Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Are there customers for what you are building? How many are there? Can it scale?”

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

The Whole Enchilada For those of you interested in more than The Skinny, keep reading… Countless conversations have been had with key users, customers, advisors, mentors, family and friends. and * on a bootstrapped budget* : We first engaged in customer surveys and validated a huge problem?—?several What did our customers think?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2017

We were working on a business strategy for a software company in California, and I’ll never forget my first meeting at the company. Early in my fundraising days, I talked to firms that invested at the edges of consumer payments, which are very different than B2B payments. Get your product to market, and get some customer traction.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Business Services (B2B). California. California. Back to Top « Customer Service. Customer Center. SMALL BUSINESS.

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The Next Web

JUNE 20, 2013

Miller did, however, note that Cornerstone had to adapt to hiring based on potential, rather than experience, because it was hard to find candidates with B2B software experience in LA. Even once it had access to capital, Cornerstone kept its bootstrap mindset. The company has managed 95 percent retention of clients.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Customer service. Google Custom Search Engine.

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market-by-numbers.com

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Market By Numbers on Twitter | Entries RSS | Comments RSS Market By Numbers High-Tech Marketing and Customer Development Home What is Customer Development? Customer Development Help Affordable Customer Development Support! A How-To Customer Development e-book Cust Dev Downloads Check out our download section!

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