Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2015

I just spent a day working with Bob, the Chief Innovation Officer of a very smart large company I’ll call Acme Widgets. 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. What Drives Innovation?

Widget 120

Widget Lean Business Model Metrics 120

www.ere.net

JULY 15, 2012

Common reason for failure: no metric or feedback mechanism to measure the percentage of applications that were routed to the wrong job. Common reason for failure: the absence of a metric or feedback mechanism to measure the percentage of applications that were misclassified or that advanced without meeting minimum standards.

Hiring 57

Hiring Metrics Search Widget 57

Occam's Razor

JULY 22, 2013

Then there is Agile for engineering. My solution to these problems was to create a simple framework we can use to put our customers first, evaluate our marketing programs, and right-align our view of success (metrics). They've also built a widget (only for Android for now) where you can see a Value of the Day on your home screen.

Framework 163

Framework Marketing Metrics Audience 163

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 7, 2014

They are generic mash-ups that tailor to almost no one's needs, and more often than not contain awful things like nine not-really-thought out metrics for one dimension in a report. When you review the portfolio of segments being used by your Squirrels, ensure that they have Acquisition, Behavior AND Outcome segments. Time on Site!

Analytics 140

Analytics Web Metrics DC 140

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform. WebSequenceDiagrams - sketch sequence diagrams.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

It has grown remarkably, has favorable gross margins and customer acquisition payback, and a clear path to profitability. What are customer acquisition costs like? On a blended basis (paid + unpaid), Square’s payback period for new merchant acquisition is “four to five” quarters. Gross Margins / Net Revenue.

IPO 165

IPO .Net Revenue Acquisition 165

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? great web customer acquisition tutorials. Wireframing, prototypes: buil-in widgets and shapes. Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. Agile project management. agile product management. Agile eLearning.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53