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AUGUST 2, 2022
billion acquisition of Weta Digital, Peter Jackson’s VFX company, gives Unity capabilities in creating hyper realistic virtual environments using RT3D (real-time 3D) technology. Microsoft has recently spent $70 billion in cash to acquire Activision Blizzard, the most expensive gaming acquisition of all time. Also, their $1.6
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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Agile VC
MARCH 13, 2012
CEO Scott Thompson alluded to their plan a couple weeks ago but the IP lawsuit itself was only official late afternoon yesterday (and now public). ’s claims of IP infringement or offer a litigator’s perspective of Yahoo! Thompson reportedly dealt with this IP lawsuit personally along with Yahoo!’s link] Harry.
Steve Blank
MARCH 11, 2015
And when we do make bets, they’re small bets on incremental products or acquisitions that simply add to the bottom line.”. More agile competitors are starting to eat into our business. Bob looked wistful, “Our founders built a company known for taking risks and moving fast. How can we restart our innovation culture?”.
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 7, 2010
There are few courses which teach aspiring entrepreneurs the skills (business models, customer and agile development, design thinking, etc.) We’ll build the class around the business model / customer development / agile development solution stack. What are your hypotheses around customer acquisition costs? How many people?
Agile VC
AUGUST 9, 2012
IP Litigation – EA is suing Zynga for copyright infringement , and regardless of the merits this is a headache Zynga will have to deal with and pay to defend itself. That being said, unlike a company that has essentially zero user acquisition costs (e.g. one-time purchase offsetting future leasing expenses).
ReadWriteStart
MARCH 27, 2011
Flip startups are agile startups that aim to exit quickly. The idea is to build a hit that would make the founder(s) an appealing and quick talent acquisition (sometimes referred to as an acq-hire). The development part is similar to a lean startup: you want to be agile. However, this will impact the value of your IP.
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