Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

We just finished our Lean LaunchPad class at UC Berkeley’s engineering school where many of the teams embedded machine learning technology into their products. Most often the first acquisitions in a hype cycle are for the “shiny objects” – the technology, the team and the tools.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

We just finished our Lean LaunchPad class at UC Berkeley’s engineering school where many of the teams embedded machine learning technology into their products. Most often the first acquisitions in a hype cycle are for the “shiny objects” – the technology, the team and the tools.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Let’s take an example – In the case of an internet or app business, the user traction and market penetration is a must. Bootstrapping inculcates the entrepreneurial discipline and financial responsibility to run a lean business. ? Establish a competitive advantage. Crowdfunding. Stages of Funding.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. The boom in Internet startups would last 4½ years until it came crashing down to earth in March 2000. The valuations for acquisitions were nothing like the Internet bubble, but there was a path to liquidity, difficult as it was. So what’s left?

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

He told Alexis that they needed to build the front page of the internet. If you have good experience then the VC will be leaning forward for the rest of the presentation.”. This is where the ‘exit strategy’ comes in. This may include planning for an IPO, a strategic acquisition or for management buyout.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

That moves into the customer acquisition strategy. This includes again another acronym I’m going to share, CAC, the cost to acquire a customer, the customer acquisition cost. Are you doing an acquisition? The customer acquisition cost that I talked about. Great okay, so now you’ve got your exit strategy.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Exit Strategies. Strategy and Planning. Internet and Online Business. But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi.

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