Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

In ten years, from the early 1950′s to the early 1960′s, the valley went through a hiring frenzy as jobs in microwave companies went from 700 to 7,000. This wave of 1950′s/’60′s startups (Watkins-Johnson, Varian, Huggins Labs, MEC, Stewart Engineering, etc.)

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

Here’s my best attempt to shed some light on the most common misconceptions about building a company here in NYC: Misconception #1: There’s no money in NYC for startups… and the money that’s here isn’t smart or experienced money. Should they work on your “real time” web startup or write code that processes a million trades a minute?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2015

As such, its important for every startup to develop its services with the anticipation of success, creating a plan for how to scale when the time comes. We spoke with eight successful startup CEOs and asked what methods they used for scaling their services to meet increasing demand. . Scale With Agility. Hire Talent.

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Colombia Burn Rate Startup Agile 100

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 27, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, March 27, 2009 Cash is not king Cash on hand is just one important variable in a startup’s life, but it’s not necessarily the most important. These successful startups managed to have enough tries to get it right. What matters most is the number of iterations the company has left.

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Steve Blank

MAY 15, 2009

Signs of Success One of the things you do right in a startup, is you move from one cheap and cramped building to another as you grow, with desks, cubicles and engineers piled cheek to jowl. We hired an interior designer and a great facilities person to manage the process. We’re no longer a small struggling startup.

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Silicon Valley RSS Lean Agile 205

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

For decades startups were managed by pretending the company would follow a predictable path (revenue plan, scale, etc.) Luckily most startups now realize there is a better way. Startups Are Not Small Versions of Large Companies. The revenue numbers and revenue model came from a startups original Business Plan.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, March 13, 2009 Dont launch Heres a common question I get from startups, especially in the early stages: when should we launch? In fact, in most situations its a bad idea for startups to synchronize these events. Most startups arent so fortunate. My answer is almost always the same: dont.

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Eric Friedman

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

So BigCos and scaling startups, with increasingly valuable equity, are enjoying a perfect storm for acqhires. In the world of web startups, you can hire individuals and try to make the team hum, or you can buy an agile group that you know can perform. 10MM upfront to buy the startup and product. Hiring Option.

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Burn Rate Agile Equity Hiring 90

Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2014

To complicate things further, your startup is also frequently a side hustle while you hold down a day job. Nelson has some tips: Know your burn rate. And this isn’t just for your business, but as many startup founders know, your personal finances can matter just as much (especially if you aren’t profitable yet).

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