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The Customer Development Manifesto: Reasons for the Revolution.

Steve Blank

Reply shiftMode » Blog Archive » Nobody Cares About Your Product , on August 31, 2009 at 2:30 pm Said: [.] The Customer Development Manifesto: Reasons for the Revolution (part 1) « Steve Blank (tags: startups entrepreneurship) [.] When cash is tight, they go out of business – or they adopt a more efficient model.

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

Steve Blank

To support sales, Marketing tries to “make up a better story,” and the web site and/or product presentation slides start changing (sometimes weekly or even daily). The VP of Sales goes back and exhorts the troops to work harder. Morale in Sales and Marketing starts to plummet. Any of this sound familiar? Thanks for sharing.

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

Steve Blank

However, you will be dealing with almost daily change, (new customer feedback/insights from a Customer Development process and technical roadblocks ,) as the company searches for a repeatable and scalable business model. And you will be dealing with change, but it won’t be the constant daily change the early employees dealt with.

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Let's Fire Our Customers

Steve Blank

Let’s Fire Our Customers « Steve Blank (tags: product-management startup business) [.] Reply Daily Links #103 | CloudKnow , on September 24, 2009 at 6:45 pm Said: [.] I’ll add I’m particularly curious about how founders recognize that point at which they need to exit / fire the old customers.

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RenewData Unveils eDiscovery Acceleration Platform

Austin Startup

RenewData , a leading provider of services for the discovery, archiving, review and governance of Electronically Stored Information (ESI), today announced its eDiscovery Acceleration Platform designed to provide clients a solution that addresses the rising costs of eDiscovery and stringent litigation deadlines.

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“Speed and Tempo” – Fearless Decision Making for Startups « Steve.

Steve Blank

Filed under: Customer Development , Technology | Tagged: Customer Development , Early Stage Startup , Entrepreneurs , Startups , Steve Blank « SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent and Values Story Behind “The Secret History” Part IV: Library Hours at an Undisclosed Location » 17 Responses Michael F.

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SuperMac War Story 4: Repositioning SuperMac – “Market Type” at.

Steve Blank

SuperMac War Story 4: Repositioning SuperMac – Market Type at Work « Steve Blank (tags: strategy) [.] In the mean time a less expensive version that ships worldwide is at [link] Daily Links #47 | CloudKnow , on March 28, 2009 at 4:05 pm Said: [.] What part of this blog should I read if I am also reading the book?