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Vertical Markets 2: Customer/Market Risk versus Invention Risk.

Steve Blank

Steve,&# he said, “you’re missing the most interesting part of vertical markets. Personally, I think that customer acquisition, brand, reputation, etc., Customer/Market Risk Versus Invention Risk One day I was having lunch with a VC sharing what I learned from my students. are much more differentiating than technology.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

Montgomery expects M&A to rebound to the normal recent levels at 450 deals by 2010. Nearly 50% say they will increase their activity levels in 2010 (hallelujah!) Another big driver according to Montgomery is that the tech industry has matured and is returning to its vertically integrated roots. Love to hear more views! .

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. And some companies didn’t even have to go public to get liquid. billion.)

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

Both Sides of the Table

Still, I think that to succeed they really need to focus on vertical niches where they can differentiate and have more focus on content quality and user acquisition. Given how much progress they’ve made since last year I look forward to tracking them and seeing where they end up by the end of 2010.

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The Customer Development Manifesto: Reasons for the Revolution.

Steve Blank

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.) 28, 2010 ??: ??? ?? ??: ?? [.] business model.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: VCs Are Not Always Right

ReadWriteStart

Parallel6 is already clocking over $1 million in revenue and is looking to enhance its customer acquisition and also raise some financing. I suggested going for larger companies and also to pick some verticals where the value proposition really shines through. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

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. Eric and I will be working on others. Keep teaching! Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.