Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2014

The Enterprise: Business Model Execution We know that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. The corollary for an enterprise is: A company is a permanent organization designed to execute a repeatable and scalable business model.

IRR 335

IRR Startup Business Model Agile 335

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Press is something you should do once you know your activation / retention metrics are good. Now our biz model is lighter, more flexible. It all depends on where you’re at.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

There’s non-profit organizations, and incubators, and accelerators, of like-minded people, and startup weekends are now global, and that’s a great place because everybody that goes there is interested in starting a business, and there’s usually a great mix of talent. There’s a lot of chambers of commerce.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

“I pre-stage my investments by developing my own ideas of great business models & frameworks — when I meet a founder doing something similar I can make a quick decision,&# says Craig. Vaynerchuk also recommends self-funding the incubation process, unless the industry you’re in is about to explode.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

ithacaVC

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Critics have also pointed to the massive rise in for-profit online colleges, many of which have come under fire for focusing on profits at the expense of quality education, student satisfaction and student retention. The report was highly critical of nearly every aspect of the for-profit college industry. “In

Technical Review 53

Technical Review Iowa Silicon Valley Phoenix 53

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

– Mike [link] Reply Jeff Skinner , on May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am said: Steve, you don’t know me though I use your ‘Customer Development process’ video in my classes (Entrepreneurship at London Business School). Jeff skinner Faculty, London Business School. Can we touch base on this.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

customer retention, churn reduction, lifetime value. small business CRM. Incubator List/ Local Startup Resources/ Startup Q&A. List of Startup Incubators. Israeli Center of Incubators. broken vc model. Business Culture. Business Model Canvas. Business plan. business symbiosis.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53