archive tag international-entrepreneur-rule 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. What this meant for entrepreneurs and VC’s was simple– the gold rush to liquidity was on. What Do VC’s Do?
Steve Blank
JULY 30, 2009
We talked about some simple design rules and I remember him thanking me for coming, saying we were the only chip company who cared enough to call on him (little did he know.) Then find the early adopter/internal evangelist inside that company who wants to gain a competitive advantage. They usually fit the checklist above.)
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Steve Blank
APRIL 22, 2009
Hmm, that’s a fair comment, I thought, surprised they even had international locations. You just have to make sure they don’t rule the day unless they actually will have major impact.&# tags: startup productivity) [.] How big are your Mexican and Spanish markets,” I asked? Yep, that’s what I meant.
Software By Rob
AUGUST 11, 2009
Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Paint.NET rules. You will have an edge with business users since time is highly monetized for entrepreneurs and enterprises. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Absolutely.
Steve Blank
JUNE 29, 2009
But over the years I realized his comment was actually an astute observation about the mental mindset of an entrepreneur, and therein lies the purpose of this post. They recognize they are going to have to follow their own internal compass and embrace the uncertainty as part of the journey. You’re Hired, You’re Fired.
Steve Blank
MAY 26, 2009
Verticals Are Different I began to realize that entrepreneurs (and their professors) act like every vertical market and industry has the same set of rules. So the first heuristic is: do not assume the startup rules are the same for all vertical markets. Just for discussion, the markets I chose were: Web 2.0,
Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 13, 2008
Its important to remember the proportional investment part of the rule above. Our engineers built a series of test tags, so you could quickly run a subset of tests in your sandbox that you thought were relevant to your current project or feature. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?
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