Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

As the conversation began to get down to how much stock and salary we could offer van Dam, we left the barber to finish his work and went to a payphone to call our CEO to confirm the deal. Unlike Intel chips, MIPS chip architecture also made it possible to plug in a math co-processor. The response from across the country?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Of course we also hoped that in listening to their advice in how to build the perfect computer for customers just like them, they would actually buy one of the first computers. Our company’s stock was an inducement, but all of them were in it to help us build a better computer.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

Here are four reasons: First, companies bought into the false premise that they exist to maximize shareholder value – which said “keep the stock price high.” ARM, a competitor, not only had a better, much lower power processor, but a better business model – they licensed their architecture to other companies that designed their own products.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The limited partners could put their money in the stock market, but instead, they give it to you, the venture capitalist, which is much more risky, but you’re promising them huge returns. Filed under: Customer Development , SiriusXM Radio Show. Tune in Thursday at 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET on Sirius XM Channel 111.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I started my last company with 100% off-shore resources because I could never have completed Customer Development at a reasonable cost of money or regulatory burden had I employed US Citizens. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

your objections are irrelevant [link] I only tell you what to do because I love you Prototype vs. Architecture… The CEO of Meebo, Seth Sternberg, started a TechCrunch series focusing on the decisions a young entrepreneur needs to make. link] tenthings i ‘d say start from yourself and a close friend.

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