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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

Are DEMOs days numbered? Has DEMO lost its luster and relevance in 2010? DEMO has always been one of my favorite tech conferences. You can always check out the current and prior product demos at the DEMO site. It was the 15th anniversary and they made a big deal branding the event as Demo@15. Steve Bennet.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Marketing Communications

Steve Blank

I reminded her that all the Lean tools she learned in class–Customer Discovery, business model and value proposition canvases– contained her answer. Evangelists are unabashed cheerleaders and salespeople for your product and, if you are creating a new market, for your company vision. Here’s how.

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Teaching Lean Innovation in the Pandemic

Steve Blank

. — When I designed the Lean LaunchPad/I-Corps/Hacking for Defense class, my goal was to replace the traditional method of teaching case studies and instead immerse the students in a hands-on experiential process that modeled what entrepreneurs really did. effectively teaching Business Model Design during COVID-19.

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It’s Time to Play Moneyball: The Investment Readiness Level

Steve Blank

Investors sitting through Incubator or Accelerator demo days have three metrics to judge fledgling startups – 1) great looking product demos, 2) compelling PowerPoint slides, and 3) a world-class team. A Lean Startup methodology offers entrepreneurs a framework to focus on what’s important: Business Model Discovery.

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The Class That Changed the Way Entrepreneurship is Taught

Steve Blank

That is until 1947 when Myles Mace taught the first entrepreneurship course “Management of New Enterprises” at Harvard Business School. Founders of startups (and new ventures inside existing companies) are searching for product/market fit and a repeatable and scalable business model. Soon others were created.

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Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010

SoCal CTO

Suggestions for Angel Investors - Feld Thoughts , June 2, 2010 I’m on an Acela train between Boston and New York (listening to Boston’s More Than A Feeling – how recursive) on my way to the TechStars Boston 2010 Investor / Demo day. Delegate and automate. It sounds like Angel Boot Camp rocked. Charles Darwin.

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How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

David Teten

Each year, 20-30 “rising star” entrepreneurs from New York City and around the world are selected through a competitive nomination process. Competitions such as NYC Venture Fellows , which is a selective and international program, help successful entrepreneurs take their ventures to the next level.

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