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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Given Verizon just shut down Go90 , its short form content video service, it will be interesting to see if Verizon distributes Katzenberg’s offerings.). Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money.

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Why the Future of Tesla May Depend on Knowing What Happened to Billy Durant

Steve Blank

When Sloan arrived at GM in 1920 he realized that the traditional centralized management structures organized by function (sales, manufacturing, distribution, and marketing) were a poor fit for managing GM’s diverse product lines. Meanwhile, inventory was piling up, the stock was cratering, and the company was running out of cash.

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Twitter Link Roundup #176 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Downfalls of Distributed Startups – [link]. “sometimes you have the right product but the wrong business model.” The Ultimate Guide to Paper Stock – [link]. Twitter Link Roundup #175 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More. ” – [link].

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I’ve Built Multiple Growth Teams. Here’s Why I Won’t Do It Again.

ConversionXL

The headline , the URL box, the call-to-action (CTA) button copy , the secondary CTA toward the bottom, even the random stock-photo dude. I had just enough data to optimize the main funnel, found a bunch of wins, then hit a hard wall and needed to rebuild the entire distribution strategy from scratch to keep growing.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The goal was to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share – because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits. In the new bubble PR may be your new best friend, so invest in it.

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What’s Your VC Tech Stack? Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds

David Teten

20 years ago, much of public equity investing was done by mutual funds run by a few smart folks picking stocks. It’s hard to find anyone who says “I just have the magic” in stock picking. 645 Ventures , a New York City based VC firm, is one of the pioneers of a data-driven investment model to the seed stage.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. During the first Internet boom, companies that provided services to tech start-ups were all too happy to work for stock. Deluxe for Business. The 2011 Top Lists. Honorees Resources.

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