Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The book has been shepherded and edited by a great Japanese VC at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Takashi Tsutsumi, with help from Masato Iino. After three years of evangelizing, I am very pleased to see success cases emerging in Japan by following Customer Development Model. ————-.

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Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2015

Access, understand, and build your business credit with help from Creditera. Learn more about business credit: BusinessCreditFacts.com , Dun & Bradstreet. Cloud-based Subscription Services (with Levi King) – (21:30). (with Levi King, Founder and CEO of Creditera) – (12:56). Peter: Why not? It’s going good.

Cloud 60

Cloud Silicon Valley Small Business Media 60

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. What is venture capital, really? And what does a venture capital firm do?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In exchange, the startups provide companies with their disruptive ideas, technologies and business models. Therefore, the profile of the initial team to staff an Innovation Outpost should be a technology-savvy business development group. when no one at headquarters wants to listen.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

With new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, blockchain, cloud computing, and robotics, entrepreneurs will have more opportunities to create innovative solutions that could revolutionize industries. From improving customer experience to developing new business models, the possibilities are endless.

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

1) Corporate Venture Capital. Most VCs (including ff Venture Capital ) collect money from independent limited partners in order to form their fund. Some corporations emulate this model by creating their own wholly-owned VC entities, typically with one LP: the corporate balance sheet. 3) Freebies. 4) Accelerators.

Startup 114

Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

For example, the Venture Capital Access Program (VCAP) , the initiative I co-founded focused on helping women and minorities increase access to venture capital, will likely be highly profitable, but I also know it’s good PR in the target market I care about, which is entrepreneurs. Enter into personal competitions.

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PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 114

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

So to illustrate this they drew these adjacent markets as a cloud surrounding their company. The Petal Diagram drives your business model canvas. Filed under: Customer Development , Teaching , Venture Capital. Customer Development Teaching Venture Capital'

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Venture Capital Customer Development Business Model Lean 335

YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2017

And venture capital has enabled all kinds of new and disruptive businesses to reinvent big markets and beat entrenched industry leaders. To expand their footprint of loyal subscribers, Spotify has been willing to give away their service in a freemium model. The age of ‘captive markets’ is over.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Aptana Cloud (svn, IDE, php, java, rails etc…). Cloud Infrastructure. see the Libcloud -compatible cloud providers. cloud-based survey, free account. Cloud-based drawing tool. Cloud Services and Tools. s cloud solution.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

For example, the Venture Capital Access Program (VCAP) , the initiative I co-founded focused on helping women and minorities increase access to venture capital, will likely be highly profitable, but I also know it’s good PR in the target market I care about, which is entrepreneurs. Enter into personal competitions.

PR 60

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 60

Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

These resulting business models made them look incredibly profitable. They knew how to execute the current business model. ARM, a competitor, not only had a better, much lower power processor, but a better business model – they licensed their architecture to other companies that designed their own products.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

“As big businesses begin to measure their impact, they begin to show it is fundamental to their future business models.” Tech best sub sectors include cloud computing, machine learning/A.I. Here are some interesting numbers: At 44% , the tech sector soaks up nearly half of venture capital investment.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Poplytics – online surveys and analytics AskYourTargetMarket – market research surveys SurveyMonkey - granddaddy of on-line surveys Amazon Mechanical Turk – you can set up a question and get answers PickFu – A/B testing $5 for 50 opinions Collaboration Dropbox – store, sync, and, share files online.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Start With a Business Model, Not a Business Plan | WSJ – [link]. The danger of waiting to long to find a business model? Want Venture Capital Funding? 20 Creative Business Card Designs | Pixel Clouds – [link]. 40 Creative Uses of QR Code in Business Card – [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Central African Republic Design 100

VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

Battery Ventures Open Cloud 2023 report included this comparison chart of private software unicorns (1000+) vs. Software IPOs in the past 10 years (176) which shows the juncture many companies are in. With limited options for liquidity (M&A or IPO) and significantly less growth capital, unicorns face an uncertain future.

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IPO Valuation Private Equity 88

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. The one-page pitch format is also more suitable for SaaS businesses that are constantly testing new ideas. The business model. venture capital.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Virtualization and cloud computing products allow multiple users to run on a single physical host, with each virtual machine sharing the resources of that hardware across multiple environments. Juniper Networks Inc acquired Altor Networks, a company specializing in security for virtualization technology. billion in 2010.

Technical Review 87

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. If that were the case, most of the Cable and Wireless companies who have been using a similar business model would have gone bankrupt a long time ago and Saleforce would not have 20% FCF margins today.

Software Review 48

Software Review Software Technical Review Cloud 48

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Business schools teach aspiring executives a variety of courses around the execution of known business models, (accounting, organizational behavior, managerial skills, marketing, operations, etc.). In contrast, startups search for a business model. (Or to optimize this search. to optimize this search.

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Wiki Lean Management Business Model 311

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The existing giants must adopt drastically new business models, and startups must work to master hardware. Being able to process mass amounts of data at the point of collection (the hardware), rather than sending it first to the cloud, is critical for giving “smart” technology the intelligence it needs.

Software 125

Software Artificial Inteligence Cloud Security 125

Up and Running

MARCH 29, 2017

See Also: What Do Venture Capital Firms Want? My partner and I sold the company in 2012, right when mainstream companies at both the SMB and enterprise level were starting to adopt cloud-based SaaS solutions. My biggest takeaway from that process was that you have to have some kind of “magic” in order to raise venture capital.

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Term Sheet Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Valuation 60

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Even the best venture capital firms have a lot of failures and few successes. While Ive made at least my share of mistakes taking equity in lieu of pay, I continue to see this as a key part of my business model. AOL, Tech Crunch and What Selling Your Business Means. Business Models. Cloud Services.

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Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

philipsmith.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

While there have been times in the last dozen or so years, usually during times of venture capital excess, that cash to founders, early-stage executives and other key employees has matched regular market compensation (still with the upside of the equity), this is not true in the vast majority in the start-up game. Business Management.

Silicon Valley 40

Silicon Valley Equity Technical Review Software Review 40

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. It is time to fix your key SaaS metrics: P&L: MRR = MRE: you control your destiny when your monthly revenue equals your monthly expenses Sales & Marketing: Your cost of capital doubled, so if a CAC ratio > 0.5

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2015

But recent innovations in SaaS-driven business models have come of age on the backs of B2B solutions, and providers are finally learning how to cater to the underserved VSB market. Low initial start-up costs and easy setup make SaaS based solutions an attractive proposition, both for VSB owners and as venture investments.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Small and Medium businesses have been the holy grail of High tech and software companies for quite some time now, but the quest is far from ending. "If Cloud Computing. (1). Small and medium businesses. (2).

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Software 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 1, 2020

You’re asking the same type of questions about the use case but you don’t have to bet the entire business model on it. If your challenge at the moment is lead generation, I’d suggest building side tools that are in your space and that would draw in the right type of people.

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Early Stage Open Source Development Team Review Security 62

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

On June 22, 2010 - Perfecto Mobile closed an undisclosed third round of funding from new investor Vodafone Ventures and returning investors Carmel Ventures and Vertex Venture Capital. Can ‘related content’ work as business model? Carmel Ventures; Sequoia Capital 6. Pontifax Ltd.;

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

On June 22, 2010 - Perfecto Mobile closed an undisclosed third round of funding from new investor Vodafone Ventures and returning investors Carmel Ventures and Vertex Venture Capital. Can ‘related content’ work as business model? Carmel Ventures; Sequoia Capital 6. Pontifax Ltd.;

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

But did you know that founder Markus Frind has just 3 employees for his $10MM+ revenue business? The servers are in the cloud, his advertising sales is with Google, etc. Cloud computing, open source and a global talent pool make outsourcing easier than ever before (even a few years ago). He basically outsources everything.

Software Review 65

Software Review Offshore Startup Boston 65

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Fun fact: it seems that I end up investing in a cloud HR company every seven years. So many companies have had to adapt their business models during and post-COVID. They needed to be more agile, and were using our product to reallocate talent from under-utilised to over-utilised departments within their business.

Algorithm 62

Algorithm Agile Cofounder Cloud 62

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. Open cloud led by Amazon with their AWS services drove total operating costs down by 90%. This led to an explosion in startups.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 30, 2013

SAP then put Lars in charge of its newly formed Cloud Business unit, which he promptly grew to $1 billion in annual revenue. from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and an M.S. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business as a Sloan Fellow. billion acquisition by SAP in 2011. He holds a B.A.

Denmark 78

Denmark Acquisition Green Viral 78

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

To be fair, the Day 1 categories were primarily infrastructure companies (Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Venture News.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Storm Clouds - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 12, 2010 We have enjoyed an amazing run in the web startup and investing space over the past five or six years. Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive.

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Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

link] We are developing a software technology that works on the web using cloud computing to build software 100X faster and reduce bugs and cut costs. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment. Venture News. ► July. (1). ► May. (1).

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