Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

Kissenger’s thinking was: history may be tilting to the Communists and we may not be able to win the struggle with the Soviet Union so let’s settle for parity. Yet while the U.S. Bill Perry put us on the path to use Silicon Valley as a weapon in the cold war. My small part as a foot solider in this adventure is in the next post.

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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? I have been struggling with this question for some time. Tags: startupcto. Ultimately being a developer is not an essential criterion of founding an online startup.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

“The problem continues to point to enterprises struggling to handle governance, security and compliance on these public social sites. Tags: Enterprise Launch socialware. I’m excited to join Socialware in its journey to incorporate public social spaces in the enterprise.&#. CrunchBase Information. Socialware. G-51 Capital.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. He is also struggling with the pricing structure, because until he can get to volume printing, the cost per unit is way too high. Tags: startupcto.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. He is also struggling with the pricing structure, because until he can get to volume printing, the cost per unit is way too high.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2009

Filed under: Air Force , Secret History of Silicon Valley | Tagged: Steve Blank « Watch This Space SuperMac War Story 4: Repositioning SuperMac – “Market Type&# at Work » 14 Responses Michael F. Eventually that whole struggle will have to go the way of prohibition. Thanks John, wherever you are.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2009

Ever talk to someone from the other side who had similar stories of struggling to track and shoot down that 170-ft signature sphere? Reply dispatches from TJICistan » Blog Archive » a secret history , on April 27, 2009 at 7:25 am Said: [.] I was always kind of curious.

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

MAY 2, 2009

I am not the kind of person that naturally shares whatever goes through his mind on a website, I still struggle understanding why Twitter is such a success. We didnt take them, they are a random sampling of the most popular photos on Flickr with the tag nature. Second, I need to learn to share. Flickr Search Copyright © 2011.

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

APRIL 20, 2010

Although there has been weeks where the applications were earning USD3000 a day, overall it has been a constant struggle to keep a stable income. We didnt take them, they are a random sampling of the most popular photos on Flickr with the tag nature. Wondering about those Flickr photos on the right? Flickr Search Copyright © 2011.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Tips for Startups « Am I a Founder? I’ve struggled with these issues too and ultimately changed how I define “success&# in my life to help get through them. I struggle massively with work/life balance.

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www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

I believe, with the Facebook share price correction, we are entering a period where sites based on topical content traffic are going to struggle in generating value for themselves. Share this: Tags: consumer web , social media , social web , traffic. Tags Amazon. Disruption: David Pakman's Blog. Contact Me. 20 Comments.

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Steve Blank

MAY 15, 2009

We’re no longer a small struggling startup. Non-geeks are slowed down whilst they struggle, and mistakes are made. Individuals within departments were isolated, and the size and scale of the building isolated departments from each other. The new building telegraphed to our employees, “We’ve arrived.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

One possible path might be to raise children in an environment where parents are struggling in their own lives and they create an environment where fighting, abusive or drug/alcohol related behavior is the norm. This concept could be very empowering to struggling teens. Let me know what you think. Comments and brickbats welcomed.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Most companies struggle to be good at just one thing, and we decided we were going to be good at two. this link: 25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time | ChubbyBrain Blog Tags: community-often, failure-post-mortems, list, notes-before, our-list, stories, things-don [.]. Company : ChubbyBrain. Bottom line – We are data guys.

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

MAY 16, 2010

However I constantly struggle with the question of “am I doing this right?&# We didnt take them, they are a random sampling of the most popular photos on Flickr with the tag nature. I’m still a.NET dev by day but I’m bootstrapping a startup on Rails in my free time. Wondering about those Flickr photos on the right?

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

If you haven’t figured out the ecosystem, growth is useless – whether it is a acquisition-only viral loop, like Tagged, or an advertising blitz like countless dot-bombs. Founders struggle with this question. Founders struggle with this question. This isn’t helpful either, as countless companies have shown.

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

MAY 16, 2010

However I constantly struggle with the question of “am I doing this right?&# We didnt take them, they are a random sampling of the most popular photos on Flickr with the tag nature. I’m still a.NET dev by day but I’m bootstrapping a startup on Rails in my free time. Wondering about those Flickr photos on the right?

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

But its exponentially more engaging to have each person tag their friends in each picture, because the notification is so much more interesting: "youve been tagged in a photo, click to find out which one!" Those customers get prompted to tag their friends in their photos. Have you struggled with engagement and retention?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2009

In hindsight this list looks pretty organized but in reality we made it up as we went along, accompanied with all the husband and wife struggles of being married and trying to raise a family in Silicon Valley. When our kids were babies I was still struggling to try to put the work/life balance in perspective. It takes two.

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prosperati.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In this article series I’ll talk about the things we did right, the things we did wrong, and also the things we’re still struggling with. Leave a comment Trackback Tags. Tags: startupcto. What’s even more amazing was that we were also paying slightly above market rate in Malaysia. WHERE ARE YOU?

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sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

[link] Home Archives Search Game Who Is Shark SEO? Unfortunately you’re going to struggle to get links initially so don’t obsess over SEO as a major factor. Tags: startupcto. This is especially relevant for me as I’m about to launch www.7bks.com Don’t do SEO Wow. Ok, so let me explain this one.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Especially since even Youtube is still struggling to try find a viable business model. Just wrote about this at [link] Dave Hanna Sorry Kameko- digital life archiving is thriving. Tags: startupcto. dasein Yeah, I agree. Scanning old photos is a multimillion $ biz with little unique tech or HR.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 2, 2011

If you dig into the archives of this blog, you won’t find any articles specifically about how to write a good headline. You will find quite a number of passive headlines in the archives, which I think reflects both my lack of confidence and lack of understanding of good headline writing.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2009

Filed under: Conservation | Tagged: Steve Blank « Story Behind “The Secret History” Part IV: Library Hours at an Undisclosed Location SuperMac War Story 7: Rabbits Out of the Hat – Product Line Extensions » 14 Responses Michael Buckbee , on April 15, 2009 at 7:37 am Said: A couple random thoughts: 1.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 3, 2010

My two courses cover much of this ( Blog Mastermind and Membership Site Mastermind ), however the answers are also buried in the archives of the blog you are reading now, and countless other blogs and internet marketing products and resources out there. Most of these questions can be answered through research. Yaro Starak. Eliciting Clarity.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 3, 2010

My two courses cover much of this ( Blog Mastermind and Membership Site Mastermind ), however the answers are also buried in the archives of the blog you are reading now, and countless other blogs and internet marketing products and resources out there. Most of these questions can be answered through research. Yaro Starak. Eliciting Clarity.

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www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

apps or sites look and feel the same, no wonder people struggle to remember them. Tags: startupcto. See Also Elegant.ly Round corners, reflections, gradients, shadows, and the 2.0 look all fall under the banner of "default thinking", overly homogenous to have an original identity; and arguably the reason why most web 2.0

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