Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. IPOs dried up.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

9- Focusing on lean operations. The first event has already started – Agile and Management 3.0 Our agency has grown substantially from organic methods, but we are putting more stock into building relationships and conducting value-based sales outreach. Thanks to Lindsey Wander, WorldWise Tutoring LLC ! #9-

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. The New Bubble : (2011 – 2014): Here we go again…. (If Rules For the New Bubble: 2011 -2014.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. How to Write a Traditional Business Plan.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. WebSequenceDiagrams - sketch sequence diagrams. Lighthouse – Issue Tracking Tool.

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Steve Blank

MAY 4, 2009

Every marketing communication hire couldn’t wait to produce the next great ad or PR program. If sales revenue and profits are high enough, we could take the company public or sell it, and the stock would be worth more than the paper it was printed on. In my experience, every marketer with an MBA wants to “do strategy.”

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Just as.NET is both a lock-in and very restricting, and Java violates both “lean cuisine class hierarchy” and “objects if necessary, but not necessarily objects”, the “we’ll just use XML” mantra deserves to die. This is about the mental agility, inquisitiveness and determination of a coder.

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