Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Reply One difference between VCs and Entrepreneurs « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog , on April 20, 2009 at 7:06 am Said: [.] Reply Reversible vs. Irreversible Decisions at Oregonstartups.com Blog , on April 26, 2009 at 4:25 pm Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Great startups have a tempo of 10x a large [.]

Silicon Valley 305

Silicon Valley RSS Startup Agile 305

Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

No internet, no blogs, no books on startups, no entrepreneurship departments in universities, etc. Customer Development/Lean Startups In hindsight startups and the venture capital community left out the most important first step any startup ought to be doing – hypothesis testing in front of customers- from day one. I was an idiot.

Silicon Valley 195

Silicon Valley RSS Technical Review Lean 195

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. would look in each of the verticals. Waterfall, Agile, Lean? For example, How does sales differ from one market to another? Liquidity – How?

Vertical 124

Vertical Silicon Valley RSS Marketing 124

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2009

Simulation to Reduce Invention Risk If you’re in a vertical where “invention risk” is dominant, then you want to do everything you can to manage and reduce those risks. When I wrote the Four Steps to the Epiphany , the Customer Development text, I hadn’t yet thought about what vertical markets it might be appropriate for.)

Vertical 133

Vertical Silicon Valley Marketing RSS 133

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Your blog post has provided a lot of useful insights for me which I’ve been implementing. Blog at WordPress.com. I have been working on getting a startup to revenue for a while, and while this is my 4th iteration and I have not yet succeeded, I’ve been learning new things every time. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Silicon Valley 128

Silicon Valley RSS Venture Capital Customer Development 128

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

So no post today on entrepreneurship, Secret History of Silicon Valley, Customer Development, Lean Startups, etc. Blog at WordPress.com. Our friends who run the state park surrounding our ranch will join all of us for Thanksgiving dinner. Just a reflection on my family and hopes for our children. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Silicon Valley 145

Silicon Valley Turkey United States RSS 145

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

I forget that other people actually read this blog. » Dig for Leadership - Stories that try to make the world a better place. , AKPC_IDS += "1128,"; (No Ratings Yet) Loading … Posted in Leadership | Tagged [.] tags: vc entrepreneurship) [.] Reply Can You Trust Any VC’s Under 40? carry on reading.

Silicon Valley 230

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 230

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

EE Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:30 am Said: [.] This is the pivot, a crucial tactical maneuver for the lean startup [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Reply Ashu Sharma , on April 27, 2010 at 11:44 pm Said: Steve, Great post!

Silicon Valley 243

Silicon Valley Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Startup 243

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

a bit more panache and patience, they’re likely to break less furniture as they leave,&# blogs Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur and author of “The Four Steps to the [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Reply Nathan Furr , on September 24, 2009 at 9:20 am Said: Great post and wise advice. on July 9, 2010 at 12:50 pm Said: [.]

Customer 210

Customer Silicon Valley RSS California 210

Steve Blank

MARCH 20, 2009

Darcy Murphy , on March 21, 2009 at 9:46 pm Said: I’m really impressed with your stories – in fact, that’s what I like about this blog the most, you’re writing stories. I’ve never said this before on a blog, but I can’t wait for your next post. i have your book, but stopped at the 4th chapter.

Silicon Valley 141

Silicon Valley Customer RSS Philippines 141

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web. The first question to ask is: “Does your startup have market risk or is it dominated by technical risk?” Lean Startup /Customer Development is used to find answers to the unknowns about customers and markets. Blog at WordPress.com.

Customer Development 226

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 226

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Reply Karma in the Lean Startup Era , on January 28, 2010 at 5:26 pm Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Reply Relentless – The Difference Between Motion And Action « Steve Blank , on November 9, 2009 at 6:02 am Said: [.] to move their applications to our unique machine architecture.

North Carolina 128

North Carolina Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 128

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Over its lifetime a Lean Startup may spend less money than a traditional startup.

Lean 257

Lean Silicon Valley Startup RSS 257

Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

on April 10, 2009 at 6:58 am Said: Amazing blog. Reply Process for the Enterprise » Blog Archive » People, Staffing, and Steve Blank’s SuperMac Series , on April 17, 2009 at 11:40 am Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Thanks so much for sharing such stories. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS PR 267

Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

Unfortunately most startups learn this by going through the “Fire the first Sales VP&# drill: You start your company with a list of potential customers reading like a “who’s who&# of whatever vertical market you’re in (or the Fortune 1000 list.) Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Silicon Valley 137

Silicon Valley RSS California Customer Development 137

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2015

A key aspect of Lean Management is to work effectively with limited resources and small teams. The recommendations the Task Force produces will be stronger if they are drawn from a variety of outlooks and will tend to be less biased if individuals from different verticals contribute. Lean Business: Pivot Point.

Lean 48

Lean Small Business Vertical Leadership 48

ConversionXL

MAY 11, 2017

The fact that your client, leadership or colleagues believe something about competitors doesn’t mean it is true. The lean, aggressive ones do. What I am looking for is common trends within that vertical. We all have blinders on sometimes. So make sure you go in with an open mind.

SEO 131

SEO Analytics Conversion Search 131

Steve Blank

MARCH 25, 2009

Glad to see you blogging! thanks Reply Denis , on March 27, 2009 at 7:05 pm Said: Steve, is this blog in addition to the book or instead of it? What part of this blog should I read if I am also reading the book? Steve Blank has started a blog. Blog at WordPress.com. Add this to your must read list.

Silicon Valley 149

Silicon Valley Marketing RSS California 149

Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2009

We four instructors would grumble and complain to one another about our lack of leadership. I’ve been blogging, commenting, emailing, and all over social media searching for folks to buy in to my pitch, smart personalized web software (to aid pasive search -Dave winer calls it two way, and relevant ads). Blog at WordPress.com.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley RSS Technical Review California 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

» 8 Responses Strategy versus Relentless Tactical Execution « Yet Another VC Blog , on April 2, 2009 at 6:19 am Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System Startup Ethics: Albatross or Essential? Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Silicon Valley 125

Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS Software Review 125

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

sgblank Lean Startup Cirle 111909 This movie requires Adobe Flash for playback. By seeing the video, I gained some more understanding of the slides and concepts (which I have read about on your blog). Big thanks for the continued sharing, and certainly the link to Lean Startups. The video below was my presentation to the group.

Customer Development 223

Customer Development Developer Silicon Valley Customer 223

Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

Great blog, just now found it. Blog at WordPress.com. steve Lisa , on November 7, 2009 at 3:35 pm Said: I tell all of my clients about the Supermac marketing meetings and suggest they do the same. It still shocks me that marketing people in general don’t want to talk to customers, at all.

Video 176

Video Silicon Valley RSS California 176

Steve Blank

JUNE 5, 2009

Reply Donna White , on June 6, 2009 at 1:40 am Said: I found this post through a comment on Fred Wilson’s blog. Reply Flow » Blog Archive » Daily Digest for June 7th - The zeitgeist daily , on June 7, 2009 at 1:20 am Said: [.] the next day, Steve Blank posted on the startup transition from faith to facts.

Silicon Valley 228

Silicon Valley RSS Vertical California 228

Steve Blank

MAY 1, 2009

If you’ve never seen Eric’s Lean Startup presentation, take a few minutes to at least watch his part. Eric blogged about the talk on Wednesday, which was too late for me to get to Startup2Startup. Can you make a blog post with a calendar on where you’ll be speaking? Blog at WordPress.com.

Customer Development 147

Customer Development Developer Silicon Valley Customer 147

Steve Blank

APRIL 27, 2009

Shelton | Blog » Blog Archive » Links: April 29th , on April 29, 2009 at 12:02 am Said: [.] And now am leading a startup of my own ( [link] ) where we’re students of you and Eric Ries’ lean startup principles. Blog at WordPress.com. invention of electronic warfare, part I and [.]

Silicon Valley 194

Silicon Valley Technical Review Europe Germany 194

Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

Blog at WordPress.com. These two posts were amazing. Anyways, here’s one question I have. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Silicon Valley 132

Silicon Valley RSS California Customer Development 132

Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

Is there a print page function you can easily imbed into the blog user interface to make it easier to print the long articles? Blog at WordPress.com. I will of course credit you and link back to your posts. Thanks, Aran Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!

Silicon Valley 149

Silicon Valley RSS California Government 149

Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

As an example of the extremely high quality of the folks who followed Bill to make ESL great, not only did we have the very best image processing capabilities and the most excellent QRC services around, the IDIMS staff still holds annual reunions because we became a band of brothers (and sisters) under wonderful leadership.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley Stealth RSS California 185

Steve Blank

AUGUST 14, 2009

Blog at WordPress.com. Those of you with a reader still have it.) It was a rough draft you’ll see again when I can finish complete sentences. Something you can appreciate if you’ve read my class text on Customer Development.) Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Government RSS California 120

Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Technology 141

Technology Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 141

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

I was glad to find your blog and look forward to reading it. Reply Best books for the lean product managers — Justin Gibbs , on April 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. It has been very helpful in addressing the importance of testing your assumptions before investing large sums.

Product Development 152

Product Development Developer Silicon Valley Product 152

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Doesn’t it depend on vertical market.? Blog at WordPress.com. Freemium models have their own scorekeeping.)

Customer Development 225

Customer Development Developer Silicon Valley Customer 225

Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2009

Reply Ray Debs , on April 29, 2009 at 6:55 pm Said: Hi Steve, I am thoroughly enjoying reading your blog posts, and looking forward to more. I can expand if you think there might be general interest on this blog. Blog at WordPress.com. I really appreciate you sharing your learning. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Silicon Valley 179

Silicon Valley Iraq RSS Vietnam 179

Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2009

Shortly thereafter, Andrew Beinbrink, CEO of the interesting San Diego start-up SportsTV, introduced me to Seal Ellis who introduced me to Steven Blank’s book The Four Steps to Epiphany, which sounded an awful lot like what I had blogged about. And Steve’s got a new blog. [.] Blog at WordPress.com.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley San Diego RSS California 120

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Blog at WordPress.com. Reply YA , on September 28, 2009 at 12:41 pm Said: Parent seldom teach by telling – they teach by living. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

North Carolina 153

North Carolina Silicon Valley RSS Connecticut 153

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

These days, many agencies start as a lean operation. Inversely, if you’re using the agency model to fund another startup or product, you should probably keep things lean. Turns out, getting high-quality blog content delivered consistently was a big one. Why—or why not—pivot your agency service offering? Image source ).

PR 120

PR B2B Lean Audience 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Sales 120

Sales Silicon Valley RSS Las Vegas 120