, Technical differentiation is a business school checklist. steve BrianB , on May 30, 2009 at 4:14 am Said: Hi Steve, Thank you for this really great blog. What is your perspective on ‘sustainable technical differentiation’ for customer/market risk companies?

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MARCH 25, 2009

Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System » 20 Responses brantcooper , on March 26, 2009 at 3:52 pm Said: Great story, Steve. Reply Dave Goulden , on March 26, 2009 at 11:04 pm Said: I love the redefinition of the market. Reply Knowtu » links for 2009-03-26 , on March 27, 2009 at 1:02 am Said: [.]

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JULY 30, 2009

Reply Terence Pua , on July 30, 2009 at 9:27 am Said: Steve, I’ve read and re-read that section in Chapter 2 re: market types and I still don’t fully comprehend. He’s Only in Field Service When I was at Zilog, the Z8000 peripheral chips included the new “ Serial Communications Controller &# ( SCC ).

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APRIL 27, 2009

Wall 85: Squint « 365 Wallpapers , on April 27, 2009 at 8:29 am Said: [.] Reply rohit sharma , on April 27, 2009 at 9:47 am Said: in addition to his WWII contributions, Terman also helped educate a generation of engineers or two with his excellent text. invention of electronic warfare, part I and [.]

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AUGUST 17, 2009

Source: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (in constant 2009 $’s) We’ll Do Great in the Next War Early in 1950, just months before the outbreak of the Korean War the Office of Naval Research asked Fred Terman to build an Applied electronics program for electronic warfare. on August 18, 2009 at 4:39 am Said: [.]

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MAY 22, 2009

Reply steveblank , on May 22, 2009 at 2:39 pm Said: Morteza, The comments about “ignore this post&# were meant that if your sales channel is the web you rarely go to trade shows. Hope this helps steve Morteza Tatlari , on May 22, 2009 at 9:14 pm Said: Thanks Steve for your answer. These two posts were amazing.

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MAY 12, 2011

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JUNE 16, 2014

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

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JUNE 16, 2011

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 6 Responses to “5 Startup Steps to finding & working with freelancers&# Ben Says: April 12, 2009 at 9:42 pm | Reply Interesting post! Nick Barker Says: April 14, 2009 at 10:47 am | Reply Hey Ben Good to hear from you and thanks for the positive feedback.

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

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JUNE 22, 2012

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Reply Joe , on November 23, 2009 at 4:39 pm Said: This is an awesome post and I really appreciate the availability of the slides as well as the video. Thanks for the great post - Reply Elia Freedman , on November 24, 2009 at 7:36 am Said: You had commented that you wanted to know more about the Palm/Handspring thing.

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JUNE 14, 2011

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JUNE 24, 2011

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JULY 18, 2010

Tweet This Post 2010 07 /18 CATEGORY My Experience My Startup Write comment Write comment Comments RSS Trackback ( 1 ) Comments ( 4 ) JR July 20th, 2010 REPLY QUOTE Very interesting post. Its up to the entrepreneur to unleash their potential to accomplish great feats together. Fortunately I have good mentors and a team that keeps me in check!

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JUNE 21, 2011

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JUNE 7, 2011

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