Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

Shawn immediately said the name I had given the four steps was confusing – I had called it market development – he suggested that I call it Customer Development – and the name stuck. In other words, you prove retention. With both growth and retention, you earn the right to build more. Be patient.

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Product Viral Channel San Francisco 436

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. 2) Co-Founders are the largest form of dilution (if you’re raising) 3) Everything around LeanStartup / Customer Development 4) Understand the micro economics of your business early.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

www.rocketwatcher.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Big thanks to @aprildunford for providing a framework around one of the hardest things in a startup: [link]. How to Choose a Meaningful Name for Your Startup « Zeus River says: October 31, 2011 at 10:53 am. [.] How to Choose a Meaningful Name for Your Startup - Zeus River says: October 31, 2011 at 3:39 pm. [.] Good points.

Naming 41

Naming Startup Product Name Framework 41

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Express : Express is built on NodeJS framework. Web frameworks. Zend Framework (PHP). customer retention, churn reduction, lifetime value. free/cheap web customer relationship mgmt software. Web Development Tools. open source framework for Ruby.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53