Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Customer Development Model Repeatable: Startups may get orders that come from board members’ customer relationships or heroic, single-shot efforts of the CEO. Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups « Steve Blank (tags: startup product-management strategy) [.] Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups « Steve Blank (tags: startups) [.]

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www.readwriteweb.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Persistent rumors of a Facebook search engine, Google s efforts to integrate Google+ into its search results and Microsofts addition of Facebook tagging into Bing results. The Post had a new rival, and almost solely because HuffPo better understood social discoverys relationship to search. “In and tagged with. Enterprise.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Reply Sean Murphy , on June 25, 2009 at 10:23 am Said: @Prakash: at least for software there is an implicit relationship established. Investing effort in getting to know the customer is an important aspect of developing a business relationship. links for 2009-06-25 « Blarney Fellow , on June 25, 2009 at 6:08 pm Said: [.]

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blog.aparttimecto.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Archive Jun 20th Sun In-House or Outsource? If the relationship sours for some reason, severing it could become pretty hairy. They are looking at a long term relationship and are more likely to take a craftsman approach your product development. Having a outsourced relationship that can withstand those fluctuations is critical.

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www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Many federal and state laws govern the employer-employee relationship and impose numerous obligations on the employer. Hiring employees through your company, rather than directly, helps limit your personal liability if something goes wrong in the employment relationship. All tags: Forex Brokers. Login or register to tag items.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The only drawback is the price tag. 1 toy to teach relationship building: Durable Walkie Talkie for Kids: . Help your child become a skilled relationship-builder by getting them invested in learning communication skills. What is it? And, if you’re raising a little lawyer, try The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 28, 2016

Just as a social graph represents the interconnection of relationships in an online social network, the knowledge graph will represent the interconnection of all the data and communications within your company. Meetings will be recorded, transcribed, and archived in a knowledge repository. What were the meetings where it was discussed?

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). McClures rebuttal to Roberts is that the index philosophy is not only easier but better than the concentrated investment approach.

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2009

Zilog Correspondence Course Matchbook From that day forward, in my business and personal relationships, I would calculate the consequences of a “No&# for an answer against the benefits of getting a “Yes.&# The math said that it was almost always worth asking for what you want. All I had to do was ask.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

It would turn on its head the relationship of universities and corporations. Traditionally universities chased corporations for funding and patronage, but the military’s dependence on Stanford’s and Fred Terman’s judgment turned that relationship on its head. tags: startup history) [.]

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

A month or two before the QuickTime public announcement in May, the SuperMac hardware engineers (who had a great relationship with the QuickTime team at Apple) started a “ skunk works ” project. At the time *very* few people knew how to find/encode, tag, and transfer an mp3 file. It was fun watching it happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Partnerships: Relationships with larger firms not only confer legitimacy to your business; they can be an important source of intellectual property, distribution channels, and marketing clout. Keep an archive of your old scorecards. Tags: scorecard venture value Akira Hirai business valuation. His website is [link].

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www.thisisgoingtobebig.com

OCTOBER 25, 2010

b) Do you already have great investor relationships who will pull the trigger on funding pending the addition of a technical partner or completion of a product? Tags: startupcto. The ideal partner is financially independent. For a startup, if you are a businessperson, a) Do you already have money to start the businesses?

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mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

The bottom line is to keep information that is vital; question information that either is popular or has priority; archive and remove information that is neither. Put another way, when was the last time you favored tags written into HTML over font properties in a separate CSS file? Oddly enough, this doesn’t mean removing pages.

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www.seriesseed.com

MARCH 2, 2010

SeriesSeed.com Series Seed Financing Documents Blog Home Documents Blog Archives Subscribe 09/02/2010 Version 2.0 These documents have been prepared for informational purposes and is not intended to (a) constitute legal advice (b) create an attorney-client relationship (c) be advertising or a solicitation of any type. 

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Your partner’s technology skills will be limited (relative to someone who has been in the workforce); moreover, your partner’s self-management and relationship skills may be very limited as well, so you both will learning as you go about working together. Tags: startupcto. Blog at WordPress.com.

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www.ere.net

JULY 15, 2012

Browse Articles by Tag. Browse Articles by Tag. Instead, recruiters (or your employees through the referral program) will have to identify them, contact them, build a relationship, and eventually convince them to apply through direct sourcing. tags: hiring. Not logged in. [ log in or register ]. Recruiting Intelligence.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2009

I have already established relationships with a few potential users. “Do you have a lot of old junk you want to get rid [.] Reply A Deadline « Two Sixes Blog , on May 16, 2010 at 12:34 pm Said: [.] This is a nice side effect of getting out of the building.

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bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

Iterating on a beta is a critical part of the startup lifecycle, and it is where the dev shop / entrepreneur relationship typically starts to sour. more from the original source: When You Should Hire a Dev Shop (other than “never”) | startup … Posted in Shop | Tags: and-minuses, are-hiring, business, considered-the-pluses, context, [.]

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS How to pick a co-founder by Naval Ravikant on November 12th, 2009 Update : Also see our 40-minute interview on this topic. I like how he ties everything back to all personal relationships [.] Tags: startupcto. Venture Hacks Good advice for startups.

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clicksend.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At one point, he admits he doesn’t even know how to update his relationship status. You need to find someone to enter into a hopefully long-term relationship with. Tags: startupcto. He simply did not fit into the company: he had little to add, he couldn’t contribute to the product, and he had a differing vision.

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

Users had to learn about iTunes and its relationship (and value) to the iPod. The point about the Market Type is that there were no users or vendors who were doing this. There was no market for doing this. It was something completely foreign and new. Fast forward to today. Today the iPod market is an Existing Market.

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Its simply not in Google Ventures self-interest to behave in the way Graham alleges it has, Maris said: "We work really hard on our relationships and our reputation. Comments (You may use HTML tags for style). Full Archives. Sometimes we pay the market price because thats whats on the table.". Recommended For You. Categories.

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Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

Either at the show or anywhere else.) Partnership Opportunities At any show you are attending there has to be tons of opportunity for business to business relationships you hadn’t thought about. Make sure the staff is trained to never disparage a competitor. What didn’t? Go to trade shows like it matters.

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thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Archives Team Badges & Banners Netsetter Directory Twitter Updates Email Updates Rss Updates Do You Need to Be a Developer to Found a Web Startup? That being said, I have been working on a startup of my own and have recently come to realize the importance of finding a good developer who I can build a solid business relationship with.

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www.peterdrew.net

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Once you have done this work, you need to develop a relationship with them. Tags: startupcto. Though this is another story. So its a simple process, though can take a lot of time to do correctly and find your perfect coder. I always give bonuses on each project we create together. Then protect your asset. Australian Postal Address.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

To compute the Lifetime Value of a Customer, LTV, you would look at the Gross Margin that you would expect to make from that customer over the lifetime of your relationship. In addition to distribution power, these kinds of relationships solve the “safe choice” concern of many buyers, and can transform your business.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 8, 2016

For an eCommerce business, it is utmost important to communicate with shoppers on a regular basis to create mutually beneficial relationships. News stories get archived, shared and remembered for long, so the impact on sales by being featured in a TV segment is much higher than being featured in advertisements during commercial breaks.

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www.scottporad.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Tags: startupcto. Marin — Built for WordPress.

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www.chancebarnett.com

MAY 10, 2011

Traditionally this is a headline, image or tag line. 4) What different strategies would you employ when you’re selling an ongoing relationship product e.g. dating advice vs. shorter term / one-shot sales? Tagged with: convert [.] Are these assertions correct? 5) Why don’t you advertise on your sites?

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trada.com

APRIL 7, 2010

I don’t know a lot of people that take their relationship issues to the park and invite anyone walking by to opine on what would work best for them. The Stealth Mode: Trada’s Position on Staying Stealth | Trada Blog (tags: startup entrepen strategy management tips) Share and Enjoy: [.] Tags: startupcto.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2009

In the last three posts, we drew the relationship of market risk and invention risk with vertical markets and pointed out verticals where customer development would be useful. Vertical Markets 4: Putting it All Together « Steve Blank (tags: startups business) [.]

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Just wrote about this at [link] Dave Hanna Sorry Kameko- digital life archiving is thriving. Decisions are made on the basis of factors and relationships startups have no respect for, and shouldn’t have any respect for. Tags: startupcto. Scanning old photos is a multimillion $ biz with little unique tech or HR.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 10, 2009

But microwave tubes were just the beginning of Stanford’s relationship with the military. Fred Terman was just getting warmed up. Much more was to come.

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Altgate

JUNE 15, 2009

.  First it's a sweeping generalization that is right as often as it's wrong and second I don't think it's unique to VC but rather is a symptom of a relationship between two parties with asymmetrical power/influence.  Naturally the "weaker" party complains and the "stronger" party dismisses.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 23, 2010

AND to browse your archives. Blogs want to foster an audience long term, attract repeat visitors, demonstrate the expertise of the author, create real relationships over time, as well as all the practical outcomes I mentioned above. You want people to read your content. AND opt-in to your email list. AND subscribe to your RSS feed.

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sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

[link] Home Archives Search Game Who Is Shark SEO? If, as a startup, you have material to promote – build great relationships and network online. Tags: startupcto. I have so many great friends that have, often many times over, tweeted, sphunn, linked to, recommended or in some way contributed to my work. Im sure they wont mind.

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