Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

We were positing that 20 years of teaching “how to write a business plan” might be obsolete. Startups, are not about executing a plan where the product, customers, channel are known. Startups are in fact only temporary organizations, organized to search –not execute–for a scalable and repeatable business model.

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Lean Business Model Customer Development Guinea 298

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Setting up a clean, effective web site that lists companies seeking funding and provides accounts for investors to interact with them is not rocket science. As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry.

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Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

Build a business plan for profitability in your lifetime. Most Internet businesses should show profitability in two years, while new medicines may take ten years to pass FDA and other safety tests. A very common mistake of early-stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. So let’s take a look.

Revenue 297

Revenue Widget Angel Investor Early Stage 297

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2013

As trends begin to head in the right direction, businesses that make smart decisions today will see considerable results over the coming years. Here, we take a look at five ways to keep your new business on track. Put content on the web. It is the staff within any business which contribute ultimately to its success.

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Technical Review Early Stage Business Plan Global 69

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

OSEO validation in turn makes early-stage startups eligible for a variety of support services and funding options. OSEO can be involved during very early stage activities, such as business plan creation and feasibility studies. Web and mobile. France only, unfortunately). E and more).

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Building your brand presence on specialized outlets holds immense value for your business – especially in early stages. Choose at least a network or two that match your business’ current scale in addition to starting aspirational presences on obvious services like Facebook and Twitter. Which one are you clicking?

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Social Media Media Viral Startup 158

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

We all see reports of venture capitalists who invest millions in new businesses, but be assured that these investments come only after you have a proven base business, and have a case for scaling it quickly. Pick a name, location, and marketing strategy early. Do a written business plan to validate your thinking.

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Intellectual Property Social Media Angel Investor Metrics 245

Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2018

This article is part of our “ Business Planning Guide “ —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! What is a business plan? In its simplest form, a business plan is a guide—a roadmap for your business that outlines goals and details how you plan to achieve those goals.

Business Plan 119

Business Plan Technical Review Lean Forecast 119

Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

About three years ago I attended a Web 2.0 This was before the great recession, but in the middle of the explosion of web apps and social media. One thing that came up repeatedly, then, was the impact of steeply declining web development costs on professional investment. This was a problem for a few, and an opportunity for many.

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

For example, Qualcomm Ventures hosts an international business plan competition called QPrize , which targets mobile technology startups. Amazon hosts an annual startup challenge for companies using Amazon Web Services (AWS). 3) Freebies.

Startup 114

Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2009

To be clear: most serial entrepreneurs who are working on an early-stage concept know that whatever they’re working on in year 1 is likely to be dramatically different than what they’re doing in year 5. That might even mean a totally different business or it might just be a totally different business model.

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Entrepreneur Term Sheet Early Stage Affiliate 291

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

(It’s often possible to “ design around ” a patent to operate a business that achieves similar results in different ways.) Most investors will assume that if the business plan is solid and a large market opportunity exists, there will be vigorous competition from other players. Creating product mock-ups , wireframes, etc.

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

On the heels of our research on HBS entrepreneurs , NextView’s Dimitri Dadiomov (HBS ’15) interviewed several top founders on the early stages of their companies. On Launching and Finding Early Traction. Clark (RelayRides): Business school is very broad.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Write a business plan. After you’ve come up with answers concerning your future company and product, it’s high time to map out the business in a concrete and viable way. A business plan is a must for every startup. If you’ve never written anything like that, browse the Net for business plan samples and templates.

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Startup Social Media Forecast Early Stage 160

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2019

Build a business plan for profitability in your lifetime. Most Internet businesses should show profitability in two years, while new medicines may take ten years to pass FDA and other safety tests. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. So let’s take a look.

Widget 185

Widget Angel Investor Revenue Early Stage 185

The Next Web

JULY 17, 2014

Most startups that hop into the a Y Combinator term are trying to get their business plan and product together, up-voting product curation site, Product Hunt already has buzz around it thanks to curated early adopters of founders, tech journalists, and VCs. This story continues at The Next Web. Product Hunt will be part.

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Product Curation Incubator Early Stage 120

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

Why don’t we have standards for what metrics VC’s want to see from their early stage startup teams? Angel investments in mobile and web apps today are approaching the “throw it against the wall and see if it sticks” strategy. Early stage board meetings are often clones of large company board meetings.

Silicon Valley 290

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 290

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Build a business plan for profitability in your lifetime. Most Internet businesses should show profitability in two years, while new medicines may take ten years to pass FDA and other safety tests. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. So let’s take a look.

Widget 242

Widget Angel Investor Revenue Early Stage 242

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Early stage startups have to survive one day at a time and are often presented with limited choices of the moment that enable them to continue. At early stages you probably don’t have an assembly line and can’t clearly define any particular job. They even create a tangled web of electronic files that are hard to unravel.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2017

Build a business plan for profitability in your lifetime. Most Internet businesses should show profitability in two years, while new medicines may take ten years to pass FDA and other safety tests. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. So let’s take a look.

Widget 137

Widget Angel Investor Revenue Early Stage 137

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

Why don’t we have standards for what metrics VC’s want to see from their early stage startup teams? Angel investments in mobile and web apps today are approaching the “throw it against the wall and see if it sticks” strategy. Early stage board meetings are often clones of large company board meetings.

Silicon Valley 258

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 258

The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Most first-time entrepreneurs write huge business plans, instead of creating a short pitch-deck. Focus on building a prototype, test your business model and create a clear strategy to become a sustainable and scaleable business fast. Before you start talking to large VCs, find some early stage investors.

Management 120

Management Cofounder Startup Bootstrapping 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2011

Build a business plan for profitability in your lifetime. Most Internet businesses should show profitability in two years, while new medicines may take ten years to pass FDA and other safety tests. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. So let’s take a look.

Startup 243

Startup Widget Angel Investor Early Stage 243

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&# But I’m not the only person who does this kind of work.

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Writing A Business Plan. Running A Home-Based Business. Naming a Business. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Arizona Bay, after all, had built the IT infrastructure and Web applications that Jumpstart needed to hit it big. Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2009

Unfortunately, they are disinterested in doing the hard work to help early stage entrepreneurs and companies. My startup business (web development) is being shunned by virtually every other potential investor I approached thus far. The only folks who invested in me were the ones who barely understood the business plan.

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San Francisco Tampa Continuous Deployment Lean 60

Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2020

And one question that many startups overlook at the early stages of formulating their business plans: do you have a well-reasoned, effective, and budget-savvy marketing plan? Marketing Is a distinct business function. Web hosting. Web hosts create a place on the internet where your site can live.

Marketing 142

Marketing Technical Review SEO Hosting 142

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.

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Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

ReadWriteStart

JULY 2, 2012

As first-time entrepreneurs, the RecoVend founders knew they would need lots of mentoring to avoid the pitfalls in the early stages of a startup. The application was fairly straightforward, just a Web application where you answer some questions about the founders, the company, the idea and your progress to date,” Judah explains.

St. Louis 138

St. Louis San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley 138

The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

Instead of focusing on long-term business plans and viability, they form their startups around the idea of profitable exits and big profits. Not to mention that there are still numerous diversity problems, high salaries, and the lack of opportunities for early-stage businesses to hire experienced talent.

North America 69

North America America Silicon Valley Los Angeles 69

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

Hunter Walk: I know you started Dogster, one of the seminal early online communities, but I don’t know Dogster’s founding story. Ted Rheingold: In 2003 I owned and ran a web service business called OneMatchFire , and made a number of image sharing products for customers (or as side projects).

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Cofounder SMS 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2010

Build a business plan for profitability in your lifetime. Most Internet businesses should show profitability in two years, while new medicines may take ten years to pass FDA and other safety tests. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. So let’s take a look.

Widget 227

Widget Angel Investor Early Stage Revenue 227

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Lending money through business loans isn’t as easy as it once was. However, writing a thorough business plan will give you the best chance. Hiring the best candidates will stand your business in far greater health. Capitalise on this feeling from a business perspective by increasing your Google visibility.

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Early Stage Internet Social Media Hiring 100

www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

VC Ready ( blog) helps Boston-area entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses by providing cost-effective legal and organizational guidance during the formative early stages of a company’s existence. Entry Dealine for Business Plan Contest at WPIVF. All tags: Forex Brokers. Login or register to tag items.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

The business plan was starting to look great and all the idea kinks were worked out. Here is the original post: Early Stage Web Application Start-Up Seeking Developer/Designer. We are implementing the innovative web 2.0 JS (for web/internet and mobile devices). Skip to primary content.

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Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2011

The 30-year old rocket scientist – he literally designed next-generation imaging systems for satellites – left the aerospace industry in 2009 to be a web entrepreneur. Rustin Banks is today the CEO of BlogFrog , a web-based platform that turns blogs into interest-based communities.

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Community United States Colorado Social Media 162

Berkonomics

AUGUST 16, 2018

It is a real risk for the successful entrepreneur that the daily demands of business make it more and more difficult to know the pulse of the industry, which becomes more and more risky as decisions are made and resources allocated to projects or products that may no longer be as attractive as before. . Big bets on old business plans.

Marketing 48

Marketing Early Stage Demand Channel 48