Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

Qualcomm’s visionary CEO, Paul Jacobs , wanted to use internal Qualcomm ideas to find breakthrough innovation that could be turned into products, (not simply a suggestion box for creative thoughts or improving sustaining innovation.) He gave my innovation team free reign on designing a new employee innovation program. What went right?

Programming 283

Programming Design Lean Seed Money 283

Steve Blank

APRIL 8, 2010

I think my startup is going to fail even before I get funded.” He said, “After we graduated we took our great idea, holed up in my apartment and spent months researching and writing a business plan. There must be something really wrong with our business. We thought we’d take our plan and go raise seed money.

Business Model 328

Business Model Business Plan Customer Cap Table 328

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Many will sit on the fence pondering if they can manage the added pressure of a college startup with exams looming. If all else fails and your business model goes belly up, you still have your studies to rely on for future prospects. Below are three financial perks of launching a college startup during university.

Seed Money 91

Seed Money Startup eCommerce .Net 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

You see, investors invest in people, before they invest in ideas or products. Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?

Technical Review 233

Technical Review Elevator Pitch Due Diligence Angel Investor 233

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. First, the introduction of seed money as an institutional form of capital.

Lean 108

Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Want to start a startup? You need three things to create a successful startup: to start withgood people, to make something customers actually want, and to spendas little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it becausethey fail at one of these. Most startups that fail do it becausethey fail at one of these.

Startup 105

Startup Cofounder Software Stock 105

Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Posted on June 11, 2009 by steveblank When my students ask me about whether they should be a founder or cofounder of a startup I ask them to take a walk around the block and ask themselves: Are you comfortable with: Chaos – startups are disorganized Uncertainty – startups never go per plan Are you: Resilient – at times you will fail – badly.

Cofounder 219

Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 219

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Problem was, I seemed to suck at the whole startup thing. Rather, I didn’t have anyone around me familiar enough with startups to tell me that I was doing it all wrong. So for this first post, here’s the best advice I can give you: join an awesome founding team and get your product out the door ASAP. Need proof?

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Startups provide both the luxury and the risk of having very little data on which to base the important early decisions. A business model must be created out of whole cloth, and generally it’s a compilation of assumptions piled on top of other assumptions. How and why to build this early model are important decisions.

Valuation 48

Valuation Forecast Seed Money Business Model 48

Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 24, 2013

They have to develop strategies and build relationships to help them get the best sources for their products and provide the best chance of generating positive word of mouth publicity. Business owners must maintain a sense of accountability. It’s almost as if they’re born with product manuals already downloaded into their little heads.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur Seed Money Social Media Sales 167

Rob Go

MARCH 20, 2013

What are some common-sense tips for startups as they seek to avoid the “ Trough of Sorrow ” that Brian Balfour has blogged about? There really aren’t many easy answers – honestly, most startups face some sort of trough of sorrow. There really aren’t many easy answers – honestly, most startups face some sort of trough of sorrow.

Bootstrapping 46

Bootstrapping Finance Dividend Vesting 46