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. Convergent Technologies was one of those OEM suppliers. Their engineers hated us.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

By Daniel Sokolovksy, Co-Founder and CEO, WARP and Troy Lester, Co-Founder and CRO, WARP The dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was more than just a bank collapse, it was a reality check for both startups and the VCs that fund them. As a founder, ask yourself – does your business actually warrant VC funding?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Prior to joining Syndio, Colacurcio co-founded Smartsheet.com , a work collaboration tool for companies of all sizes. See the Syndio pitch at SXSW in the category of Enterprise & Smart Data Technology , 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. Pretty much in that order.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Neelam Dwivedi of NeelAgil Technologies Private Ltd aims to help millions of people treat their diabetes The Forrest Four-Cast: February 19, 2020 The next time you’re out in a crowd, look around. NeelAgil Technologies Private Limited , one of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , is determined to change that. million Americans.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Based in Amsterdam, Skilllab is co-founded by Azza El Hayek and Ulrich Scharf. The Forrest Four-Cast: February 17, 2020 Skilllab has a clear mission: to develop technology-based solutions to empower employment services to better integrate refugees into local labor markets. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Maria Tanjala and Irina Albita , the co-founders of FilmChain. The Forrest Four-Cast: February 16, 2020 Maria Tanjala , co-founder of FilmChain , is passionate about tech solutions that bring transparency and automation to creative industries. Tell us your favorite thing about being based in London. film and tech?—?and

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Richard Ma , CEO and Co-Founder at Quantstamp , says, “We focus on helping our customers stay safe and succeed because our philosophy is that technology is only a tool to solve people’s problems.” With any new technology, adoption can be slow. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

Tony Martens , Co-Founder at Plantible Foods , moved his company to San Diego from the Netherlands The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 Plantible Foods wants to contribute to a more sustainable and responsible future while meeting the food needs of a hungry planet. Plantible’s protein is white, odorless, and has a neutral taste.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Flugauto Co-Founders (left to right): Frank Noppel , CEO, Gerrit Becker , CCO, and Alexander Xydas , COO. For businesses that want to transport cargo, they offer the benefits of a helicopter, including speed and access to remote locations, but at the cost of ground transportation. Georgia Tech and Stanford.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Our business model changed as we realized that to become a large company, we needed to automate more than just a few marketers. Disbelief, Anger, Resignation and Acceptance My cofounders and I went through the stages of disbelief, anger, resignation and acceptance. He was now CEO of a new company in our market.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Stine Mølgaard Sørensen, co-founder and COO for Radiobiotics, based in Copenhagen. Sørensen, who is also a co-author of F**k It, Ship It , shared some thoughts about life in Denmark and her startup experience. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 23, 2020 One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Virsix Games reimagines how people play together by remixing analogue play with cutting-edge emerging technologies such as AI, voice-activated smart speakers, augmented reality, near field communication, machine learning techniques and more.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

See the Praxis pitch in the category of Augmented & Virtual Reality Technology , 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. My co-founders and I all met at Stanford so Palo Alto is really where it all began. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Quicc co-founders Jason Toevs and Mike Mathia. One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Quicc Co-Founder and CEO Mike Mathia will pitch his company in the category of Entertainment & Content Technology before a live audience and a panel of expert judges (3:30 to 4:30 pm Sunday, March 15).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Last summer, Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, joined the many airlines and hotels that have partnered with Switzerland-based Winding Tree to bypass intermediaries using distributed ledger technology. Winding Tree Co-Founders: CEO Maksim Izmaylov (left) and COO Pedro Anderson (right).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The brainchild of 20-year-old CEO and Co-Founder Michael Ioffe , Arist builds text message courses consisting of a series of 1,200 character texts sent to the user daily over five to 30 days. Lately, I’ve been a big fan of Patrick Collison (co-founder of Stripe). why not teach using text messages??—?and

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The brainchild of 20-year-old CEO and Co-Founder Michael Ioffe , Arist builds text message courses consisting of a series of 1,200 character texts sent to the user daily over five to 30 days. Lately, I’ve been a big fan of Patrick Collison (co-founder of Stripe). why not teach using text messages??—?and

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Ed Yu , CEO and co-founder of StrongSalt The Forrest Four-Cast: February 3, 2020 Is it possible for companies to protect their customers with data privacy that complies with regulations and is easy for developers to use? StrongSalt Co-Founder and CEO Ed Yu says yes it is. “Encryption sucks and we fix that.”?—?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Cove.tool is a game-changing, machine learning technology that helps users discover smarter ways to make their buildings energy efficient while saving on construction costs. Winners in each of the 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Awards Ceremony , at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 15.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. But in business, you want a lot of partners. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . When I was single, I registered for (a lot of) dating websites.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

See Betmarkets talk about their business model in the category Innovative World Technology between 5 and 6 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. Then each time one of them places a bet, the same bet is placed for the Betmarkets client. It’s that simple!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

See Betmarkets talk about their business model in the category Innovative World Technology between 5 and 6 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. Then each time one of them places a bet, the same bet is placed for the Betmarkets client. It’s that simple!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Technology impacts all facets of human life, and sometimes it can save it. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. This will require new partners, new skill sets, and new business model innovation. That investment was an important step in our journey.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

Initially your job is to understand each of the parts of your business model before you hire someone to do it. Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.) But the rest; sales, marketing, bus dev is actually customer development that the founder needs to understand.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

See the PurePlus pitch in the category of Consumer Technology & CPG , 9:30 am to 10:30 am Sunday, March 15, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. Amy Keller , PurePlus Co-Founder and CEO calls this a revolution in the whole plant foods-based economy. What do you eat when you are low on energy?

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

It makes use of sentence and word gesture technology, as well as contextual prediction, touting to save users about 60 percent keystrokes. Interestingly enough, CooTek’s co-founder and CEO, Michael Wong , who was formerly from Microsoft’s R&D unit, took an unconventional route by launching in the Western market first.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of BrandCycle. He's the founder and chairman of the board of global partner marketing agency, acceleration partners. He's also the co-founder and chairman of brand cycle.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

Marcel is the CEO & Co-Founder of Parakeeto, a company dedicated to helping agencies measure and improve their profitability by streamlining their operations and reporting systems. So if you can imagine you have a vertical access on that access, you have high value at the top. Marketing Podcast with Marcel Petitpas.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

After failing dismally at making disposable digital cameras in 2003 Pure Digital Technologies reinvented their company in 2007 to make the Flip line of camcorders. For the first 25 years HP’s business model was static. Technology changes, culture changes, customer needs change, more agile competitors emerge, etc.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As Jerry Chu , CEO and one of the Lofty AI Founders, explains, “our results speak for themselves. See the Lofty AI pitch in the category of Innovative World Technology , 5 pm to 6 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. I would love to be better at sales like my co-founder Max [ Max Ball , COO].

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

But it’s possible that as the secret sauce of new media swings farther from disruptive technology and business models to a focus on curated and quality content, it’s the older entrepreneurs who are in the pole position. Sarah Lacy is the founder and editor-in-chief of PandoDaily. Share on Facebook. Sarah Lacy.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Every successful technology company has repeatedly reinvented itself. To refine or change the business requires the discipline of reinvention, which combines addition with subtraction. Needless to say, this isn’t a business model that works in the pandemic world. Business model evolution is the rule, not the exception.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

In this post, I describe why we prefer to fund companies whose founder will run the company as its CEO. The macro reason: that’s the way most of the great technology companies have been built. At Andreessen Horowitz, our primary goal is to invest in the great technology franchises. The innovation business.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

TripAdvisor may be one of the most fascinating companies I know and so I was excited to dig into their business model as part of my series on scaling. TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. Henry Harteveldt, Forrester.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Build a technology company without a tech cofounder – [link]. Why you should have a co-founder – [link]. Why Startups are Agile and Opportunistic – Pivoting the Business Model – [link]. The Dangers Of Tying Your Business To Another – [link]. – [link].

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