Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

(In hindsight we were having our employees get out of the building to talk to customers, build prototypes and generate partner interest – essentially doing Customer Discovery years before Steve Blank taught his Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford and the National Science Foundation!). What went right? We had C-level support.

Programming 291

Programming Design Lean Seed Money 291

Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

(In hindsight we were having our employees get out of the building to talk to customers, build prototypes and generate partner interest – essentially doing Customer Discovery years before Steve Blank taught his Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford and the National Science Foundation!). What went right? We had C-level support.

Programming 283

Programming Design Lean Seed Money 283

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. It doesn’t make your business idea a bad one if you conclude that VC isn’t right for you. First, the introduction of seed money as an institutional form of capital. No need to name names.

Lean 108

Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In Meebo’s case, for example, I was lucky enough to partner up with Elaine and Sandy. No raising money. No looking for partnerships (who’s going to partner with you anyway?). Trust me, once you’ve launched and achieved traction, you’ll have your pick of mentors, VCs, partners and all the legal expenses you need.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84