SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

I had to laugh when an analyst with Forrester said in the article - As impressive as these results may be, myShape’s approach will probably fail to gain a mass audience unless the company can somehow simplify the measuring process, said Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst with Forrester Research. I really think MyShape has a great concept.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

I personally believe that there are lots and lots of good developers working inside of organizations who would love to work on the interesting projects that we work on all the time, yet they arent out actively looking, so its almost impossible to find them. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf I was just pointed to a set of great podcasts done by Stanford B-School and particularly, I just listed to the podcast by eHarmonys Greg Waldorf. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Whats interesting is that Ive been seeing opportunities to use social marketing for businesses that typically target Time Poor audiences. I also read - The Difference Between Apple and Microsoft Marketing that tells us: Apples marketing is designed for Time Poor buyers, while Microsofts is designed for Time Rich buyers.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Tag Memes - Someone posts a question and "Tags" five people to give their response. But this still leaves me with lots of questions about the interplay between these tools, so Id ask people who author a blog, use LinkedIn (or other social networking), and participate in discussion groups, how do you use these tools.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Evening events in Orange County require about 2 hours of round trip drive time. Some events, like a recent Tech Coast Angel event at UCLA are really worth it.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. This company was started by Victoria Duff (who many of us know from back in the late 90s), Phillis Lane (who I have known for quite a few years) and Jon Bukosky.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

One of the times I screwed this up it left a legacy of 25 years of questionable design in microprocessor architecture. One of the times I screwed this up it left a legacy of 25 years of questionable design in microprocessor architecture. Different computers used different endianness.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

I understand his frustration. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Thus, you may starve working on your labor of love. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. First - let me say what I consider to be a good audience - interesting people.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. How did Silicon Valley start?

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mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

World Featured in US & World Videos Featured: Grammys YouTube Google+. What I Really Do: The Best Examples of the Job-Themed Meme. Here, we’ll share a few ready-made spreadsheets you can copy (navigate File + Make a copy ) and use for social media analytics. They are free, highly customizable and extremely easy to use.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

Google VP: Here’s How to Get Bought By Us. Well, for one thing, being lucky enough to have a startup that covers a particular area of tech Google is curious about right now (and naturally keeps close to its chest). On2 designed video codec technology which Google used to optimize its WebM video format. Trending Stories.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

Entrepreneur-in-Residence After SuperMac I had been approached by one of our venture investors to be an entrepreneur in residence (EIR), a Silicon Valley phrase which says one thing but means another. .&# Hmm… You’ve taken their money, eaten their food, sat in their meetings and you are going to take money from someone else?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Posted on December 7, 2009 by steveblank In my 21 years of startups, I had my ideas “stolen” twice. I was out and about in Silicon Valley doing what I would now call Customer Discovery trying to understand how marketing departments in large corporations worked. See part one for the first time it happened.

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

But as I learned from my students this “one-size-fits-all” approach does not work for all startups. When I started teaching I launched project teams with this advice: All you need is a half a million dollars to start a company and at most a few million more to scale the company.” Oops,” I said, “you’re right.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 29, 2017

Rob Sobers of Varonis confirms… Rob Sobers , Varonis : “While traditional marketing teams might appear to operate like growth teams in terms of the channels they use (SEM, content marketing, email, etc.), Just as there are a lot of different conversion research models you could use or prioritization models you could use.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Twenty eight years ago I was the bright, young, eager product marketing manager called out to the field to support sales by explaining the technical details of Convergent Technologies products to potential customers. They couldn’t keep up with the fast product development times that were enabled by using standard microprocessors.

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mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

Web pages don’t have to use 12- or 16-column grids, and websites don’t have to follow strict hierarchies. Responsive design bridges the gap with use-case instructions. Everything from text and images to navigation and forms must be easy to use. But getting there means facing a legacy that did. Make it usable.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

And I got to experience a type of customer buying behavior I had never seen before – the Novelty Effect. And I got to experience a type of customer buying behavior I had never seen before – the Novelty Effect. But here was a $499 product that could let everyone use video.)

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Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

My first job in Silicon Valley: I was hired as a lab technician at ESL to support the training department. I packed up my life in Michigan and spent five days driving to California to start work. With my offer letter in-hand I reported to ESL’s Human Resources (HR) department. I was stunned. I was stunned.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2016

By now if you follow me on Twitter you probably know that I do near daily “Snapstorms” or a collection of short videos (usually < 5 mins in total) with entrepreneur advice on Snapchat. Here’s a recent one I did on Fund Raising in tough markets. Here’s a Snapchat 101 Guide I wrote for people if you haven’t yet grokked it.

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www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Share with 1 click: All entrepreneurs face the question: “when should I form a company?” 2) You’re hiring employees. All tags: Forex Brokers. Login or register to tag items. Monthly archive. Ben Hron: Five signs it’s time to get your business organized. Two words of caution. in Forex Brokers.

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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. What you don’t know Business founders who don’t code use bad proxies for picking technical co-founders (&# 10 years with Java!&# ).

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

He’s Only in Field Service When I was at Zilog, the Z8000 peripheral chips included the new “ Serial Communications Controller &# ( SCC ). I vividly remember the sales guy saying, “It’s only some kid in field service. I vividly remember the sales guy saying, “It’s only some kid in field service.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The number one question you all asked after reading my last blog post about starting a business from scratch was “how do I find my co-founders?&# I’ll bet most of them are – you included. The reality though, is that we tend to hang out with people who are just like us. How’d I meet Elaine and Sandy?

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Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

I hate business plan competitions. I Love Business Plan Competitions I had a breakfast with a friend who has founded a few companies in Thailand and started the New Ventures Program at one of their universities. to compete. If you are outside of Silicon Valley, you ought to jump into them with both feet.

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Software By Rob

JULY 24, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← The Future of the Web is Small, Academic Earth, Beatles Rock Band, Top Developer Blogs, et al. Functionality, code quality, documentation…are all a distant fourth. at 7:51 am [.]

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Principles of Lean Startups, presentation for Maples Investments Image via Wikipedia Steve Blank and I had the opportunity to create a presentation about lean startups for Maples Investments. I really enjoy working with them and their companies. you get the idea. Excellent ideas!

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www.thisisgoingtobebig.com

OCTOBER 25, 2010

When they ask, it often sounds like theyre asking for a product off the shelf--like, "Where can I get some cheap folding chairs?" That would be my due diligence on you if I was a technical partner--lots of people saying yes. Understand the tech. and thats how I found him when I walked in at 7:50AM this morning.

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bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

Many capable founders aren’t developers, and I frequently meet with entrepreneurs that have taken a very different path. Most disturbingly, I’ve occasionally found myself agreeing with an entrepreneur’s decision to hire a development shop to build their product. But this often isn’t the way things turn out.

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blog.aparttimecto.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Archive Jun 20th Sun In-House or Outsource? Depending on the level of complexity and difficulty, it might not be the most efficient use of your time. While your team is trying to iterate and perform Customer Developer , your tech staff will be idle. Options #2 & #3 would have to not be possible for you to go this route. #2

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

Back in 1998 when Times New Roman was still widely used on the web, my then boss made sure we always designed our web sites with Arial, as she hated the look of serif fonts on the web. In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Definitions. Point size.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 24, 2009

Reading this TechCrunch post made me remember the first time I saw someone confront a worldview they didn’t expect. Dinner in a Strange Land When I was in my mid 20′s working at ESL, I was sent overseas to a customer site where the customers were our three-letter intelligence agencies.

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Tech/Media. If You Use A Big Bank, Its Your Fault If They Treat You Like Dirt. How One Guy Applied 2 Months Late To Y Combinator And Still Got In. I dont know what Pauls thinking," Maris said. Then GV says theyre interested and wants to invest at a cap of $x/2. What does this incident tell us? Remember me.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

There was no doubt about it: I had discovered The Next Big Thing. Like Edison and the lightbulb, like Gates and the pc operating system, I would launch a revolution that would transform society while bringing me wealth and fame. I was about to become the first person in America to sell condom key chains. During this year they.

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