Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Some of the best and brightest wanted to work for defense contractors or corporate research and development labs. Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. Some of the speed is simply due to development methodologies. Startups can do anything.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

They want to snowball their customer acquisition, attracting thousands of new people to the brand, and reach diverse new audiences in new locations. Developing your company’s website is one of the most important investments you’re going to make. In the early stages of your business’s development, you’re going to notice dead weight.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2022

If you’re not already, adopt an agile methodology not only for software development, but also for communication improvements. There’s a reason 70% of all acquisitions fail : When leaders feel pressure to grow for growth’s sake, their focus on results (no matter the cost) isn’t sustainable in the long run.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. So what’s wrong the product development model?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We started developing capabilities as part of that great power competition with the Soviet Union. There are five things we have to do to set up Space Force: Developing our own people is a big piece of what we’re focusing on. We need to develop space experts that understand how to operate in the contested domain.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

From the invention of the Wright brothers’ first powered aircraft to the development of supersonic jets, the industry has continuously pushed the boundaries of what is possible. Undeterred, he immersed himself in research and development, painstakingly refining his ideas and honing his skills.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

As an early stage investor in the world of gaming and metaverse technology at Remagine Ventures, I find these companies have the potential to set the agenda, become the potential platforms for developers building in this space and future acquirers/consolidators of startups building the next generation of the Internet. Here we go! Epic Games.

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Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Waterfall Development. While it sounds simple , the Build Measure Learn approach to product development is a radical improvement over the traditional Waterfall model used throughout the 20 th century to build and ship products. Waterfall Development was all about execution of the requirements document. Microsoft Windows 3.0).

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 14, 2010

If you are an Agile software development shop, or follow ALM, Rally just added Kanban to the mix. This is the second acquisition Rally has made – the other was 6th Sense Analytics which they acquired at the beginning of 2009. Tags: My Investments acquisition agile agilezen kanban rally.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Acquisition, technology, and logistics. In some of our class sessions you’ve heard about how acquisition in the Department of Defense hasn’t kept up with new threats, adversaries, and new technologies. But Will Roper who runs Air Force acquisition, technology and logistics, gives lie to that assertion. Technology is what it is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2022

In fact, I have long believed continual growth gets more and more difficult as your company gets bigger and more mature, as your organization develops repeatable processes and adds overhead to reduce risk. Use acquisitions to complement organic growth. Smart companies use acquisitions to enhance momentum and accelerate revenue growth.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

While all the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ), Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, each of their journeys was unique. This all-star team of 4 undergraduates and a JD/MBA developed new ways to provide logistical support to maritime forces in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

While our teams have mentors, socialize a lot and give great demos, the goal of our class final presentations is “ Lessons Learned ” – about product/market fit, pricing, acquisition/activation costs, pricing, partners, etc. Filed under: Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad , Teaching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Even these have had their ups and downs, but credit their team culture with a mindset of being innovative and agile, compared to the more prevalent corporate culture of focus on profits, repeatable processes, minimal risk, and business as usual. Have each develop a personal transformation plan with your support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. Leadership brand development. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Strategic proficiency.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For instance, an AI system may be able to streamline the talent acquisition process by vetting applicants’ resumes and filtering out unqualified candidates. She helps B2B, B2C, technology, SaaS, healthcare, consumer goods, and professional services companies identify new market opportunities, develop new products, and generate demand.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And we need to do all of this with a finite defense budget, most of which is being spent on legacy systems in 88 major defense acquisition programs. Trying to kill one of these to free up money for new weapons development is a major political problem. Yet it has 88 major defense acquisition programs, most of them legacy systems.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 6, 2013

> Uber's " Reality Therapy 4 Startups": What U Need 2 Know NOW > Steve Blank on why NOT to be an Entrepreneur > Airbnb's Globetrotting Lessons: Building 4 a Global Market > Vinod Khosla - The VC Legend: Interview w/ Dave McClure > Eric Ries on Entrepreneurship: What He's Learned Along the Way > GitHub's Secret 2 Success: Rethinking (..)

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2019

Startups tend to put a premium on being “agile,” but that doesn’t always work – and certainly won’t replace the effective collaboration a business needs to grow. Series B: Hiring and Developing Managers. Everett was head of Customer Acquisition and Community for Linden Lab. . At Women 2.0

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

I remember my friend Ryan Martens sitting down with me and Chris Wand around 2001 and walking us through his idea for changing the how he approached managing the software development process. Ryan had a vision for an integration web-based system to layer on top of all of this to help support and manage the software development process.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 30, 2013

Doing so meant they would have to take risks for IP acquisition and customer/market risks outside their experience or comfort zone. I earnestly believe that large corporations should emulate Lean Startups (Business model design, Customer Development and Agile Engineering.) Lessons Learned.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 30, 2022

I think e-commerce and brick-and-mortar businesses will have to pivot towards developing or optimizing social commerce strategies. . 16- Become more agile and flexible. In my opinion, one of the changes that companies will have to make this year is becoming more agile and flexible. Thanks to Stephen Light, Nolah Mattress ! #9-

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 3, 2010

As I’ve written in the past, I encourage companies I’m an investor in to continually explore small acquisitions when entrepreneurs have created something that is on their roadmap. AgileZen was one such company and the acquisition has been a successful one for everyone. Why did you start AgileZen ?

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2010

I love when companies I’m an investor in use acquisitions to build out their product line. Rally has re-released the product (previous a $15 download) as a free product called Rally for the iPhone that tightly integrates with the Rally SaaS-based Agile software lifecycle environment.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Success no longer goes to the country that develops a new fighting technology first, but rather to the one that better integrates it and adapts its way of fighting… Our response will be to prioritize speed of delivery, continuous adaptation, and frequent modular upgrades. And you’d be right. And his company has 2 million employees.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ) Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. Hacking for Conservation and Development at Duke followed.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

Better Agile Than Smart – [link]. Six Myths of Product Development – [link]. Building It Is Not Enough: 5 Practical Tips On User Acquisition – [link]. Better Agile Than Smart – [link]. Six Myths of Product Development – [link]. The 5 Qualities of Remarkable Bosses – [link].

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 15, 2024

Instead, developing a new doctrine to deal with these new issues is fraught with disagreements, differing objectives, and incumbents who defend the status quo. The speed, depth and breadth of these disruptive changes happen faster than the responsiveness and agility of our current acquisition systems and defense-industrial base.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This actually aligns closely with the Lean Planning approach, which allows your business to be more agile and make adjustments as you test your idea in the market. But for this to work, you need to develop the habit of tracking all your numbers. Business must be calculable—and it’s same with customer acquisition.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2017

Paid Acquisition. You’re undoubtedly familiar with paid acquisition, as it’s the digital equivalent of traditional advertising. Here are some resources to learn more about paid acquisition: Customer Acquisition Master Course (includes SEO). When Does Paid Acquisition Work for SaaS Startups?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The top right shows the civilian-military dialog that gives the military direction for the development and execution of military plans. military responsible for developing our military’s strategies and plans for conducting future wars. We would be developing those Plans in isolation because it was us against one adversary or another.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

In a career that has moved from GE to NBC Universal and back to GE, she has brought technological innovation and agile business techniques to two of the US’s biggest legacy corporations. As Comstock writes , “ Emerging markets are proving to be laboratories for the developed world—they demand the best technology at the best price point.”

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

From market volatility to economic recessions, businesses must develop strategies that enhance financial resilience. Demographic Shifts and Talent Risks As demographics undergo significant shifts , the dynamics of talent acquisition and retention evolve in tandem.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

To promote innovation inside the NGA, they’ve staffed an Enterprise Innovation Office (EIO) to coach, educate and advise the entire agency, from core leadership to the operational edges, with methods and concepts of validated learning through rapid experimentation and customer development.

Lean 177

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

To promote innovation inside the NGA, they’ve staffed an Enterprise Innovation Office (EIO) to coach, educate and advise the entire agency, from core leadership to the operational edges, with methods and concepts of validated learning through rapid experimentation and customer development.

Lean 177

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ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

It’s tempting to develop a strategy that works just for your department. Now, we’re wrapping up a data lake that stores data across all customer touchpoints on most channels, from acquisition to re-engagement. They’ve spent money on tactical elements that serve only isolated parts of the business. Dependencies. Conclusion.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And we need to do all of this with a finite defense budget, most of which is being spent on legacy systems in 88 major defense acquisition programs. Trying to kill one of these to free up money for new weapons development is a major political problem. Yet it has 88 major defense acquisition programs, most of them legacy systems.

Technology 122

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