Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

With the SBA’s help, however, Columbus was able to diversify its business. Securing two contracts with the Air Force allowed the company to keep 95 percent of its workforce and even hire 20 more employees and another dozen by 2010. In 2001, they secured their second SBA loan for the business.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Product Development – Getting Funded as The Goal In a traditional product development model, entrepreneurs come up with an idea or concept, write a business plan and try to get funding to bring that idea to fruition. Reply Charlie Crystle , on April 8, 2010 at 12:31 pm Said: brilliant post. Just as a refresher.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

As you search: Customer Development observes that when you start your company, all you and your business plan have are hypotheses, not facts –and that the founders are the ones who need to get out of the building to turn these hypotheses into customer data. Reply Amit , on January 22, 2010 at 11:34 am Said: Great article!

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

The Focus on Execution Versus Learning and Discovery The product development model assumes that customers needs are known, the product features are known, and your business model is known. Given this certainty, it’s logical that a startup will hire a sales and marketing team to simply execute your business plan. business model.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Instead the business press dumped on the founders for “selling out.” In 2010 it got worse with an Act in parliament about the Monitoring of Foreigners’ Corporate Acquisitions. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Customer Development , Teaching , Venture Capital.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

If I Launched a Startup - The Startup Lawyer , March 17, 2010 Great advice on initial steps of setting up a Startup. 9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 You would have met many smart people who live a mediocre life. There are MANY of them. You might be surprised why this is the case.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2014

These two childhood friends saw how busy and exhausted new parents were and identified the need for a convenient way to purchase diapers. In 2010, Diapers.com brought in an estimated $300 million in revenue. Thinking Aloud business planning business strategy Deksia Joshua Conran market economics market fit'

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

No business plan survives first contact with customers The real value is finding the product/market fit. EE Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:30 am Said: [.] Reply Ashu Sharma , on April 27, 2010 at 11:44 pm Said: Steve, Great post!

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

It starts with “Plan-As-You-Go” instead of detailed, formal business plans. Lean Planning started with Tim Berry ‘s 2008 “ Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan ” which was a new way for entrepreneurs to think about planning. The business plan should no longer be just a single event.

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Steve Blank

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 Jim Wolcott , on April 28, 2010 at 7:30 pm Said: Steve!

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs – Part III: refinement – [link]. Startup Bullshit Bingo – December 2010 Edition – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Best Free Textures and Patterns of 2010 – [link]. Design of the Decade 2010 – [link].

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Reply dv , on June 11, 2010 at 12:23 am Said: Why are you getting stuck on a word? “vertical&# works perfectly fine in quickly telling you about a general direction of a company’s business model. The best entrepreneurship textbooks and blogs assume that advice to startups is generalizable.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 13, 2010

The idea of this course started on a trip to Stanford University during March 2010, where we realized that many of the great innovations in Silicon Valley are born from Computer Science students, so we said “We should give our computer science students an opportunity to develop a company”.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2015

Over the past few months, with the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. See Also Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Reply Mike Byrnes , on April 28, 2010 at 9:17 am said: Steve: I just found your site and blog from a link off Venture Hacks “Two great talks from SLLConf&# I fell like I’ve just found the mother lode! Jeff skinner Faculty, London Business School. Thanks a million. Pearls of wisdom, wish I’d read it earlier.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

JUNE 12, 2010

We’ve covered the Hormel Business Plan Competition in the past. The headline caught my attention because some of my entrepreneurship students presented a plan for a movie theatre, brew pub last semester and it was a great plan and presentation. For more on the business plan competition.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 10, 2010

I like the way this goes: We’ll select 10 small business finalists and follow them not only as they travel around the country, but also as they strive to meet their business goals. Finalists will be notified by September 9, 2010 and the program kicks off on September 13, 2010. About the Grand Prize. So good luck.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

You have to repeat your message seven times, especially in business – [link]. Latest @crowdSPRING SmallBiz Newsletter: business plans, digital marketing, building brands – [link]. Richard Branson on What They Don’t Teach in Business School – [link]. 500+ Free Fonts 2010. Data is Easy.

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2009

OK, done.) “Steve, I would really appreciate it if you could review my business plan and forward it to Mike Maples at Maples Investments. Reply Hans , on June 15, 2010 at 7:43 pm Said: I recently asked for a job interview (I knew the job was up for grabs before it was officially on the market), but I did not fit.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The funds with sophisticated non-venture center outbound origination programs were almost all able to raise funds equal or larger than their preceding fund in the economically challenging period 2007-2010. i] From [link] as of twelve months ending March 17, 2010. [ii] v] Number of business plans received. [v]

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Up and Running

APRIL 13, 2016

Mitch Woolhiser saw a magnificent and unusual business opportunity in the budding marijuana industry in 2010. This is something that, as a business person, you can do that’s almost revolutionary,” he says. Mitch Woolhiser dealt with this while searching for space for his dispensary back in 2010. Access capital.

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Up and Running

JUNE 20, 2011

Even though global IPO markets may now be showing a bit of an uptick, indicative of the trend of new company formations after the abysmal depths of 2007 to 2010, any entrepreneur who has been trying to raise capital for a new venture does not have to be told that money is tighter than ever and investors have taken risk aversion to new heights.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Amazing lean startup resources A year ago, there was no lean startup movement. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

And here’s where life gets really interesting, as the reality of product development and customer input collide, the facts change so rapidly that the original well-thought-out business plan becomes irrelevant.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2016

If, after reading, you find yourself inspired and ready to start the business planning process, be sure to check out our business planning guide! Ranked number one on WalletHub’s Best Cities to Start a Business, Sioux Falls is a great place to put down roots. Sioux Falls, SD.

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www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

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www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

It used to be that a techie needed a business person to get a business plan together and then use that to raise money. Not only are there rafts and rafts of books to help someone cobble together a rudimentary business plan, any quality VC values execution over ideas. OpenWorld 2010. December 2010 (3).

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www.inc.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. 500|5000 Copyright © 2010 Mansueto Ventures LLC. ); Login or signup Welcome | Logout Member Login Login using: Use your Inc.com account: Forgot login ? All rights reserved.

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Altgate

APRIL 12, 2010

Share and Enjoy: This entry was posted in Entrepreneurship , Startups , Venture Capital and tagged Boston , HBS student business plan contest , startup. Apparently there are 12 semifinalists (listed below). The finals judging is later this month. Bookmark the permalink.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 12, 2010

The Business Plan Competition will be rewarding the best of five finalist teams, with a table of judges composed of VCs, Angels, and entrepreneurs as well as the first Annual Alumni Entrepreneurs Award will see two London Business School alumni rewarded for their hard work and success. When: Friday, May 7th , 2010.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Sunday, August 15, 2010. After a few months, the demo site won a business plan competition. 29 comments: Work Equality Aug 15, 2010 04:24 PM I think you hit the nail on the head - any programmer that is good at what they do, will only donate so much of their time without pay. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Real Advice.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

How to Write a Great Business Plan – [link]. How to Write a Great Business Plan – [link]. HOW TO: Build a Facebook Landing Page for Your Business – [link]. How to Write a Great Business Plan – [link]. Simplify your small business marketing plan – [link].

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Campus Entrepreneurship

MARCH 1, 2011

The GMU website has a nice piece on the School of Management’s annual undergraduate business plan contest. These are just some of the innovative ideas that were created by Mason students and presented at the fourth annual Dean’s Business Plan Competition in December 2010.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In addition, we consult visionaries achieve clarity by creating vision, mission values, 5-year and 10-year business plans, processes and operational manuals and implement them even on a remote level. I’ve lived in the Middle East with the grandiose idea of serving the Syrian refugees when the bombs hit in 2010!

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

Group picture of the Battery Ventures Entrepreneurship workshop in Tel Aviv, 2010. We opened each case study discussion with an analysis of the venture in question using the People, Opportunity, Context and Deals (POCD) model outlined in the Harvard Business Review article ‘ Some Thoughts on Business Plans ’.

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