Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World, ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 11, 2011

JJ’s List let’s users post reviews of services and businesses such as restaurants, stores, banks, movie theaters, and doctor’s offices. The users can search the database and read the reviews about how well businesses accommodate disabled people. prototype, build, and test their software. Good for them.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. September 15, 2011. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. How diffferent 2H 2011 looks. What will happen for the startup IPO market? How To Think About The Future.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , we interviewed Adriana Rozo-Angulo, founder of international consulting firm MAS Connections and author of The Buoyant Business: How Simplicity Can Keep Organizations Afloat in a Stormy Economy.

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. December 13, 2011. I often tell these entrepreneurs that I genuinely hope they prove us wrong, and are wildly successful with their startup. In NextView’s case that’s seed stage internet and software companies. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

When seeking breakout companies to back, here are four mega-trends for 2011: 1. Tools of virtual collaboration – email chief among them but also Skype, Google Apps, and inexpensive “cloud” project management software like Basecamp - have eliminated most of the collaboration advantages of the traditional corporate form.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

So while you keep an eye on your team, your customers, your marketing, your online activities, and your bottom line it is now also time to get ready for tax time, perform the year-end reviews, consider raises and bonuses, clean up the office, schedule holiday vacations, and plan the company party! Review your website. Clean up, now!

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

Husband and wife co-founders, Todd and Laure Fisher founded CallTrackingMetrics in 2011 in their basement and together have grown it into an Inc. 500-rated, top-ranked conversation analytics software serving over 30,000 businesses around the world. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Duct Tape Transcript.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 19, 2011

Jeff has been promoting the use of Lean UX as an effective method to spur greater innovation, quality and productivity in startups as well as within teams in larger organizations. Lean Startups need to make snap decisions, iterate quickly and pivot when needed. Demos have become our design reviews.”

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

The startup community prides itself on supporting risk-taking and embracing failure. Google released Chromebook in October 2011, offering a faster and easier way to access the Internet. Turns out people want their laptops to do basic things like run games, Photoshop, or work software. Innovation involves risk. Google Chromebook.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

I’m a very big proponent of the “lean startup movement&# as espoused by Steve Blank & Eric Ries. In the late 90′s I saw a dangerous trend creeping into the startup world, which was that companies were suddenly raising huge amounts of money too early in their existence. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The image above is taken in Takotna, Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 9, 2011. More phenomenal photos from 2011 are in the Other section below.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Good post about the pitfalls of code refactoring for startups – [link]. Good post about the pitfalls of code refactoring for startups – [link].

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&# I’ll list other consultants I know about, as well.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

That I’ve had a few “exits” and instead of hunkering down and writing code for 6 months I opted to talk to a few of my buddies at the yacht club and purchase a primed and growing social network for somewhere in the mid-seven figures. In Search Of… So that’s an intro to my startup philosophy, but where was I?

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. Starting Startups.   He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.    He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about. 

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Why has growth hacking so strongly resonated with the startup community? The real answer is that the phrase “growth hacking” caught fire because of its particular emphasis on growth, which determines the life and death of every startup. Startups are facing growth challenges that were not apparent a few years ago.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The global art market is believed to be about $61 billion (2011). Is your new startup targeting auctions? On the other hand, startups targeting software makers have more flexibility in their approach because these companies generate multiples more profit. How big is the market and who are the potential customers?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Five Designs Small Businesses and Startups Should Crowdsource – [link]. The 2011 Trends Driving Rural Small Business, my annual look ahead: [link]. Need a Logo?

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Naming your startup can be one of the most difficult challenges for an entrepreneur. The list of important factors when naming your startup is practically endless, and there are many common roadblocks when it comes down to choosing the final name. The reality is that startups today need to look at other domains,” explains Chait.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 15, 2012

We write often about small businesses and startups and lean approaches to marketing and other business functions. Related posts: The State of the Crowdsourcing Union, 2011. Photo: Clive Power. Twitter Link Roundup #64 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

at exit due to dilution. But the general idea is that for software driven businesses, traction can create unpredictable upside that is hard to account for but should not be ignored. It’s conventional wisdom to say that it doesn’t, and that startups should keep their head down and execute. in a mid stage round at a $100M post.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Useful reminder about importance of saying “No&# when building software – [link]. 21 Lessons Learned in 21 Weeks at a Startup – [link].

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies. In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. Enterprise. Smartphones.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). We tried to provide a framework for startups to think about what activities should be outsourced and why. What kind of startup outsources everything? Engineering/QA.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why would people “save&# ads to review later? Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

We decided to check in with previous Disrupt winners to see how they’ve fared since their victories - and try to determine how it means to ace a high-profile startup contest. Startup contests like TechCrunch Disrupt can generate a lot of hype and interest, but does that translate into any lasting benefit for the startups involved?

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

This has contributed to companies raising more money than in the past before they go public (almost $100M on average for SaaS businesses that went public after 2011 vs. less than half that for those that went public before). Over 2,000 different firms participated in these rounds. Interestingly growth and capital efficiency stats are down.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

at exit due to dilution. But the general idea is that for software driven businesses, traction can create unpredictable upside that is hard to account for but should not be ignored. It’s conventional wisdom to say that it doesn’t, and that startups should keep their head down and execute. in a mid stage round at a $100M post.

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IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 2011. Startups ›. View More in Startups ›. Correlation Ventures is tied to a different legacy—HNC Software, which was a pioneering developer of predictive software that was used to assess the risk of credit card fraud. View More in Seattle ›.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

It’s never easy to leave a stable job to launch a startup. Sulaiman Sanni and his partner Ben Lamson were both working for Meltwater Group, a large, well known Software as a Service company, Su as a social media consultant and Ben as a sales manager. Ben Lamson and Sulaiman Sanni, WeDidIt cofounders.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs what fledging tech startups should be looking for in a CTO hire to ensure founders get the right person for the job. When making technical hires, we always reach out to our network of programmer friends and ask them to sit in on interviews and review resumes with us.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Bostinnovation : Great coverage of local startup happenings with a growing network of local writers. HBS Startup Tribe. Applications due Nov 20 th ! The Grand-daddy.

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