Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2010

At best I think business plan competitions are a waste of time. But until now I haven’t been able to articulate a framework of why or had a concrete suggestion of what to replace them with. Business Plan Versus Business Models. Where did the idea that startups write business plans come from?

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. Customer Development. A well-developed model is Andreessen Horowitz’s Executive Briefing Center. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation . Disadvantages. In-house, brand-name guru.

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Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

For those of you who don’t know, business plan competitions are held by universities who get their students to enter and compete to see who has the best business idea. In exchange, these VCs/companies get early looks at new deal flow and offer aspiring entrepreneurs feedback and advice on their business plan.

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