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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Their idea is that consumers will want a subscription service for short form entertainment (10-minute programs) for mobile rather than full length movies. Will consumers want to watch short-form mobile entertainment? Think YouTube meets Netflix). It’s an almost $2-billion-dollar bet based on a set of hypotheses.

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6 New Venture Funding Realities To Guide Your Efforts

Startup Professionals Musings

Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. Many have disappeared, and others have forgotten how to be agile and innovative. Super angels sometimes drive up valuations. It’s the right way to get money without giving up too much equity or control of your business. Some VC firms are bogged down by their own weight.

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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

Disruptive innovation leads to the creative destruction of businesses that once seemed pre-eminent and secure. Which brings me back to your mobile phones. The convergence of digital trends along with the rise of China and globalization has upended the rules for almost every business in every corner of the globe.

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6 Insights To Current Funding Trends For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. Many have disappeared, and others have forgotten how to be agile and innovative. Super angels sometimes drive up valuations. It’s the right way to get money without giving up too much equity or control of your business. Some VC firms are bogged down by their own weight.

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Super Angels Are A Boon To Startups Needing Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. Many have disappeared, and others have forgotten how to be agile and innovative. Super Angels sometimes drive up valuations. It’s the right way to get money without giving up too much equity or control of your business. Some VC firms are bogged down by their own weight.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. Underwriters realized that as long as the public was happy snapping up shares, they could make huge profits from the inflated valuations. Carpe Diem.

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Putting Twitter’s IPO in Perspective

Agile VC

The emergence of mobile platforms has broadened the array of internet-enabled businesses somewhat, and overall it obviously marks a massive shift in computing platforms. But with the exception of Alibaba none of these will businesses worth $10B+ (I plan to do a detailed analysis of Alibaba when they file). Growth IPOs Are Back.

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