YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 2, 2018
It’s the kind of environment where people may think that concepts like business forecasting or change management are all well and good, but really the province of big businesses – not more fledgling organizations. It happens because they often neglect the forecasting and planning that helps them prepare.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. ” Fire, Ready, Aim. He just hired Meg Whitman.
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VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The past year was a wild ride for startups and founders, giving a whole new meaning to the ”rollercoaster” aspect of being an entrepreneur. For more about forecasting growth in these uncertain times, check out Sequoia’s “ Adapting to Endure ” presentations published in May 2022. Bill Gates , founder of Microsoft.
Up and Running
MAY 23, 2016
“If you can fix a problem for someone and do it better, quicker, and/or cheaper than your competitor, you’re off to a good start.” – Gabriel Kuperman, founder and CEO of CuePin. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 18, 2017
Gordon Moore was an Intel cofounder, and, in 1965 predicted that the number of transistors on integrated circuits would double each year. They listen intently to wave forecasts coming from special radios they carry with them at all times. Master Reinvention Agility. We call this strategy Reinvention Agility.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
I wondered if business plans and 5-year forecasts were the right way to plan a startup. With Rob Majteles as a co-instructor, I started a tradition of teaching all my classes with venture capitalists as co-instructors. Instead the founders need to lead a customer development team. Sign up here.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 13, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, July 13, 2009 The Principles of Product Development Flow If youve ever wondered why agile or lean development techniques work, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. Reinertsen is the book for you. Expo SF (May.
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