Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Marketing demand creation programs (Search Engine Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Lead Generation, Trade Shows, etc.)

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

But my favorite was when the public relations manager said, “we’re here to write press releases and answer the phone in case the press calls.” But what I wanted was an agile marketing team capable of operating independently without day-to-day direction. And yes, we could have built a top-down, command-and-control hierarchy.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Infographic on entrepreneurs’ state of mind in 2010 – [link]. Why Startups are Agile and Opportunistic – Pivoting the Business Model – [link]. PSFK list of most relevant brands of 2010. The Edelman 2010 Trust Barometer – [link]. Build a technology company without a tech cofounder – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Infographic on entrepreneurs’ state of mind in 2010 – [link]. Why Startups are Agile and Opportunistic – Pivoting the Business Model – [link]. PSFK list of most relevant brands of 2010. The Edelman 2010 Trust Barometer – [link]. Build a technology company without a tech cofounder – [link].

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Doesn’t it depend on vertical market.? Implicit in these materials is the corporate and product “positioning.”

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

You can measure this yourself: go to any list of startups, maybe look at YCombinator’s recent graduate class , or Scoble’s list of picks for 2010 , or Sequoia’s list of seed companies — or go find a list you like better. It’s like arguing against vertical software. March 26, 2011 at 9:02 am.

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