Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

My friend Ron Ashkenas interviewed me for his blog on the Harvard Business Review. Ron is a managing partner of Schaffer Consulting , and is currently serving as an Executive-in-Residence at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan Business Model versus Business Plan'

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Just a crazy idea two years ago, the class is now taught at Stanford , Berkeley, Columbia , Caltech, Princeton and for the National Science Foundation at the University of Michigan and Georgia Tech. The program expands to all of Startup Weekend’s 350 member communities in 2013 where it will be offered up to five times a year in each city.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Why Menus Suck + Other Deep Thoughts on the Food Tech Revolution. Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 – [link]. How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 – [link]. Dave McClure – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Key Digital Marketing Trends For 2013 | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Bonnstetter-Harvard Business Review - [link]. Small Business and Startups: Dear Santa - [link]. Andreessen Horowitz, Github, and Box Share 2013 Enterprise Insights - [link]. “your business plan cannot be secret anymore.”

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The median VC reviews 87 opportunities before making 1 investment. Detailed due diligence. I’ve shown below a case study of the geographic diversification of the largest late-stage technology venture capital / growth equity investors. Deal origination is a slow, labor-intensive, frustrating process. 2009) [ii].

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Do due diligence on your proposed financing provider. Do the math and determine whether the Section 179 deduction and bonus depreciation will benefit your business or not. Section 179 allows businesses to deduct the cost of qualifying businesses equipment placed in service in 2012 up to $125,000.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Updated Business tools for Startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Girls in Tech.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Building a boss brand is the process of reviewing where you are, and where you want your life and business to go. In this article, I’ll go through the tips, tools, and tech that can help clear the clutter and scale smart. Start business planning. I’ve used this tool for retail, consulting, and services businesses.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

I came up with the idea for Hazel Lane in November 2013 and we launched our first box in December (with subscribers and everything!), I consider business an art and true art is never completed, so you will continue to tweak as long as you run the business. Get a technical co-founder. which in hindsight is pretty rad.?.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Last week, our angel group reviewed a business with an online lie detector technology.  Someone in the meeting suggested this would make an interesting HR applicant screening tool that may point to candidates who might be worth a bit more extra due diligence on the veracity of their assertions in an interview.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

This growth is due, in large part, to an aging U.S. But because of this, there is often tough regional competition which will need to be planned for if a new venture is going to be successful. In 2013, North America accounted for just over 40 percent of the global home health care revenue. Technological upkeep and maintenance.

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Up and Running

MARCH 6, 2015

Some have already decided and are in the process of writing a business plan. They’re asking questions: What should a tutoring agency include in their business plan? How do you write an executive summary for a car washing business? And here’s a hint: tech startups don’t even make the top 10!

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2014

While there may be generational gaps about fashion or social conventions, millenials are often at the forefront when it comes to technology. For business owners and investors alike, crisis and change create opportunities. ” In 2013, Americans with four-year degrees on average made 98 percent more per hour than non-degree holders.

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Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2013

Entrepreneur Zack Price is guest blogging his experience on the 2013 StartupBus as it makes its way from Chicago to SXSW in Austin. So bueno in fact, I have to put the rest of the Semi Finals on hold to due a bloggy post solely on this south of the border autobús. BIG things in Tech are coming outta Mexico over the next decade. .

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Up and Running

JULY 24, 2014

” Tariq Fancy, of the international tech nonprofit Rumie, points out that creating a business plan is step one to making sure you’ll have enough money to keep your doors open. In 2013, their single biggest source of revenue came from individual contributions—over 86 million dollars.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2017

We didn’t know anything about small business accounting or finance. We didn’t even know how to write a business plan. In hindsight, it’s understandable that friends and family were skeptical when we told them about our business. Oftentimes our business seemed too good to be true. We’d never hired anyone.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  When this happens, (due in part to the need to keep fees low) things get both left out and included that later wisdom will suggest should've been included or left out.    That advice is often both technical and srtructural.    That advice is often both technical and srtructural. 

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Tim Keane

JUNE 19, 2012

Technology versus market risk in angel investments » June 19, 2012.  We aren't looking at SM deals right now as we're busy with what we re in, but I know you re in this space and suggest you take a look. April 2013. January 2013. Startups and angels: Along the way to success. « | Main.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Due diligence: An Entrepreneurs Perspective » October 19, 2006. We have another company that has "a better mousetrap," a manufacturing technology device. We have another company that has "a better mousetrap," a manufacturing technology device. April 2013. January 2013. October 2012.

Software Review 60

Software Review Wisconsin Technical Review Angel Investor 60

Up and Running

MARCH 4, 2013

Entrepreneur Zack Price is guest blogging his experience this week on the 2013 StartupBus as it makes its way from Chicago to SXSW in Austin. So I did what any down-on-their-luck technology startup would do. We’ve had a few foursquare check-ins…still no Yelp reviews yet. We’re on the Startup Bus – Its name is Fred.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

In February, Greylock kicked off “Iconversations,” a new speaker series featuring “icons” across tech, finance, media and culture. Dara manages Uber’s fast-growing business in 63 countries around the world and leads a global team of more than 22,000 employees. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT. And I went to my board and I said, “Listen.

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wordsting.com

APRIL 4, 2013

April 1, 2013. Our chosen problem was logic models , which are the non-profit equivalent of business plans. With dozens of guided demos garnishing good reviews our marketing mostly worked. So, we did the next logical thing and pursued The Really Big Plan. Rigorously simple copywriting for software products.

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Scalable Startup

APRIL 6, 2015

By most measures, we are in crazy times right now in the tech startup world. Skip to 2013… Two years ago in the California startup world there was a lot of buzz, or anti-buzz, about the impending pop of the current hyperactive tech market and unsophisticated spending of. No business plan, no ROI.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. But, this should lead to a thorough, well-planned review of bootstrapping alternatives, since bootstrapping can reduce cash requirements in the pre-cash flow phase. April 2013. January 2013. « Leaving a Trail | Main. |

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

With a wealth of financial knowledge, I took a risk and became the CFO of a clean tech startup and eventually moved to San Francisco where my entire high end wardrobe became obsolete. Before starting GreenPal in 2013, I ran a lawn care business for 15 years. Image Credit: Bryan Clayton.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

April 2013. January 2013. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. John Mullins: The New Business Road Test: What entrepreneurs and executives should do before writing a business plan (Financial Times Series).   Search. Signup for email updates. October 2012.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

With over 30 years of experience, Jennefer is a PR veteran, and was named in 2013 as one of the country’s top 10 CEOs and entrepreneurs by “MadameNoire” magazine. In October, Jennefer published her new book, “The Little Book of Big PR; 100-plus Quick Tips to get your Small Business Noticed.” That’s not going to happen.

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