Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

It was designed to bring together many of the new approaches to building a successful startup – customer development, agile development, business model generation and pivots. We were positing that 20 years of teaching “how to write a business plan” might be obsolete. This post is part one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Friends and family will likely not expect the same level of sophistication on the business model and financials as a professional investor, but they do expect to see certain things. If you set around quietly waiting for someone you know to offer you money to fund a startup, you will probably have a long wait.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Due Diligence 273

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The next step is to do homework on the business issues that are common to all ideas, such as market size, business models, and marketing. Everyone develops a sense of what activities build their energy, and which ones drain energy from them. You love to associate with the top people in the business area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2020

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2017

The unique environment for financial services in Africa is fertile ground for innovative FinTech players who are capitalising on the opportunities to disrupt or leapfrog established business models to make financial services more affordable, accessible and profitable across the continent.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

She is responsible for the company’s vision and strategy for delivering innovative solutions, building an organization of the industry’s most talented people, and developing organizational excellence to deliver the highest levels of business value to its customers. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Friends and family will likely not expect the same level of sophistication on the business model and financials as a professional investor, but they do expect to see certain things. If you set around quietly waiting for someone you know to offer you money to fund a startup, you will probably have a long wait.

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Technical Review Elevator Pitch Due Diligence Angel Investor 233

Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

But you’ll also be in charge of every aspect of running your business and making hard decisions which can impact the success and growth of your company. Create a Lean Business Plan. Calculate startup costs. Would you rather be seen as a young startup company, or work on creating your own personal brand? The basics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The next step is to do homework on the business issues that are common to all ideas, such as market size, business models, and marketing. Everyone develops a sense of what activities build their energy, and which ones drain energy from them. You love to associate with the top people in the business area.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 3, 2017

Is it an Texas-based tech startup company or is it doing something in the email space? For me, that’s any tech startup company in Texas or any email related company in the world. Is this a big enough market to support a venture funded business? What will it take for your tech startup to raise $500,000 in Austin in 2017?

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Technical Review Startup Texas Email 69

Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

‘Starting a business’ really only comes down to figuring out your business idea ; doing your paperwork; and sorting out the money. Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development.

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 139

Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

As someone who owns eight successful daycares in the Chicago area, I know the strategies and approaches that work when it comes to developing a sound business plan for a daycare center. A business plan should look about three to five years into the future. You want to review all the different components of your business model.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC & Startup Resources. Seed Startups. VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? About VC Cafe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

The next step is to do homework on the business issues that are common to all ideas, such as market size, business models, and marketing. Everyone develops a sense of what activities build their energy, and which ones drain energy from them. You love to associate with the top people in the business area.

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Up and Running

MARCH 17, 2015

With detailed instructions for each section, you won’t need a business degree or special training to complete your pitch. Plus, you can use the pitch to get feedback from business partners, friends, and family. The business pitch is a great way to test and refine your concept to develop a solid business strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2016

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development.

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 120

Austin Startup

APRIL 15, 2017

Follow these tips to make sure your event runs smoothly and your startups look their best! Here are the instructions that I send to the people who are pitching: Be visual. You should focus on clearly explaining the problem you solve and how you do it as well as what your basic business model is. How can they help you?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The next step is to do homework on the business issues that are common to all ideas, such as market size, business models, and marketing. Everyone develops a sense of what activities build their energy, and which ones drain energy from them. You love to associate with the top people in the business area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Business model. Marty Zwilling.

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Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Business Plan 138

rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Twelve months into my startup journey I had four half-built websites that had been built by my four ex-technical co-founders. What makes software engineers different in the startup world is that they have the requisite skills to hack together an idea on their own if they so choose. Your points are solid.

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Up and Running

MAY 22, 2018

For any startup founder pitching their idea to investors, landing the deal is never a guarantee. Sometimes investment deals don’t work out because the businesses themselves aren’t as solid as they should be. Understand app development, and they have funds and an idea. So, what are they doing wrong? What do they dislike?

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: From Nothing To Something.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2010

Q: Give us the elevator pitch that you gave at SXSW Accelerator? The current business model for expert consultants is a brick and mortar industry with revenues of about 1/2 a Billion dollars per year. MobileRoadie won the category, but being a finalist should help the company’s visibility.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

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market-by-numbers.com

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Market By Numbers on Twitter | Entries RSS | Comments RSS Market By Numbers High-Tech Marketing and Customer Development Home What is Customer Development? The driving force helps shape technology choices, importance of design, market segment, and business model as well as company culture, growth plan and exit strategy.

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Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2016

For over 15 years, I’ve been writing business plans, reading plans for major business plan competitions, and raising money for startups. Along the way, I’ve learned a few things that can make the business planning process much easier and faster. Start with a pitch. Here’s my list of tips, tricks, and resources.

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