Steve Blank

MAY 15, 2009

We made what seemed to be a series of logical and rational decisions about what to do with our next office building. I didn’t need to look much further than the “new building&# debacle I had a hand in. One of the signs of success is when you outgrow your last cramped quarters and can afford a “real” building.

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venturehacks.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS The Option Pool Shuffle by Nivi on April 10th, 2007 “Follow the money card!&# – The Inside Man, Three-Card Shuffle Summary: Don’t let your investors determine the size of the option pool for you. Venture Hacks Good advice for startups.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Overview of the bootstrapping process Im starting this series of weekly posts with an overview of the whole process. Overview of the bootstrapping process Im starting this series of weekly posts with an overview of the whole process. This is typically called “bootstrapping&# and it is fraught with potential pitfalls and dangers.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2022

How to improve A/B test results How to prioritize A/B test hypotheses How long to run A/B tests How to set up A/B tests How to analyze A/B test results How to archive past A/B tests A/B testing statistics How to do A/B testing: tools and resources. A/B testing splits traffic 50/50 between a control and a variation. What is A/B testing?

Analytics 127

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 10, 2009

See the Secret History bibliography for sources and supplemental reading. ———————– In the 1950′s Stanford University’s Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL) continued to develop innovative microwave tubes for the U.S. military. . What was the best altitude to avoid the Soviet defenses?

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment.

Marketing 52

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

It is the first in a series of posts he’s writing about the decisions a young entrepreneur needs to make when she/he is first starting a business. I mentioned to Mike that I was going to kick this series off over on the Meebo Blog , but he suggested I start it here. I think I just really feared working for the Man. Need proof?

Technical Review 84

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

In part one, How To Bootstrap Your Startup , we outlined the process of bootstrapping your company into existence. In this post, we show you how to go from idea to specified product. For a simple system the process outlined in this post should take you a month. When out-sourcing, the second option is always cheaper, faster and lower risk.

Web 40

Web AJAX Software Review Development Team Review 40

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. And that’s a big mistake.

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Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

Growth stage investors are usually the Series B or C investors who come in when the product is in the market but there is little or no revenue and the team is probably in the 20-something range with the goal to ramp it up to 40-50 employees with the new money, build out a sales team, etc. “Series B&# funds.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

You can just use the standard series AA documents Wilson Sonsini and Y Combinator published online.You should of course have your lawyer review everything. March 2009 (This essay is derived from a talk at AngelConf.) When we sold our startup in 1998 I thought one day Id do some angelinvesting. Seven years later I still hadnt started.

Angel Investor 63

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Dilution 63

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 2, 2015

How to Archive Past Tests? A/B testing – for all the content out there about testing, huge amounts of people still mess it up. From testing the wrong things to running the tests incorrectly, there are lots of ways to get it wrong. Here’s what we’ll cover in this guide: 1. What is A/B testing and How Does It Work?

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Analytics Framework Software Review 48

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Many of my friends have been in the same position, so heres my best advice , below. to this simple version.

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