Remove Boston Remove Business Model Remove Customer Development Remove Seed Capital
article thumbnail

When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

The plummeting cost of getting a first product to market (particularly for Internet startups) has shaken up the venture capital industry. Venture capital used to be a tight club clustered around formal firms located in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York. Entrepreneurship as It’s Own Management Science.

article thumbnail

Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

Continuous innovation requires the imagination and courage to challenge the initial hypotheses of your current business model (channel, cost, customers, products, supply chain, etc.) The plummeting cost of getting a first product to market (particularly for Internet startups) has shaken up the Venture Capital industry.

Restful 243