ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. For these businesses, it is imperative to get funding from the start without which the company cannot be set up. Crowdfunding. Bridge or exit stage.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. In the Fall of 2008, the credit crisis wiped out mergers and acquisitions as a path to liquidity as M&A collapsed with the rest of the market. So what’s left?

Silicon Valley 235

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 235

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. Software companies had to buy specialized computers and license expensive software. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 335

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Internet and Online Business. Business Software. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. But Ive definitely had to lean on Dave. Human Resources (HR). Employee Benefits.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. That is the nature of this business - starting a company is incredibly hard. No need to name names.

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Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In exchange, the startups provide companies with their disruptive ideas, technologies and business models. Therefore, the profile of the initial team to staff an Innovation Outpost should be a technology-savvy business development group. Do we have a Lean Startup Methodology in place?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

There’s an uglier side to all this business that is making it hard for a lot of folks to get psyched by articles like this anymore, even though its right on the money… Joe Johnson Is software the only kind of startup that is interesting to anyone anymore? Hopefully your idea of business model isn’t “ad revenue based”.

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Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84