Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In it, I got asked a question I often hear: “What if we have a web-based business that doesn’t have revenue or paying customers? What metrics do we use to see if we learned enough in Customer Discovery ? I gave my boilerplate answer, “I’m a product guy and I tend to invest and look at deals that have measurable revenue metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2020

As a business investor, I look for investments where I see founders really holding their people accountable for their actions. More importantly, I look for entrepreneurs and owners like you who are not afraid to hold themselves accountable for the success of the business. You have to give them a credible plan and evidence.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

This structure allows for alignment on the front end, and real-time flexibility for performance metrics,” says Samira Salman , a family office investor and advisor. . Flexible VCs have created structures based on other company performance metrics than revenues, such as profits or founder salaries. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 2, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. First, a little bias here?—?I’m

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Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

People ask me if they really need ANY business plan, unless they are looking for an outside investor. In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Explain the business model. Financial forecast and metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

People ask me if they really need ANY business plan, unless they are looking for an outside investor. In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Explain the business model. Financial forecast and metrics.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their daily, weekly, quartely or yearly goals around their business. We asked entrepreneurs to share their BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) and here are the insightful responses. #1- A lot of great entrepreneurs who start here almost never end here. The biggest one?

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Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

People ask me if they really need ANY business plan, unless they are looking for an outside investor. In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Explain the business model. Financial forecast and metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

People ask me if they really need ANY business plan, unless they are looking for an outside investor. In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Explain the business model. Financial forecast and metrics.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

This video should be the gold standard in explaining contract terms.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 16, 2012

The so famous and always timely Gandhian creed of “be the change you seek in the world” is never more relevant than when it comes to what entrepreneurs must do to get better in order to lead profitable enterprises and to fulfill on the mission and promise of their organizations. The sessions were painful. They were discouraging.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would be well suited here. An additional list of business resources for startups is available here. Small Business tools list. Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? Startup Foundry tools list.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

For example, IMVU’s early business model was made possible by Paypal’s easy self-serve and open access payment system. should the test subjects be part of the customer advisory board? The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Bring your questions.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. But, you can iterate and iterate on features, but you cannot iterate your way to a business model. hkvn liked this.

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