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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

Dave McClure’s AARRR metrics and Andrew Chen ‘s specifics on freemium models, viral marketing, user acquisition and engagement both offer examples of exit criteria for Customer Discovery and Validation for startups on the web. Eric and I will be working on others. As for #3. I agree completely.

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Looking for Funds in All the Right Places

Austin Startup

These connections are likely best when firms are networked with other sources of capital vertically (angel groups, venture debt, private equity and investment bank relationships) and horizontally (in-market and out-of-market venture capital firms). As the local capital base grows the opportunity to attract non-local funding sources increases.

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Startup Tools

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Home Books for Startups Guide Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Tools Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Email Subscription Get Steve Blank via your RSS Feed RSS - Posts RSS - Comments Categories Air Force (12) Ardent (10) Audubon (1) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (39) Business Model versus Business Plan (..)

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Marketing Metrics 101 for B2B Startups

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If you enjoyed that, you should subscribe! You can sign up for email updates, subscribe via RSS or follow me on Twitter. Oct, 2010 Should Your Startup Take on the Big Guns? Oct, 2010 Brand Marketing has Left the Building 21.

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