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“Lessons Learned” – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch

Steve Blank

After these slides, these VC’s recognized that this company had dramatically reduced risk and built a startup that was agile, resilient and customer-centric. Brendan McManus said: “Lessons Learned” – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch [link] #startup #advice [.]

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Agile Opportunism – Entrepreneurial DNA « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

I really enjoy your posts – thank you for taking time to place your experiences up on the web. Agile Opportunism – Entrepreneurial DNA « Steve Blank (tags: startup) [.] Agile Opportunism – Entrepreneurial DNA. You’re Hired, You’re Fired. Good for you!!! Thank you again. Reply What did I learn today?

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Lean Startups aren't Cheap Startups

Steve Blank

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part V: Happy 100th Birthday.

Steve Blank

And since there was no Venture Capital in the 1950′s/’60′s where was the money coming from? Another piece of trivial: the road that is the side-entrance (during business hours) to Agilent Corporation HQ in Santa Clara is named “Terman Lane&# after Terman. This startup boom seemed to come out of nowhere.

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The Customer Development Manifesto: The Startup Death Spiral (part.

Steve Blank

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. The board raises a collective eyebrow. The VP of Sales goes back and exhorts the troops to work harder.

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Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Agile – you may find the real opportunities for your company was somewhere else. Can you recognize and capitalize on them? This means you still need to have a resilient personality, and be agile. The Adventure of a Lifetime. How quickly will you recover? Creative / Pattern Recognition – can you think “out of the box?

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Twitter Link Roundup #160 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. Is Agile Marketing the Future of Search in 2013?